HR161 - Congratulating Beyoncé for winning three Grammys at the 2025 Grammy Awards.

      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 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. 161 was adopted by the House on February   4, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House