Bill Text: TX HR33 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Valery Tobias for her achievements as a track and cross country athlete.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-02 - Reported enrolled [HR33 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR33-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 33 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Rio Grande Valley native Valery Tobias has compiled | ||
| an impressive list of accomplishments as a track and cross country | ||
| athlete; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Tobias first distinguished herself as a runner | ||
| during her four years at IDEA Quest Academy and College Prep in | ||
| Edinburg; the daughter of Linda and Emilio Tobias, she won three | ||
| state titles in the 800-meter event for Class 3A and was the | ||
| top-ranked high school runner at that distance in 2018; she also | ||
| finished fourth in the 400 meters and the high jump at the 2018 | ||
| state meet and was a regional champion in cross country; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following her graduation, Ms. Tobias went on to | ||
| compete at The University of Texas at Austin; as a Longhorn, she | ||
| captured several program records and won gold in the 1,000 meters at | ||
| the 2023 Big 12 Indoor Championship; moreover, she was part of the | ||
| distance medley relay team that won the 2020 Big 12 Women's Indoor | ||
| title and set a new school record; in 2022 and 2023, she was named to | ||
| the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association | ||
| All-American First Team in both the indoor and outdoor 800-meter | ||
| races, and she was selected to the All-Big 12 Academic First Team in | ||
| 2020 and 2022; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since concluding her collegiate career, Ms. Tobias | ||
| has joined the professional ranks by signing with the Brooks Beasts | ||
| Track Club, and she is focusing on qualifying for the 2024 Summer | ||
| Olympics in Paris; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through her skill, determination, and commitment to | ||
| excellence, Valery Tobias has distinguished herself as one of the | ||
| nation's premier middle distance runners, and she is a source of | ||
| great pride to her many supporters in the Rio Grande Valley; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Valery Tobias for her | ||
| achievements as a track and cross country athlete and extend to her | ||
| sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Tobias as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Longoria | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 33 was adopted by the House on | ||
| November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
