Bill Text: TX HR108 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the McLennan Community College baseball team on winning the 2021 Junior College World Series.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-08 - Reported enrolled [HR108 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR108-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 108 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The McLennan Community College baseball team donned | ||
| the mantle of champions by winning the 2021 National Junior College | ||
| Athletic Association Division I World Series; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of an unforgettable season, the | ||
| Highlanders claimed conference and regional crowns and then | ||
| dispatched each of their world series foes; the decisive victory | ||
| came in the title game on June 4 against Central Arizona College, | ||
| with MCC winning 7-3 to collect the school's second national | ||
| championship and its first since 1983; and | ||
| WHEREAS, These determined student athletes demonstrated | ||
| exceptional skill and perseverance, putting together a thrilling | ||
| 23-game winning streak to close out the year and finishing with a | ||
| final record of 47 wins and 16 losses; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the Highlanders | ||
| received valuable contributions from each member of the roster | ||
| during the 2021 campaign, and the players thrived under the | ||
| outstanding leadership of head coach Mitch Thompson and his staff; | ||
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| WHEREAS, By proving themselves the finest Division I junior | ||
| college team in the nation, the MCC Highlanders have become a source | ||
| of great pride to the college's students, staff, and supporters, | ||
| and they may take great pride in a job well done; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate the McLennan | ||
| Community College baseball team on winning the 2021 NJCAA Division | ||
| I World Series and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Kacal | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 108 was adopted by the House on | ||
| September 2, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
