Bill Text: TX HR2101 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the members of Team Spicy Ketchup of Universal City on their performance at the FIRST Tech Challenge World Robotics Championship in Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2101 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2101-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2101 |
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WHEREAS, The members of Team Spicy Ketchup of Universal City | ||
distinguished themselves through their performance in the FIRST | ||
Tech Challenge World Robotics Championship in Houston; and | ||
WHEREAS, Team Spicy Ketchup participates in the FIRST Tech | ||
Challenge program sponsored by the FIRST in Texas Foundation; | ||
encompassing more than 900 teams from across the state, FIRST in | ||
Texas-FTC provides students with opportunities to design, build, | ||
program, and operate robots while developing STEM skills; the | ||
program also teaches conflict resolution, teamwork, and | ||
professionalism by uniting teams in alliances; and | ||
WHEREAS, During the 2022-2023 season, the FIRST Tech | ||
Challenge World Robotics Championship featured 192 robotics teams | ||
from around the world; Team Spicy Ketchup placed 11th in its | ||
division, and the group took home the second place Connect Award in | ||
recognition of their efforts to engage STEM professionals and | ||
inspire young students to learn more about robotics; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since the group's inception four years ago, the | ||
members of Team Spicy Ketchup have demonstrated a steadfast | ||
commitment to serving their community by hosting outreach events, | ||
such as movie screenings and pumpkin patch tours, and by mentoring | ||
elementary school robotics teams; the group's 11 members attend 5 | ||
different schools in the San Antonio area; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through their participation at the FIRST Tech | ||
Challenge World Robotics Championship, the members of Team Spicy | ||
Ketchup have demonstrated tremendous skill, initiative, and | ||
dedication, and they are a source of great pride to their community; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the members of Team Spicy Ketchup | ||
on their performance at the FIRST Tech Challenge World Robotics | ||
Championship and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; | ||
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. | ||
Lopez of Bexar | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2101 was adopted by the House on May | ||
29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||