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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The City of Edinburg celebrated Grupo Frontera Day |
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on February 16, 2023, to honor the acclaimed band for its myriad |
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accomplishments; and |
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WHEREAS, Formed in Edinburg in February 2022, Grupo Frontera |
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has quickly gained fans around the globe with its distinctive blend |
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of norteño and cumbia; the group consists of six friends, singer |
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Adelaido "Payo" Solis III, percussionist Julián Peña Jr., drummer |
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Carlos Frontera, guitarist Alberto "Beto" Acosta, bassist Carlos |
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Zamora, and accordionist and singer Juan Javier Cantú; their lyrics |
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of love and heartbreak combined with contagious rhythms have earned |
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them hits in Texas and Mexico and throughout Latin America; and |
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WHEREAS, In May 2022, the group released a version of "No se |
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va," a song by the Latin pop band Morat that Grupo Frontera adapted |
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to a cumbia style; the song has found a global reach, garnering 20 |
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million listens a month on Spotify, and its music video has more |
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than 150 million views on YouTube, making it one of the most watched |
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in the world; "No se va" reached new audiences when a clip of a man |
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from Chihuahua, Mexico, dancing to the song went viral, and fans |
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began posting their own versions of the dance on TikTok; and |
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WHEREAS, Within their first year of releasing music, Grupo |
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Frontera scored two other chart-topping hits, the Carin Leon |
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collaboration "Que Vuelvas" and the Fuerza Regida collaboration |
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"Bebe Dame," which the band performed at the 35th annual Premio Lo |
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Nuestro awards show in Miami, Florida; and |
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WHEREAS, With their meteoric rise, the members of Grupo |
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Frontera have dazzled audiences in Texas and beyond, and they are |
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indeed deserving of this notable honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Grupo Frontera on its recognition |
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by the City of Edinburg and extend to the group's members sincere |
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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 Grupo Frontera as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Canales |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1067 was adopted by the House on April |
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20, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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