Bill Text: TX HR1480 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Grupo Frontera on ranking No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-19 - Reported enrolled [HR1480 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1480-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1480 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Grupo Frontera, a regional Mexican band based in the | ||
| Rio Grande Valley, has gained international recognition for the | ||
| song "Un x100to," which currently ranks No. 1 on the Billboard | ||
| Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Officially released on April 17, 2023, "Un x100to" | ||
| is a collaboration between Grupo Frontera and popular Puerto Rican | ||
| artist Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, who performs under the name | ||
| "Bad Bunny"; the track features a romantic blend of cumbia and | ||
| norteño music backed by captivating percussion and an accordion | ||
| melody; its lyrics tell a story of love and heartbreak; and | ||
| WHEREAS, "Un x100to" holds the top spot on the Billboard | ||
| Global 200 chart and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for the | ||
| week of May 6, 2023; the charts rank songs based on streaming and | ||
| sales activity in over 200 territories around the world; prior to | ||
| reaching No. 1, "Un x100to" ranked No. 5 on the Global 200 and No. 4 | ||
| on the Global Excl. U.S. from April 21 to 27, 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Formed in Edinburg in 2022, Grupo Frontera includes | ||
| six members, Adelaido Solís, Julian Peña Jr., Alberto Acosta, | ||
| Carlos Zamora, Carlos Guerrero, and Juan Javier Cantu; the group | ||
| quickly garnered the attention of a global audience with a cover of | ||
| "No Se Va," a song by the Latin pop band Morat, and with two other | ||
| chart-topping hits, the Carin Leon collaboration "Que Vuelvas" and | ||
| the Fuerza Regida collaboration "Bebe Dame"; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Among the band's many achievements, Grupo Frontera | ||
| recently won the Latin American Music Award and performed "Un | ||
| x100to" alongside Bad Bunny at Coachella; in addition, the track | ||
| has ranked first in the Top 50: Global category on Spotify; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Admired for their exceptional talents, the members | ||
| of Grupo Frontera have won the hearts of innumerable people all over | ||
| the world, and they are indeed deserving of special recognition for | ||
| their accomplishments; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Grupo Frontera on ranking No. 1 on | ||
| the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts and extend to | ||
| the group's members sincere best wishes for continued success; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Grupo Frontera as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Canales | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1480 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 19, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
