HR 172

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