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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Grupo Frontera, a regional Mexican band based in the |
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Rio Grande Valley, has gained international recognition for the |
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song "Un x100to," which currently ranks No. 1 on the Billboard |
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Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts; and |
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WHEREAS, Officially released on April 17, 2023, "Un x100to" |
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is a collaboration between Grupo Frontera and popular Puerto Rican |
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artist Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, who performs under the name |
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"Bad Bunny"; the track features a romantic blend of cumbia and |
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norteño music backed by captivating percussion and an accordion |
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melody; its lyrics tell a story of love and heartbreak; and |
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WHEREAS, "Un x100to" holds the top spot on the Billboard |
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Global 200 chart and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for the |
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week of May 6, 2023; the charts rank songs based on streaming and |
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sales activity in over 200 territories around the world; prior to |
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reaching No. 1, "Un x100to" ranked No. 5 on the Global 200 and No. 4 |
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on the Global Excl. U.S. from April 21 to 27, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Formed in Edinburg in 2022, Grupo Frontera includes |
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six members, Adelaido Solís, Julian Peña Jr., Alberto Acosta, |
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Carlos Zamora, Carlos Guerrero, and Juan Javier Cantu; the group |
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quickly garnered the attention of a global audience with a cover of |
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"No Se Va," a song by the Latin pop band Morat, and with two other |
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chart-topping hits, the Carin Leon collaboration "Que Vuelvas" and |
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the Fuerza Regida collaboration "Bebe Dame"; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the band's many achievements, Grupo Frontera |
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recently won the Latin American Music Award and performed "Un |
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x100to" alongside Bad Bunny at Coachella; in addition, the track |
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has ranked first in the Top 50: Global category on Spotify; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for their exceptional talents, the members |
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of Grupo Frontera have won the hearts of innumerable people all over |
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the world, and they are indeed deserving of special recognition for |
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their accomplishments; 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 ranking No. 1 on |
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the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts and extend to |
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the group's members sincere best wishes for continued success; and, |
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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. |