HR172 - Recognizing February 18, 2025, as Texas Music Advocacy Day at the State Capitol.

      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