Bill Text: TX HR16 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the members of The Texas Trio for their contributions to Texas music and culture.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-17 - Reported enrolled [HR16 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR16-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 16 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The members of The Texas Trio have contributed | ||
| significantly to the country music scene and to the rich cultural | ||
| landscape of the Lone Star State; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With more than six decades of combined experience in | ||
| the music industry, Kyle Park, Jason Roberts, and John Michael | ||
| Whitby formed the traditional country and Western swing group, The | ||
| Texas Trio, as a side project to their individual careers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Austin and raised in Leander, Kyle Park | ||
| began playing the acoustic guitar, writing his own songs, and | ||
| singing for live audiences at the age of 15; he has since released | ||
| six solo albums and recorded seven No. 1 singles on the Texas | ||
| Regional Radio Report; in addition to finding success as a | ||
| producer, he has toured with his own band for 15 years, routinely | ||
| performing at more than 100 shows per year at venues across the | ||
| country and in Europe; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Lampasas, Jason Roberts is a | ||
| singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who launched his | ||
| career with the western swing supergroup Asleep at the Wheel; he | ||
| joined the band shortly after graduating from high school and | ||
| played with the group for 16 years; a two-time Grammy award winner, | ||
| he has released two original full-length albums and has toured | ||
| frequently with his own band; over the years, he has shared the | ||
| stage with many legendary artists, and he is currently the leader of | ||
| Bob Wills' Texas Playboys; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Keyboardist John Michael Whitby was born in Austin | ||
| and grew up in Waco and New Braunfels; he began learning classical | ||
| piano when he was just three years old, and he went on to join Asleep | ||
| at the Wheel at the age of 21; he has also played with the Randy | ||
| Rogers Band, and for the past 14 years, he has been the keyboardist | ||
| with George Strait and the world-renowned Ace in the Hole Band; in | ||
| addition, he has served as Mr. Park's business manager for more | ||
| than 15 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through their musical talents and dedication to | ||
| their craft, the members of The Texas Trio have earned the | ||
| admiration and appreciation of countless fans across Texas and | ||
| beyond, and they may indeed take pride in their many | ||
| accomplishments; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby honor the members of The | ||
| Texas Trio for their contributions to Texas music and culture and | ||
| extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for The Texas Trio as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Burns | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 16 was adopted by the House on | ||
| November 17, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
