Bill Text: TX HR192 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Congratulating the Texas School for the Deaf football team on winning the 2020 TAPPS Six-Man Division I state championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-23 - Reported enrolled [HR192 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR192-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Congratulating the Texas School for the Deaf football team on winning the 2020 TAPPS Six-Man Division I state championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-23 - Reported enrolled [HR192 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR192-Introduced.html
87R7080 JRI-D | ||
By: Rodriguez | H.R. No. 192 |
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WHEREAS, The football team from the Texas School for the Deaf | ||
in Austin closed out an unforgettable season by capturing the Texas | ||
Association of Private and Parochial Schools Six-Man Division I | ||
state championship on December 11, 2020; and | ||
WHEREAS, Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, TSD was forced to | ||
switch from 11-man to six-man football for the first time in its | ||
history during 2020; undeterred, the Rangers claimed the TAPPS | ||
District 5 title and then maintained their momentum in the | ||
playoffs; they defeated Logos Preparatory Academy before knocking | ||
off San Marcos Academy to advance to the state title contest; and | ||
WHEREAS, Matching up against the previously unbeaten squad | ||
from Veritas Academy in the finale, TSD took an early 22-8 lead in | ||
the first quarter and never looked back; when the final seconds | ||
ticked away, the Rangers brought the year to a triumphant end with a | ||
63-32 victory, earning the first football state championship in the | ||
164-year history of the school; and | ||
WHEREAS, The success enjoyed by the TSD players was the | ||
result of an exceptional team effort, with valuable contributions | ||
being made by each member of the roster; a total of eight players | ||
received All-District honors, and Jordan Leeper, Zarek Nathanson, | ||
and Russell Rohde were honored by the Austin American-Statesman for | ||
their exceptional efforts in the championship game; the Rangers | ||
were guided throughout their winning season by head coach John | ||
Moore Jr. and assistant coaches Joshua Moore, Harvey Nathanson, and | ||
Al Reins; and | ||
WHEREAS, Demonstrating inspiring perseverance during a | ||
season that was nearly cancelled because of the pandemic, the TSD | ||
team earned national attention from such media outlets as NBC's | ||
Today show and ESPN's SportsCenter; the Rangers' achievement was | ||
all the more special in that it marked a new level of football | ||
success for an institution that is considered one of the oldest | ||
continually operating public schools in Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Winning a state championship is a daunting task that | ||
requires countless hours of hard work and an unwavering commitment | ||
to excellence, and the members of the Texas School for the Deaf | ||
football team may take justifiable pride in their historic | ||
accomplishments on the gridiron; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas School for the Deaf | ||
football team on winning the 2020 TAPPS Six-Man Division I 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 team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. |