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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texas native Kacey Musgraves continues to win great |
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distinction for herself and her home state with her triumphant |
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career as a country music singer and songwriter; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised in Golden, this gifted young woman wrote her |
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first song at the age of nine and self-released three albums before |
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she was 20 years old; in 2007, she was among the seven final |
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contestants in the Nashville Star television competition; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2012, Ms. Musgraves signed with Mercury Records |
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and released her solo debut single, the sharply observant "Merry |
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Go 'Round," and the following year, her album Same Trailer |
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Different Park was released to rave reviews and significant sales, |
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reaching the number one position on the country charts and earning |
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her a gold record; "Merry Go 'Round" reached 14 on the singles |
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charts and went platinum, while her follow-up single "Follow Your |
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Arrow" charted 10th and went gold; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Musgraves received four Grammy nominations in |
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2014, tying Taylor Swift and Lorde for the most nominations |
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received by a woman that year, and she won two Grammys, for best |
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country album and for best country song for "Merry Go 'Round"; at |
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the Country Music Association Awards, she won best new artist in |
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2013, and the following year, she won two CMA awards, album of the |
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year and song of the year for "Follow Your Arrow"; and |
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WHEREAS, An eagerly anticipated new album, Pageant Material, |
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is being released in 2015, and the first single, "Biscuits," is |
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already receiving considerable attention; and |
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WHEREAS, With her keen insight into modern life, her witty |
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wordplay, and her willingness to follow her arrow wherever it |
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points, Kacey Musgraves is proving to be one of the best |
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singer/songwriters of her generation, and her music promises to |
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delight her countless fans and admirers for years to come; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Kacey Musgraves on her success as a |
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singer and songwriter and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Musgraves as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |