86R15772 GM-D
 
  By: Hughes S.C.R. No. 22
 
 
 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, Texan Kacey Musgraves won four trophies at the 2019
  Grammy Awards, including the most prestigious, Album of the Year,
  for Golden Hour; and
         WHEREAS, A native of Golden, Texas, Ms. Musgraves also took
  home the award for Best Country Album, and she received Best Country
  Song for "Space Cowboy" and best country solo performance for
  "Butterflies"; Golden Hour, which blends country instrumentation
  and electronic elements, has received wide critical acclaim, and it
  was previously named Album of the Year by the Country Music
  Association; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Musgraves began playing mandolin and writing
  songs in elementary school, and during adolescence, she released a
  number of albums on independent labels; after high school, she
  worked on her craft in Austin and appeared on the television
  competition Nashville Star before signing with Mercury Nashville in
  2012; and
         WHEREAS, With her first major-label album, Same Trailer
  Different Park, Ms. Musgraves debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's "Top
  200" chart, and she scored three hit singles; she continued to gain
  fans with her follow-up album, Pageant Material, and she offered
  her listeners a holiday treat in 2016 with the retro sounds of A
  Very Kacey Christmas; and
         WHEREAS, Kacey Musgraves has brought joy to innumerable
  people through her music, and she may take justifiable pride in the
  national recognition she has garnered; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby congratulate Kacey Musgraves on her receipt of four 2019
  Grammy Awards and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
  success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Ms. Musgraves as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives and Senate.