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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 290
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WHEREAS, Students from Starr County earned great |
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distinction with their performances at the 2021 Mariachi Vargas |
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Extravaganza; and |
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WHEREAS, Held in San Antonio, Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza |
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is an annual festival and competition named for Mariachi Vargas |
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de Tecalitlán, whose members act as judges; each year, students |
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in mariachi groups from across the country rehearse a |
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seven-minute performance featuring two songs and participate in |
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semifinal competitions; the finalists then vie for the |
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opportunity to call themselves national champions; and |
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WHEREAS, During the 2021 contest, four of the six high |
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school finalists were from Starr County schools, including the |
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Mariachi Nuevo Santander junior varsity and varsity groups of |
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Roma High School, Mariachi Cascabel of Rio Grande City High |
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School, and Mariachi Grulla de Plata of Grulla High School; |
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Mariachi Cascabel took home the first-place trophy while |
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Mariachi Grulla de Plata placed second and Mariachi Nuevo |
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Santander placed third; and |
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WHEREAS, These exceptional groups benefited from the able |
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leadership of their directors, Marcos Zárate, lead director of |
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Mariachi Cascabel, Alfonso Rodriguez, director of Mariachi |
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Grulla de Plata, and Eloy Garza, director of Mariachi Nuevo |
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Santander; and |
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WHEREAS, With their success at the 2021 Mariachi Vargas |
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Extravaganza, these outstanding young Texans have brought |
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great credit to their schools and communities, and they may |
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take justifiable pride in their accomplishments; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commend all Starr County students who |
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participated at the 2021 Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza |
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competition and extend to them sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mariachi Cascabel, Mariachi Grulla de Plata, and |
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Mariachi Nuevo Santander as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Zaffirini |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 7, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |