TITLE: Honoring the student mariachi groups and their directors from Starr County on their accomplishments.

SUMMARY: Honoring the student mariachi groups and their directors from Starr County on their accomplishments.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Starr County Mariachi groups performing in the State Capitol Rotunda at noon today, Thursday, January 31, 2013, have performed at the national and state levels and garnered many awards over the past two years; and WHEREAS, Students in the Veterans Middle School Mariachi Juvenil de America are now the three-time National Champions at the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza in San Antonio, Texas; they will produce their fourth music CD in the next month; they have won every competition in the past two years; and they were invited to and appeared on America's Got Talent;and WHEREAS, Students of the Rio Grande City High School Mariachi Cascabel are also the three-time national champions in the high school category, have won every competition they were in for the past two years, and were invited to and appeared on America's Got Talent;and WHEREAS, Students of the Ringgold Middle School Mariachi Nuevo Cascabel won second place in the national competition; and WHEREAS, Students of the Grulla Middle School Mariachi Grulla de Plata have won honors as the AAA Champions of the Mexican American School Board Association Competition; and WHEREAS, Students from the Grulla High School Mariachi Grulla de Plata have also won the AAA MASBA State Championship and placed third in the national championship; and WHEREAS, These students are trained and directed by an extraordinary teaching team consisting of Eloy Garza, Diana Degollado, Jose Rangel, Alfonso Rodriguez, and Alex Rodriguez; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, The House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby honor these Starr County student mariachis and their directors for their outstanding performances and astounding success and extend to them our sincerest admiration and respect for their accomplishments; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the directors of these outstanding performers to display in their home schools of the Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Guillen Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 288 was adopted by the House on January 31, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House