Bill Text: TX HR1133 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Texas Chapter of the Recording Academy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-18 - Reported enrolled [HR1133 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1133-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1133 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Chapter of the Recording | ||
| Academy are gathering in Austin on April 18, 2023, in celebration of | ||
| the unique musical heritage of our state and the 25th anniversary of | ||
| the organization's founding; 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 65th annual Grammy Awards and 23rd annual Latin Grammy | ||
| Awards, Texas nominees and winners across multiple categories | ||
| included Beyoncé, Miranda Lambert, Lizzo, Cody Johnson, Willie | ||
| Nelson, Maren Morris, Spoon, Black Pumas, Snarky Puppy, Tobe | ||
| Nwigwe, Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel, Kirk Franklin, Gene | ||
| Moore, Bobby Pulido, Grupo Alamo, Marcos Witt, and Isabel Sanchez, | ||
| 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 can claim back-to-back | ||
| recipients of the academy's Music Educator of the Year Award, 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 has excelled in its mission for a quarter | ||
| century; the organization is dedicated to advancing music | ||
| education, which enriches the lives of countless students, and | ||
| promoting an industry that generates tens of billions of dollars in | ||
| activity 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; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Texas | ||
| Chapter of the Recording Academy and extend sincere best wishes to | ||
| the members of the organization on the occasion of their visit to | ||
| the State Capitol; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the chapter as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Hunter | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1133 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 18, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
