Bill Text: TX HR1526 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Mercenary Robotics team in McKinney on its success at the 2017 Brazos Valley Regional FIRST Robotics Competition.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-11 - Reported enrolled [HR1526 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1526-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1526 |
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WHEREAS, The members of the Mercenary Robotics team | ||
distinguished themselves with their performance at the Brazos | ||
Valley Regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and | ||
Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition held in Waco from March 31 | ||
through April 2, 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, For the event, the team faced off against squads | ||
from four states in building a robot capable of completing various | ||
tasks, including ascending a rope; the Mercenaries ultimately | ||
claimed 15th place and clinched the Highest Rookie Seed and Rookie | ||
All-Star Awards, and their fine showing qualified them to compete | ||
in the FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship taking place | ||
in Houston on April 19-22; and | ||
WHEREAS, The team was organized in the summer of 2016 by a | ||
group of McKinney-area high school students who shared a common | ||
passion for robotics; eager to test themselves against other | ||
groups, the squad raised the necessary funds by applying for grants | ||
and soliciting support from local businesses, and the Mercenaries | ||
got their first taste of competition during the Dallas Regional | ||
contest held March 8-11, 2017; along the way, these determined | ||
students have benefited from the guidance of mentors Mary Mobley, | ||
Jason Bolen, and Andrew Nelson; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through their involvement in this exciting and | ||
demanding program, the Mercenaries have demonstrated their talents | ||
for problem solving and innovation, and they may indeed take pride | ||
in a job well done; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the Mercenary Robotics team on its | ||
achievements at the 2017 Brazos Valley Regional FIRST Robotics | ||
Competition and extend to its members 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. | ||
Sanford | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1526 was adopted by the House on May | ||
4, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||