Bill Text: TX HR1433 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Edcouch-Elsa High School boys' powerlifting team on winning the 2019 THSPA Division 1 state championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-09 - Reported enrolled [HR1433 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1433-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1433 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Edcouch-Elsa High School boys' powerlifting | ||
| team claimed its second consecutive Texas High School Powerlifting | ||
| Association Division 1 championship with a victory at the state | ||
| meet on March 23, 2019, in Abilene; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Competing against the other top Division 1 teams in | ||
| Texas, the Yellow Jackets compiled 19 points, besting runner-up | ||
| Edinburg Economedes by 7 points to secure the crown; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The team was paced by two individual title winners; | ||
| Ricky Ortiz triumphed in the 148-pound weight class for the second | ||
| year in a row and set two state records: a bench press of 400 pounds | ||
| and an overall total of 1,535 pounds; Cody Alvarado clinched the | ||
| gold in the 242-pound weight class by hoisting a total of 1,880 | ||
| pounds; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Nate Vallejo added to the Edcouch-Elsa point total | ||
| by earning the silver medal among the 220-pound contenders; | ||
| rounding out the field was Imanol Rodriguez, who finished eighth in | ||
| the 275-pound weight class; the team was guided by head coach Martin | ||
| Marichalar, who has inspired all of the Yellow Jacket lifters to | ||
| reach their full potential; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through hard work, skill, and dedication, the | ||
| Edcouch-Elsa athletes have realized the dream of winning | ||
| back-to-back titles, and they will treasure the memory of this | ||
| outstanding accomplishment for many years to come; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Edcouch-Elsa High School boys' | ||
| powerlifting team on winning the 2019 THSPA Division 1 state | ||
| championship and extend to all those associated with the team | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Yellow Jackets as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Longoria | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1433 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 8, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
