Bill Text: TX HR1130 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the XFL football league on the opening of its headquarters in Arlington.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-18 - Reported enrolled [HR1130 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1130-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1130 |
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WHEREAS, The XFL professional football league resumed play in | ||
2023, and the city of Arlington and nearby areas are integral to its | ||
operations; and | ||
WHEREAS, The new owners of the XFL, actor Dwayne Johnson, | ||
Dany Garcia, and RedBird Capital Partners, purchased the league | ||
after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 | ||
season; on July 25, 2022, they selected Arlington to serve as the | ||
location of the XFL headquarters; moreover, the Dallas-Fort Worth | ||
area was chosen as a center of operations for all of the league's | ||
franchises; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since the opening of the 2023 season, the eight XFL | ||
teams practice at local venues in North Texas during the week before | ||
flying to games in the league's host cities; as a result of this | ||
innovative "hub" arrangement, more than 400 players train and | ||
receive medical care in the area, and the Metroplex also serves as a | ||
content creation center, giving teams and players an opportunity to | ||
build personal brands and engage with fans through social media and | ||
in-person events; the facilities utilized by the league include | ||
Choctaw Stadium in Arlington as well as fields operated by the | ||
Mansfield, Carroll, and Northwest Independent School Districts; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Understanding Texans' deep love of football, the XFL | ||
has located three of its eight teams in the Lone Star State, and | ||
each benefits from the leadership of head coaches who have enjoyed | ||
notable success on the gridiron; the Arlington Renegades are led by | ||
Bob Stoops, the Houston Roughnecks are guided by Wade Phillips, and | ||
the San Antonio Brahmas are under the direction of Hines Ward; the | ||
league is also earning well-deserved attention for the essential | ||
role played by co-owner Dany Garcia, the first woman to own an equal | ||
or majority ownership stake in a major professional sports league | ||
in the United States; and | ||
WHEREAS, The launch of this latest version of the XFL is an | ||
exciting development for football fans across the country, and | ||
Arlington and the larger North Texas area provides an outstanding | ||
location for the league's players, coaches, and staff to live and | ||
thrive; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the XFL football league on the | ||
opening of its headquarters in Arlington and extend to all those | ||
associated with the league sincere best wishes for the future; and, | ||
be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the league as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Tinderholt | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1130 was adopted by the House on April | ||
18, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||