TITLE: In memory of Tejano legend Laura Canales of Kingsville on April 16, 2013, the eighth anniversary of her death.

SUMMARY: In memory of Tejano legend Laura Canales of Kingsville on April 16, 2013, the eighth anniversary of her death.

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WHEREAS, Friends and fans of Tejano legend Laura Canales were deeply saddened by her untimely passing on April 16, 2005, at the age of 50; and WHEREAS, Born on August 19, 1954, in Kingsville, Ms. Canales was inspired to pursue a career in music by her choral director at H. M. King High School; although few women performed in the Tejano arena at the time, she made her recording debut with Los Unicos in 1973, the same year of her high school graduation; she later performed with El Conjunto Bernal, Snowball & Company, and Encanto, and among her many hits were Eternamente,OGran Dios,Cinco Canas Mas,and Si Vivi Contigo;an album released in 1977 ranked 10th on Billboard's "Hot Latin" chart, and her 1990 record, No Regrets,remained on the charts for 13 weeks; and WHEREAS, Much of this talented Texan's popularity derived from her rich and supple singing voice; known for delivering a soulful punch to her polkas, rancheras, and ballads, she won numerous Tejano Music Awards for Best Female Vocalist and Best Female Entertainer in the 1980s, and in 1983 Governor Mark White presented her with a "Yellow Rose of Texas" award; recognized for her loyalty to her roots while many other Tejano artists crossed over to English-language pop, she was included in the first class of inductees in the Tejano Roots Hall of Fame in 2000; and WHEREAS, Fun-loving and easygoing, Ms. Canales nevertheless was determined to continue her education and some 20 years after her high school graduation, she enrolled in courses at Texas A&M University--Kingsville; after earning her undergraduate degree in clinical psychology, she had begun working on her master's degree when she became ill; and WHEREAS, Known as "La Reina de la Onda Tejana," or "the Queen of the Tejano Wave," Laura Canales is credited with breaking gender barriers and opening doors for such artists as Selena, Jennifer Pena, and Shelly Lares; this gifted and beloved daughter of South Texas is truly missed, and the achievements of the First Lady of Tejano ensure that she will never be forgotten; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Laura Canales on April 16, 2013, the eighth anniversary of her death. Alonzo Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 91 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on February 18, 2013. Chief Clerk of the House