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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Khalid Donnel Robinson has earned great distinction |
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for himself and his hometown of El Paso with his extraordinary |
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success as a singer and songwriter; and |
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WHEREAS, Born into a military family, Khalid grew up in |
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Germany, New York, and Texas; while still attending Americas High |
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School in El Paso, he began producing his own music and posting |
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songs to SoundCloud; in 2016, his debut single, "Location," became |
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a charting hit, and the music video, which was filmed in and around |
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El Paso, has received more than 316 million views on YouTube; and |
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WHEREAS, The following year, Khalid released his first album, |
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American Teen, which includes such songs as "Young Dumb & Broke," |
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"Let's Go," and "Coaster," as well as the first song he ever wrote, |
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"Saved"; designed to evoke a day in the life of an average teenager |
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at high school, the album has gone platinum and earned rave reviews |
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from the New York Times, Time magazine, Billboard, and NYLON; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic young R&B artist has performed on The |
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Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen |
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Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and The |
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Today Show; he won MTV's Woodie to Watch Award at the SXSW music |
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conference in Austin, and his first tour as a headliner sold out |
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every date in the United States and Europe; and |
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WHEREAS, Only 20 years old, Khalid has already been nominated |
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for five Grammy Awards, and he has won an MTV Video Music Award for |
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Best New Artist, a Billboard Music Award for Top New Artist, a BMI |
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Pop Award for "1-800-273-8255," and a Teen Choice Award for Choice |
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R&B/Hip-Hop Artist; in addition, he was named Favorite Soul/R&B |
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Male Artist at the 2018 American Music Awards; and |
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WHEREAS, A defining voice for a new generation, Khalid has |
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made a remarkable debut, winning fans all over the world, and his |
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talent, charm, and discipline promise to take him to even greater |
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heights; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Khalid Donnel Robinson on a |
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successful career in the music industry and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Khalid as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |