Bill Text: TX SR430 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 18, 2023, as Texas Music Advocacy Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-18 - Reported enrolled [SR430 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR430-Enrolled.html
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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 | ||
| 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 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize April 18, 2023, 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. | ||
| Alvarado | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 18, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
