Bill Text: TX HR39 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Tejano Legend Laura Canales of Kingsville on April 16, 2012, the seventh anniversary of her death.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-04 - Reported enrolled [HR39 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR39-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 39 |
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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, O Gran 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 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Laura Canales on April | ||
16, 2012, the seventh anniversary of her death. | ||
Alonzo | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 39 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on February 24, 2011. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||