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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Acclaimed singer and songwriter Miranda Lambert |
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collected four trophies at the 50th annual Academy of Country Music |
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Awards held in Arlington on April 19, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, An 18-time winner going into this year's event, |
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Ms. Lambert shone brightly yet again on one of country music's |
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biggest nights; she took home accolades for Female Vocalist of the |
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Year, Album of the Year for Platinum, and Song of the Year for |
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"Automatic," and she was one of just seven recipients of the 50th |
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Anniversary Milestone Award, which recognized her notable |
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achievement of being the most awarded solo female artist in the |
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program's history; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Lindale, Ms. Lambert embarked on her |
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career as a recording artist with her independently issued |
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self-titled debut in 2001, and she has since recorded five |
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major-label releases, all of which have reached number one; a |
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mainstay on the hit parade, this platinum-selling singer has scored |
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17 top-20 hits, including four chart-toppers, and has won 2 Grammy |
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Awards, 4 CMT Music Awards, and 12 Country Music Association |
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Awards; and |
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WHEREAS, Miranda Lambert has blazed her own path in the genre |
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throughout her stellar career, expanding the boundaries of outlaw |
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country as a strong voice for female empowerment, and it is a |
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pleasure to honor her for her significant contributions to the |
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musical heritage of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Miranda Lambert on her four wins at |
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the 2015 Academy of Country Music Awards and that she be extended |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Lambert as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |