H.R. No. 172

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Chapter of the Recording
	Academy are gathering in Austin on February 18, 2025, in
	celebration of the unique musical heritage of our state; and
	WHEREAS, The birthplace of such distinctive styles as Texas
	country and Tejano, the Lone Star State has produced culturally
	significant artists in every musical genre; at the Recording
	Academy's 67th annual Grammy Awards and 25th annual Latin Grammy
	Awards, Texas nominees and winners across multiple categories
	included Beyoncé, Erykah Badu, Kirk Franklin, Post Malone, Charley
	Crockett, Yolanda Adams, Khruangbin, Sue Foley, Ruthie Foster,
	Sangeeta Kaur, Israel and New Breed, Jamestown Revival, Shauna and
	Sarah Dodds, Grupo Frontera, Entocable, and El Plan, along with
	many who work behind the scenes, among them producers, engineers,
	and songwriters; and
	WHEREAS, A number of Texas artists have been honored in
	recent years with the prestigious Recording Academy Lifetime
	Achievement Award, including Corpus Christi native Selena
	Quintanilla-Perez and Dallas/Fort Worth native DJ Spinderella as a
	member of Salt-N-Pepa; in addition, Texas claimed back-to-back
	recipients of the academy's Music Educator of the Year Award with
	2023 honoree Pamela Dawson, director of choral music at DeSoto High
	School, and 2022 winner Stephen Cox, director of bands for Advanced
	Learning Academy and Fox Tech and CAST Tech High Schools in San
	Antonio; and
	WHEREAS, Established in 1998, the Texas Chapter of the
	Recording Academy is dedicated to advancing music education, which
	enriches the lives of countless students, and promoting an industry
	that generates tens of billions of dollars for the state; tied to an
	estimated 210,000-plus jobs, the economic sector is also supported
	by the efforts of the Texas Music Office, created by the Texas
	Legislature for that purpose; and
	WHEREAS, The music industry enhances the prosperity of the
	Lone Star State and contributes significantly to the vibrancy of
	American culture, and it is a pleasure to acknowledge its important
	role; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 18, 2025, as Texas Music
	Advocacy Day at the State Capitol and extend sincere best wishes for
	continued success to the members of the Texas Chapter of the
	Recording Academy.
	Hunter
	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 Swanson
	DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico
	Dorazio Louderback Tepper
	Dutton Lowe Thompson
	Dyson Lozano Tinderholt
	Fairly Lujan Toth
	Flores Luther Troxclair
	Frank Manuel Turner
	Gámez Martinez VanDeaver
	Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut
	Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos
	Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell
	Gates Metcalf Vo
	Gerdes Meyer Walle
	Geren Meza Ward Johnson
	Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton
	González of Dallas Moody Wilson
	González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu
	Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 172 was adopted by the House on February
	18, 2025, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House