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R E S O L U T I O N
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       WHEREAS, Country singer, songwriter, and producer Kyle Park |
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has delighted audiences and listeners for more than two decades; |
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and |
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       WHEREAS, Born in Austin and raised in Leander, Kyle Park |
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started playing guitar at the age of 14; after graduating from high |
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school, he attended Texas State University before leaving school to |
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focus on music; he continued to play in local clubs and assembled a |
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band, and in 2005, released his first album, Big Time; three years |
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later, he founded his own music label, Kyle Park Music, which |
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released his second album, Anywhere in Texas; and |
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       WHEREAS, Blending fiddle, pedal steel, and searing guitar |
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riffs with contemplative lyrics, Mr. Park has gained a reputation |
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for his live performances; he plays more than 100 shows annually and |
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has opened for such legendary artists as George Strait, Clint |
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Black, and Mark Chesnutt; through the years, he has had 7 No. 1 |
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singles on the Texas Regional Radio Report and 11 singles on the |
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Texas Music Chart's Top 10; his pair of EPs from 2010 were remixed |
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and combined with additional tracks for the 2011 full-length album, |
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Make or Break Me, which appeared on the Country Albums chart; |
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moreover, the first song from his fourth album, Beggin' for More, |
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was a hit in Texas, and in 2015, he signed a distribution deal with |
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Thirty Tigers, which released his fifth album, The Blue Roof |
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Sessions; he followed that up with his sixth record, Don't Forget |
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Where You Come From, in 2018; and |
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       WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Kyle Park has distinguished |
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himself with his outstanding talent and dedication to his craft, |
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and he is indeed deserving of recognition for adding to the rich |
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musical heritage of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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       RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby honor Kyle Park for his |
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contributions to Texas music and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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       RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Park as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Speaker of the House      |
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       I certify that H.R. No. 15 was adopted by the House on |
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November 17, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House    |
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