Bill Text: TX HR1654 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the football team from La Vega High School in Waco on winning the 2018 UIL 4A Division 1 state championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1654 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1654-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1654 |
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WHEREAS, The football team from La Vega High School in Waco | ||
reached the pinnacle of success by winning the 2018 University | ||
Interscholastic League 4A Division 1 state championship; and | ||
WHEREAS, After closing out the regular season with seven | ||
straight victories, the Pirates maintained their momentum in the | ||
playoffs, defeating Lake Worth, Melissa, Paris, Argyle, and Decatur | ||
High Schools to advance to the December 21 state title contest; and | ||
WHEREAS, Competing in front of a crowd of more than 19,000 at | ||
AT&T Stadium in Arlington, La Vega faced off against Liberty Hill | ||
High School with the state championship on the line; after battling | ||
to a 7-7 tie following two quarters of evenly matched play, the | ||
Pirates opened the throttle in the second half, returning a kickoff | ||
for a touchdown and finding the end zone on two aerial strikes; the | ||
La Vega defense halted a Liberty Hill comeback bid in the fourth | ||
quarter, and the Pirates emerged triumphant by a final score of | ||
35-21 to claim their school's second state title in the past four | ||
years; and | ||
WHEREAS, Offensive Most Valuable Player Malachi Wright | ||
turned in an electrifying performance for La Vega, tallying 163 | ||
receiving yards and two scores, including a 90-yard reception from | ||
Ara Rauls that was the longest touchdown pass in 4A title game | ||
history; Donta Stuart's 94-yard kickoff return broke another state | ||
record, and Defensive MVP Jared Rogers collected 15 tackles, | ||
including 12 solo stops; ably guided by head coach Don Hyde and his | ||
assistants, the Pirates received valuable contributions from each | ||
member of the roster over the course of the 2018 campaign; and | ||
WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the | ||
culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering | ||
commitment to excellence, and these talented student-athletes will | ||
treasure the memory of this accomplishment for the rest of their | ||
lives; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the La Vega High School football | ||
team on winning the 2018 UIL 4A Division 1 state championship and | ||
extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best | ||
wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the La Vega High School football team as an expression | ||
of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Kacal | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1654 was adopted by the House on May | ||
24, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||