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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Chapter of the Recording |
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Academy are gathering in Austin on February 18, 2025, in |
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celebration of the unique musical heritage of our state; and |
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WHEREAS, The birthplace of such distinctive styles as Texas |
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country and Tejano, the Lone Star State has produced culturally |
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significant artists in every musical genre; at the Recording |
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Academy's 67th annual Grammy Awards and 25th annual Latin Grammy |
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Awards, Texas nominees and winners across multiple categories |
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included Beyoncé, Erykah Badu, Kirk Franklin, Post Malone, Charley |
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Crockett, Yolanda Adams, Khruangbin, Sue Foley, Ruthie Foster, |
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Sangeeta Kaur, Israel and New Breed, Jamestown Revival, Shauna and |
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Sarah Dodds, Grupo Frontera, Intocable, and El Plan, along with |
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many who work behind the scenes, among them producers, engineers, |
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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 a |
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member of Salt-N-Pepa; in addition, Texas claimed back-to-back |
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recipients of the academy's Music Educator of the Year Award with |
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2023 honoree Pamela Dawson, director of choral music at DeSoto High |
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School, and 2022 winner Stephen Cox, director of bands for Advanced |
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Learning Academy and Fox Tech and CAST Tech High Schools in San |
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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 for the state; tied to an |
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estimated 210,000-plus jobs, the economic sector is also supported |
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by the efforts of the Texas Music Office, created by the Texas |
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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, and it is a pleasure to acknowledge its important |
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role; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby recognize February 18, 2025, as Texas Music Advocacy Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend sincere best wishes for continued |
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success to the members of the Texas Chapter of the Recording |
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Academy. |