Bill Text: TX HCR59 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Brazoswood High School boys' and girls' water polo teams on their performances at the 2022 state tournament.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-06 - Signed by the Governor [HCR59 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR59-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 59 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Brazoswood High School boys' and girls' water | ||
| polo players turned in exceptional performances at the 2022 | ||
| University Interscholastic League Water Polo State Tournament, | ||
| held on October 29 in San Antonio, earning a place among the state's | ||
| elite teams in the sport's first year of UIL competition; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Brazoswood boys' team claimed the District 12-6A | ||
| title and then continued to excel with a series of wins during the | ||
| postseason; in the regional finals, the Buccaneers notched a 15-13 | ||
| victory over Dawson High School to advance to the state tournament; | ||
| the team faced off against Southlake Carroll High in the 6A | ||
| semifinals and recorded a dramatic 16-14 win; that set the stage for | ||
| a showdown with Boerne Champion High in the finals, with Brazoswood | ||
| emerging triumphant by the decisive score of 19-10 to take the | ||
| inaugural 6A title; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The district champion Brazoswood girls were also | ||
| unstoppable on the road to the state tournament and dispatched | ||
| Cypress Ranch 13-7 in the regional final to punch their ticket to | ||
| San Antonio; there, the Buccaneers bested Northside Brandeis High | ||
| 15-4 to reach the finals, and they ultimately finished as runner-up | ||
| after a hard-fought loss to Richmond Foster High School; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Anthony Sury paced the Brazoswood boys as the | ||
| championship match Most Valuable Player, and Mason Potter and | ||
| Jayden Arana joined him on the All-Tournament Team; the Buccaneers | ||
| also received vital contributions from the other members of the | ||
| roster: Ethan Lower, Braylon Ponzi, Sean Brown, Luke Mixon, Jack | ||
| Lower, Brady James, Landon Castor, Jackson Cobb, Zeyad Chouai, | ||
| Kasen Corn, Collin Pyeatt, Hayden Donley, Michael Johnson, Ben | ||
| Gonzalez, and Nathan Napoli; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Brazoswood girls were led by All-Tournament Team | ||
| selections Gigi Lower and Mallory Kesler and benefited from the | ||
| determined efforts of the other Buccaneers: Minnie Tran, Jaycie | ||
| Fort, Sarah Gambrel, Sarah Mitterling, Maria Afonso, Sidney Slater, | ||
| Emma Meservy, Alex Sparkman, Allie Jones, Victoria Martin, Kendall | ||
| Dane, Michelle Ebey, Mallory Varga, Anna Reuschle, and Hannah | ||
| Poore-Pekar; these talented student-athletes were guided by head | ||
| coach Robert Brown and assistant coach Kiel Haner; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Brazoswood water polo teams are a source of | ||
| great pride to their community, and it is indeed a pleasure to join | ||
| in recognizing their achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby congratulate the Brazoswood High School boys' and girls' | ||
| water polo teams on their exceptional performances at the 2022 UIL | ||
| Water Polo State Tournament and extend to the Buccaneers sincere | ||
| best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Vasut | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 59 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 59 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| March 21, 2023, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
