Bill Text: TX HR126 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Congratulating Matthew Wright on winning the unified division title at the Special Olympics North America Golf Championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-12-05 - Reported enrolled [HR126 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR126-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Congratulating Matthew Wright on winning the unified division title at the Special Olympics North America Golf Championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-12-05 - Reported enrolled [HR126 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR126-Introduced.html
By: Bucy | H.R. No. 126 |
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WHEREAS, Matthew Wright of Austin won the unified division | ||
title at the Special Olympics North America Golf Championship, held | ||
in Seaview, New Jersey, from October 2 through 5, 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, Joining some 200 other players from across the | ||
United States and Canada at the tournament, Mr. Wright teamed with | ||
his longtime partner/coach, Drew Widney, in the unified | ||
competition; the pair edged an Arizona team by three strokes in the | ||
final game of the three-day, 54-hole event to claim the title; and | ||
WHEREAS, A versatile athlete, Mr. Wright has participated in | ||
a wide range of Special Olympics events over the years, earning | ||
numerous medals; his achievements in golf have included winning a | ||
gold medal at the 2016 Fall Classic, held at the Briarcrest Country | ||
Club in Bryan, and he has spent countless hours practicing at Lions | ||
Municipal Golf Course in Austin; his success in the sport has | ||
enabled him to follow in the footsteps of his grandmother, who was a | ||
21-time champion at El Paso Country Club; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Wright graduated from Stephen F. Austin High | ||
School in 2008 and became one of 10 students to participate in the | ||
Austin Independent School District Greater Opportunities Project | ||
at St. Edward's University; he has been employed as an assistant | ||
sergeant-at-arms and messenger with the Texas House of | ||
Representatives for more than 15 years, carrying out numerous | ||
responsibilities for the members of the legislature; he has also | ||
served his fellow citizens as a member of the Texas State Guard; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through determination, hard work, and an unwavering | ||
commitment to play at the top of his game, Matthew Wright has | ||
excelled in a prestigious national golf competition, and he may | ||
indeed take pride in this splendid accomplishment; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Matthew | ||
Wright on winning the unified division title at the 2023 Special | ||
Olympics North America Golf Championship and extend to him sincere | ||
best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Wright as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. |