86R33400 BPG-D

By: Lucio III H.R. No. 1675

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, The Dallas-based regional Mexican band La Energía Norteña is celebrating the seventh anniversary of its founding in 2019; and

WHEREAS, Established in 2012 by Adrian Zamarripa and Moises Cuevas, La Energía Norteña reflects their love of Norteño saxophone music; that same year, the six-member group won a talent contest and later garnered a recording contract with Azteca Music Group and released its first album, Pensando en Ti; and

WHEREAS, The band began touring the U.S. and Mexico, reaching a young audience and reenergizing the Norteño genre with a fusion of traditional sounds and contemporary rhythms; in 2015, its album Cruzando Territorio earned a Latin Grammy nomination and yielded a Top 20 hit, "El Amor de Mi Vida," which has become its signature song; it received a second Latin Grammy nomination in 2018 for "El Sueño Americano," in the Best Regional Song category; its most recent album, El Crossover, includes new interpretations of a wide variety of English-language pop and country hits; and

WHEREAS, While advancing its career, the group has also sought to benefit those in need; it donated proceeds from a November 2018 concert in San Antonio to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and it has since focused on even more substantial fund-raising for the organization; and

WHEREAS, La Energía Norteña has brought joy to countless fans, and as it works to build an even larger audience, it is indeed a pleasure to recognize its accomplishments to date; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate La Energía Norteña on its seventh anniversary and extend to the members sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.