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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 430
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Chapter of the Recording |
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Academy are gathering in Austin on April 18, 2023, in celebration |
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of the unique musical heritage of our state; and |
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WHEREAS, The birthplace of such distinctive styles as |
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Texas country and Tejano, the Lone Star State has produced |
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culturally significant artists in every musical genre; at the |
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Recording Academy's 65th annual Grammy Awards and 23rd annual |
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Latin Grammy Awards, Texas nominees and winners across multiple |
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categories included Beyoncé, Miranda Lambert, Lizzo, Cody |
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Johnson, Willie Nelson, Maren Morris, Spoon, Black Pumas, Snarky |
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Puppy, Tobe Nwigwe, Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel, Kirk |
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Franklin, Gene Moore, Bobby Pulido, Grupo Alamo, Marcos Witt, and |
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Isabel Sanchez, along with many who work behind the scenes, among |
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them producers, engineers, and songwriters; and |
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WHEREAS, A number of Texas artists have been honored in |
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recent years with the prestigious Recording Academy Lifetime |
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Achievement Award, including Corpus Christi native Selena |
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Quintanilla-Perez and Dallas/Fort Worth native DJ Spinderella as |
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a member of Salt-N-Pepa; in addition, Texas can claim |
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back-to-back recipients of the academy's Music Educator of the |
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Year Award, 2023 honoree Pamela Dawson, director of choral music |
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at DeSoto High School, and 2022 winner Stephen Cox, director of |
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bands for Advanced Learning Academy and Fox Tech and CAST Tech |
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High Schools in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1998, the Texas Chapter of the |
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Recording Academy is dedicated to advancing music education, which |
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enriches the lives of countless students, and promoting an industry |
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that generates tens of billions of dollars in activity for the |
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state; tied to an estimated 210,000-plus jobs, the economic sector |
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is also supported by the efforts of the Texas Music Office, created |
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by the Texas Legislature for that purpose; and |
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WHEREAS, The music industry enhances the prosperity of the |
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Lone Star State and contributes significantly to the vibrancy of |
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American culture; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize April 18, 2023, as Texas Music |
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Advocacy Day at the State Capitol and extend sincere best wishes |
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for continued success to the members of the Texas Chapter of the |
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Recording Academy. |
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Alvarado |
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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 April 18, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |