Bill Text: TX HR157 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Leo Manzano of Austin on winning the silver medal in the men's 1,500-meter run at the 2012 London Olympics.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR157 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR157-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 157 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Texas athletes have a long history of excelling at | ||
| the highest levels of competition, and Leonel Manzano of Austin | ||
| furthered that tradition with his silver-medal performance in the | ||
| men's 1,500-meter run at the 2012 London Olympics; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico, Leo | ||
| Manzano moved to the United States at the age of four; he began | ||
| demonstrating his passion for running at an early age, and while a | ||
| student at Marble Falls High School, he won nine individual state | ||
| track and field titles; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Manzano continued his dominance in distance | ||
| events at The University of Texas at Austin, claiming five NCAA | ||
| national championship titles and capping his collegiate career by | ||
| earning the Men's Track Athlete of the Year award from the U.S. | ||
| Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association; the holder of | ||
| four school records, he became the first Longhorn to run the 1,500 | ||
| meters in the Olympics when he took part in the 2008 summer games in | ||
| Beijing; that same year, he began competing in professional events, | ||
| and since then he has achieved numerous podium finishes in major | ||
| races around the world; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2012, this superb athlete renewed his Olympic | ||
| quest by finishing first in the 1,500 meters at the U.S. trials; at | ||
| the London games, he made a strong showing in his first round and | ||
| semifinal races and then matched up against the world's top | ||
| distance competitors in the final; rounding the last turn in sixth | ||
| place, he unleashed a blazing kick to the finish, streaking down the | ||
| backstretch to pass four runners in the last 40 meters and capture | ||
| the silver medal; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With that exceptional effort, Leo Manzano became the | ||
| first U.S. athlete since 1968 to win an Olympic medal in the men's | ||
| 1,500 meters, and his skill and determination have made him an | ||
| inspiring role model for young athletes and a source of great pride | ||
| to the residents of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Leo Manzano on winning the silver | ||
| medal in the 1,500-meter run at the 2012 London Olympics and extend | ||
| to him best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Manzano as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Naishtat | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 157 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 18, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
