HR461 - Honoring native Texan and musician and actor Lyle Lovett.

      H.R. No. 461       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Renowned Texas musician and actor Lyle Lovett is   visiting the State Capitol on March 18, 2025, providing a welcome   opportunity to pay tribute to his myriad achievements; and          WHEREAS, Lyle Lovett was raised on a horse ranch in Klein, a   town named after his great-great-grandfather, an early German   settler of the area; in ninth grade at Klein High School, he joined   his first band with his fellow FFA members, but he did not begin   writing songs until he attended Texas A&M University; following   graduation, he went on to study and play music in Germany; after   returning home, he earned a following on stages across the state   before further pursuing a music career in Nashville; he signed with   MCA/Curb Records in 1986, and later that year, he released his   eponymous debut, which spawned five singles that reached the Top-40   country charts; his popular second album, Pontiac , moved beyond the   traditions of country and western with a blend of pop, jazz, blues,   swing, and rock and roll that became his unique sound; to support   the album, he formed His Large Band, a modified big band that   included the gospel-trained backup singer Francine Reed; the group   joined him for the recording of his third album, Lyle Lovett and His   Large Band , which achieved gold certification; and          WHEREAS, After moving to Los Angeles, Mr. Lovett acted in the   Robert Altman films The Player and Short Cuts , and in 2000, he   released the soundtrack of Dr.T. & the Women for the famed   director; the '90s also saw the release of I Love Everybody , a   collection of songs Mr. Lovett wrote in the early stages of his   career, The Road to Ensenada , which peaked at No. 4 on the country   charts, and Step Inside This House , a collection of covers that   highlighted the works of other Texas artists, such as his longtime   college friend, Robert Earl Keen; Mr. Lovett has received four   Grammy Awards and has published several albums on the Lost Highway   imprint along the way, and he has continued to appear in film and   television and tour with and without His Large Band as well as the   Acoustic Group in Texas and beyond; and          WHEREAS, In addition, Mr. Lovett received an honorary   doctorate from the University of Houston for his extensive   philanthropic work, which has included support of the Texas A&M   community and for organizations such as The University of Texas MD   Anderson Cancer Center, Make-A-Wish Oklahoma, and Houston Ride for   Kids; he maintains his roots in Klein, where he lives with his wife,   April Kimble, and their twins, Ella and Will, in his grandparents'   old house; he is a congregant of Trinity Klein Lutheran Church,   which his great-great-grandfather co-founded; and          WHEREAS, With his distinctive sound, masterful songwriting,   and vibrant live performances, Lyle Lovett has earned a special   place in the pantheon of artists from the Lone Star State, and his   outstanding accomplishments are a source of tremendous pride to the   Klein community and his fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby honor Lyle Lovett for his contributions and   extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it   further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for Mr. Lovett as an expression of high regard by the Texas   House of Representatives.     Harless     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. 461 was adopted by the House on March   27, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House