H.R. No. 161

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Legendary performer Beyoncé won three awards at the
	67th annual Grammy Awards on February 2, 2025, bringing her total
	number of Grammys to 35, the most ever received by any artist; and
	WHEREAS, During the awards ceremony held in Los Angeles,
	Beyoncé won Grammys for both album of the year and country album of
	the year for Cowboy Carter, making her the first Black woman to take
	home the album of the year honor since 1999 and the first Black
	artist to ever receive the country album of the year accolade; in
	addition, her collaboration with Miley Cyrus on the song "II Most
	Wanted" won the Grammy for best country duo/group performance; and
	WHEREAS, A Houston native, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter earned her
	first Grammy nominations at the age of 17, when she was still a
	member of Destiny's Child, which was nominated in two categories at
	the Grammys in 1999; the following year, the group won two awards
	with their hit song, "Say My Name," and they won another Grammy in
	2001 with their song "Survivor"; and
	WHEREAS, Beyoncé went solo in 2003 with her album Dangerously
	in Love, which earned her five Grammys at the 46th annual awards
	ceremony, including best contemporary R&B album, best female R&B
	vocal performance, best R&B performance by a duo or group with
	vocals, best R&B song, and best rap/sung collaboration; she won
	another Grammy with Destiny's Child in 2005, and in 2006, her second
	solo album, B'Day, took the award for best contemporary R&B album;
	and
	WHEREAS, Since then, Queen Bey, as she is known to her fans,
	has received at least one nomination nearly every year and usually
	several, and she has won multiple awards in many different
	categories; at the 2009 Grammys, she won six awards, including song
	of the year for her blockbuster hit "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on
	It)" and best contemporary R&B album for her groundbreaking double
	album, I Am... Sasha Fierce; in 2016, she took home two awards,
	including best urban contemporary album for Lemonade and best music
	video for "Formation"; she made history in 2023, when she won for
	best dance/electronic album for Renaissance, putting her Grammy
	total at 32, the most of all time; her achievements in 2025 have
	furthered her unprecedented Grammy success, bringing her totals to
	a remarkable 99 Grammy nominations and 35 wins; and
	WHEREAS, A generational talent, Beyoncé has proven herself to
	be one of the most accomplished entertainers in the history of
	popular music, and she is a source of tremendous pride to her fellow
	Texans; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Beyoncé for winning the album of
	the year, country album of the year, and best country duo/group
	performance honors at the 2025 Grammy Awards and extend to her
	sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Beyoncé as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Simmons Ward Johnson
	Jones of Harris Bowers
	Jones of Dallas Allen
	Bucy Cole
	Collier Flores
	Garcia of Bexar Garcia of Dallas
	Goodwin Lalani
	Manuel Morales of Harris
	Plesa Reynolds
	Rose Rosenthal
	Turner Walle
	Wu
	Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw
	Alders Guillen Morgan
	Allen Harless Muñoz
	Anchía Harris Noble
	Ashby Harris Davila Olcott
	Barry Harrison Oliverson
	Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz
	Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr
	Bernal Hernandez Patterson
	Bhojani Hickland Paul
	Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso
	Bowers Holt Perez of Harris
	Bryant Hopper Phelan
	Buckley Howard Pierson
	Bucy Hull Plesa
	Bumgarner Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Cain Johnson Richardson
	Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos
	Canales Jones of Harris Romero
	Capriglione Kerwin Rose
	Cole King Rosenthal
	Collier Kitzman Schatzline
	Cook LaHood Schofield
	Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft
	Craddick Lambert Shaheen
	Cunningham Landgraf Shofner
	Curry Leach Simmons
	Darby Leo Wilson Slawson
	A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee
	Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller
	Dean Lopez of Bexar Talarico
	DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Tepper
	Dorazio Lowe Thompson
	Dutton Lozano Tinderholt
	Dyson Lujan Toth
	Fairly Luther Troxclair
	Flores Manuel Turner
	Frank Martinez VanDeaver
	Gámez Martinez Fischer Vasut
	Garcia of Bexar McLaughlin Villalobos
	Garcia of Dallas McQueeney Virdell
	Garcia Hernandez Metcalf Vo
	Gates Meyer Walle
	Gerdes Meza Ward Johnson
	Geren Money Wharton
	Gervin-Hawkins Moody Wilson
	González of Dallas Morales of Harris Wu
	González of El Paso Morales of Maverick Zwiener
	Goodwin
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 161 was adopted by the House on February
	4, 2025, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House