TITLE: Recognizing February 28, 2017, as Grammy Texas Music Advocacy Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing February 28, 2017, as Grammy Texas Music Advocacy Day at the State Capitol.

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WHEREAS, Members of the Recording Academy Texas Chapter are visiting Austin on February 28, 2017, to celebrate Grammy Texas Music Advocacy Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, The birthplace of Texas country, Tejano, and other distinctive styles, the Lone Star State has a history of producing music in a vast range of genres, and such innovative artists as Beyonc , Gary Clark Jr., Flaco Jimenez, George Strait, and Willie Nelson have all called Texas home; and WHEREAS, To serve the state's vibrant music community, the Recording Academy, the organization responsible for the Grammy Awards, established a Texas chapter in 1998; at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in 2017, music professionals from Texas received 42 nominations and won 12 awards; and WHEREAS, An integral part of the Texas economy, the music industry is tied to more than 160,000 jobs throughout the state, and each year, live music festivals generate hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity; as a reflection of its support for this important commercial sector, the Texas Legislature created the Texas Music Office, which opened its doors in 1990; and WHEREAS, Representing the Recording Academy at Music Advocacy Day are Texas Chapter governor Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, president David Messier, secretary Andrea Villarreal, and voting members Christine Albert, Ben Kweller, and Brian Courtney Wilson; and WHEREAS, The innovative music creators of the Lone Star State are furthering an exceptional legacy of artistic achievement, and in so doing, they are making a notable contribution to the culture and economy of Texas; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby recognize February 28, 2017, as Grammy Texas Music Advocacy Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting members of the Recording Academy Texas Chapter sincere best wishes for a memorable and enjoyable event. Hunter Straus Goldman Oliverson Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega Alonzo Gonz lez of El Paso Paddie Alvarado Gooden Parker Anchia Guerra Paul Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan Ar valo Hefner Phillips Ashby Hernandez Pickett Bailes Herrero Price Bell Hinojosa Raney Bernal Holland Raymond Biedermann Howard Reynolds Blanco Huberty Rinaldi Bohac Hunter Roberts Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burns Johnson of Harris Rose Burrows Kacal Sanford Button Keough Schaefer Cain King of Hemphill Schofield Canales King of Parker Schubert Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen Clardy Klick Sheffield Coleman Koop Shine Collier Krause Simmons Cook Kuempel Smithee Cortez Lambert Springer Cosper Landgraf Stephenson Craddick Lang Stickland Cyrier Larson Stucky Dale Laubenberg Swanson Darby Leach Thierry Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris Dean Lucio III Tinderholt Deshotel Martinez Turner Dukes Metcalf Uresti Dutton Meyer VanDeaver Elkins Miller Villalba Faircloth Minjarez Vo Fallon Moody Walle Farrar Morrison White Flynn Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Frank Murphy Workman Frullo Murr Wray Geren Neave Wu Gervin-Hawkins Nev rez Zedler Giddings Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 657 was adopted by the House on February 28, 2017, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House