Bill Text: TX SR325 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 28, 2017, as Grammy Texas Music Advocacy Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-28 - Reported enrolled [SR325 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR325-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join Texans across the state in celebrating February 28, 2017, as | ||
| Grammy Texas Music Advocacy Day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texas has a unique musical heritage that is a | ||
| source of cultural enrichment for people around the world; from | ||
| Texas country music to Tejano music, the state has been the | ||
| birthplace of a myriad of distinctive musical styles and home to | ||
| musicians from every musical genre; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Live music festivals in Texas generate millions | ||
| of dollars in economic activity each year, and more than 160,000 | ||
| jobs across the state are related to the music industry; aware of | ||
| the important contributions of musicians to the state, the Texas | ||
| Legislature created the Texas Music Office to promote and support | ||
| the state's culturally significant music industry; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texas musical artists were nominated for 42 | ||
| awards at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards and won 12 of the | ||
| prestigious honors; in 1998, the Recording Academy, the | ||
| organization responsible for the Grammy Awards, established a | ||
| Texas chapter to serve the state's music community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Among those who have contributed significantly to | ||
| the Texas Chapter are Yolanda Adams, an award-winning gospel | ||
| artist and the chapter governor from Houston; Kevin Russell, an | ||
| Austin Music Hall of Fame Inductee and chapter governor from | ||
| Austin; Paul Wall, a Grammy-nominated rap artist and chapter | ||
| trustee from Houston; Ricky Anderson, an entertainment attorney | ||
| and chapter governor from the Houston area; Sarah Jaffe, a | ||
| musician and songwriter and chapter voting member from Denton; | ||
| and Theresa Jenkins, the senior executive director of Grammys in | ||
| Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Music has been a vital part of the fabric of life | ||
| in Texas since the state's founding, and it is truly fitting that | ||
| a day be set aside to honor the state's musicians and their many | ||
| achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 28, 2017, as Grammy Texas | ||
| Music Advocacy Day and call on Texans to value and pay tribute to | ||
| the men and women who create music in our state; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special occasion. | ||
| West | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 28, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
