Texas SR 61: In memory of Ronald Davis Denney Sr. of Marshall.

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89(R) SR 61 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  

  

   

 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 61

   

        WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Chapter of the Recording 

  

 Academy are gathering in Austin on February 18, 2025, 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 67th annual Grammy Awards and 25th annual 

  

 Latin Grammy Awards, Texas nominees and winners across multiple 

  

 categories included Beyoncé, Erykah Badu, Kirk Franklin, Post 

  

 Malone, Charley Crockett, Yolanda Adams, Khruangbin, Sue Foley, 

  

 Ruthie Foster, Sangeeta Kaur, Israel and New Breed, Jamestown 

  

 Revival, Shauna and Sarah Dodds, Grupo Frontera, Intocable, and 

  

 El Plan, 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 claimed back-to-back 

  

 recipients of the academy's Music Educator of the Year Award with 

  

 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 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, and it is a pleasure to acknowledge its 

  

 important role; now, therefore, be it

  

        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th 

  

 Legislature, hereby recognize February 18, 2025, 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

  

   

 Blanco
 Flores
 Hinojosa of Hidalgo

   

 Campbell
 Gutierrez
 Hinojosa of Nueces

   

 Cook
 Hancock
 Johnson

  

   

 Patrick, President of the Senate

   

  

   

  

   

  
 ________________________________ 

   

  
     President of the Senate

   

  
  

   

  
     I hereby certify that the 

   

  
 above Resolution was adopted by 

   

  
 the Senate on February 18, 2025.

   

  

   

  

   

  
 ________________________________ 

   

  
     Secretary of the Senate

   

  

   

  

   

  
 ________________________________ 

   

  
      Member, Texas Senate