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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Students from Starr County earned great distinction |
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with their performances at the 2021 Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Held in San Antonio, Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza is |
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an annual festival and competition named for Mariachi Vargas de |
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Tecalitlán, whose members act as judges; each year, students in |
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mariachi groups from across the country rehearse a seven-minute |
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performance featuring two songs and participate in semifinal |
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competitions; the finalists then vie for the opportunity to call |
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themselves national champions; and |
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WHEREAS, During the 2021 contest, four of the six high school |
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finalists were from Starr County schools, including the Mariachi |
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Nuevo Santander junior varsity and varsity groups of Roma High |
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School, Mariachi Cascabel of Rio Grande City High School, and |
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Mariachi Grulla de Plata of Grulla High School; Mariachi Cascabel |
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took home the first-place trophy while Mariachi Grulla de Plata |
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placed second and Mariachi Nuevo 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 Grulla |
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de Plata, and Eloy Garza, director of Mariachi Nuevo 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 great |
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credit to their schools and communities, and they may take |
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justifiable pride in their accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby commend all Starr County students who participated at the |
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2021 Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza competition and extend to them |
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sincere best wishes for the 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 by the |
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Texas Senate. |