Bill Text: TX HR35 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the band Grupo Frontera on its success.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-17 - Reported enrolled [HR35 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR35-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 35 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Latin music band Grupo Frontera | ||
| have earned great distinction for themselves and for the Rio Grande | ||
| Valley region with their extraordinary success; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Grupo Frontera was formed in Edinburg in February | ||
| 2022, and the band includes singer Adelaido "Payo" Solis III, | ||
| percussionist Julián Peña Jr., drummer Carlos Frontera, guitarist | ||
| Alberto "Beto" Acosta, bassist Carlos Zamora, and accordionist and | ||
| singer Juan Javier Cantú; soon after its founding, the group | ||
| debuted on YouTube with a cover of "Estos Celos" by Joan Sebastian; | ||
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| WHEREAS, In May 2022, Grupo Frontera released a cumbia-style | ||
| cover of "No se va" by Latin pop band Morat, and after a video of a | ||
| man dancing to the tune went viral on TikTok, the band quickly | ||
| gained fans around the globe; the song continued to build momentum | ||
| throughout the following months, and in October, it earned a spot on | ||
| the Billboard Hot 100 list; the band went on to release two other | ||
| chart-topping hits later in the year, "Bebe Dame" with Fuerza | ||
| Regida and "Que Vuelvas" with Carin Leon; in 2023, the band's Bad | ||
| Bunny collaboration, "Un x100to," ranked No. 1 on the Billboard | ||
| Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, and "TULUM," a | ||
| collaboration with Peso Pluma, was featured on the Billboard Hot | ||
| 100; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Grupo Frontera was nominated in 15 categories at the | ||
| 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards, including Artist of the Year and | ||
| Song of the Year, and the band won the award for Hot Latin Songs | ||
| Artist of the Year; in addition, the group performed "Un x100to" in | ||
| Times Square for Good Morning America on September 27 in | ||
| celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The outstanding achievements of Grupo Frontera have | ||
| focused international attention on the Rio Grande Valley's vibrant | ||
| Latin music community, helping to showcase the Lone Star State's | ||
| contributions to this popular genre; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Grupo | ||
| Frontera on its remarkable success and extend to the band's members | ||
| sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Grupo Frontera as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Longoria | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 35 was adopted by the House on | ||
| November 17, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
