Bill Text: TX HR1715 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the ITKAN Robotics team on winning two top awards at the FIRST Championship Robotics Competition.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-25 - Reported enrolled [HR1715 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1715-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1715 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The ITKAN Robotics team won two top awards at the | ||
| 2023 FIRST Championship Robotics Competition held in Houston on | ||
| April 19 through 22, 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, FIRST is a nonprofit organization that promotes | ||
| science, technology, engineering, and math education through a | ||
| number of team-based robotics programs; each year, the organization | ||
| holds a series of competitions culminating in the FIRST | ||
| Championship, which draws more than 600 teams from countries around | ||
| the world; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The ITKAN First Robotics Competition (FRC) Team | ||
| No. 9128 is composed of students from the Muslim American Society | ||
| of Dallas-Fort Worth, the Islamic School of Irving, the East Plano | ||
| Islamic Center, and the Valley Ranch Islamic Center; after earning | ||
| awards at district and state events, the team advanced to the | ||
| international competition, where they received the Rookie All Star | ||
| Award, which recognizes a young but strong partnership effort, and | ||
| the Championship Division Highest Rookie Seed Award, which | ||
| celebrates the highest-seeded rookie team at the end of the | ||
| qualifying rounds; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The first all-Muslim team, ITKAN Robotics FRC | ||
| No. 9128 further distinguished itself during the event, which took | ||
| place during the last two days of Ramadan, by inviting everyone in | ||
| attendance to join in Eid al-Fitr prayers, share breakfast, and | ||
| receive Eid goodie bags; throughout the competition season, the | ||
| group has benefited from the able guidance of Dr. Mohamed Ebeida, | ||
| founder of ITKAN Institute of Technology, which seeks to provide | ||
| STEM-focused education to underrepresented and underserved youth; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, The members of ITKAN Robotics have demonstrated | ||
| tremendous skill, initiative, and dedication, and they may take | ||
| great pride in their exceptional performance at the FIRST | ||
| championship; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate ITKAN Robotics FRC No. 9128 on | ||
| winning two top awards at the FIRST Championship Robotics | ||
| Competition and extend to the team's members sincere best wishes | ||
| for continued success in all their endeavors; 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. | ||
| Johnson of Dallas | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1715 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 25, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
