Bill Text: TX HR780 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating native Texan George Strait on his musical career.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-21 - Reported enrolled [HR780 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR780-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 780 |
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WHEREAS, Country superstar and native Texan George Strait has | ||
embarked on an extended farewell tour, and it is indeed fitting to | ||
honor him for his exceptional contributions to the lives of music | ||
lovers across this state and nation; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Poteet in 1952, Mr. Strait grew up on the | ||
family farm in nearby Pearsall; he played in a rock band as a | ||
teenager and then joined a country group while stationed in Hawaii | ||
as a soldier in the United States Army; after returning to Texas, he | ||
studied agriculture at Southwest Texas State University, and in | ||
1975 he joined with several other San Marcos musicians to form Ace | ||
in the Hole, which remains his backing band today; the group built a | ||
strong regional following and recorded for a Dallas record label in | ||
the 1970s; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Strait signed with MCA Records in 1980, and his | ||
career took off the following year with the release of his first | ||
single, "Unwound"; drawing on old-school honky-tonk and | ||
western-swing styles, he helped bring country radio back to a more | ||
traditional sound with such massive hits as "All My Ex's Live in | ||
Texas," "Am I Blue," and a cover of the Bob Wills classic "Right or | ||
Wrong"; during the 1980s, he consistently occupied the top slot on | ||
the album charts, and he was named the 1989 and 1990 Entertainer of | ||
the Year by the Country Music Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1992, Mr. Strait made his silver screen debut in | ||
the movie Pure Country; meanwhile, his popularity as a recording | ||
artist remained as strong as ever; his four-disc retrospective | ||
Strait Out of the Box became one of the biggest-selling box sets in | ||
popular music history, and in 1996 the album Blue Clear Sky debuted | ||
in the Top 10 on the pop as well as the country charts; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Strait has continued to rack up hits, awards, | ||
and critical acclaim; in 2009, he won the Best Country Album Grammy | ||
for Troubadour, and the next year, he was named the top country | ||
artist of the past quarter-century by the Billboard Music Awards; | ||
he has been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and he is a | ||
recipient of the National Medal of the Arts; today, the numerous | ||
sold-out shows on "The Cowboy Rides Away" tour are a testament to | ||
his enduring appeal as a performer; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although he will soon be parking the tour bus for | ||
good, George Strait intends to keep recording his outstanding brand | ||
of country music, and that fact is welcome news to the many people | ||
in the Lone Star State and beyond who have become ardent fans of his | ||
work over the course of his more than three decades in the music | ||
industry; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate George Strait on his remarkable | ||
career and honor him for his tremendous contributions to American | ||
music and culture; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Strait as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Leach | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 780 was adopted by the House on March | ||
20, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||