Bill Text: TX HR2142 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the boys' track and field team from Cypress Christian School in Houston on placing second overall at the 2017 TAPPS 4A Track & Field State Meet.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2142 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2142-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2142 |
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WHEREAS, The boys' track and field team from Cypress | ||
Christian School in Houston proved itself one of the finest squads | ||
in the state by placing second overall at the Texas Association of | ||
Private and Parochial Schools 4A Track & Field State Meet held at | ||
Hart Stadium in Waco May 5-6, 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Warriors were paced in individual events by John | ||
Ethan Baldwin, who placed first in the 300-meter hurdles with a time | ||
of 39.8 seconds and third in both the long and triple jumps with | ||
leaps of 21 feet, 8.5 inches and 42 feet, 8.25 inches, respectively; | ||
moreover, Cole Miller captured the silver medal in the 400-meter | ||
dash with a time of 50.39 seconds, and Foster Paulsen finished | ||
second in the discus throw with a distance of 127 feet, 9 inches; | ||
fine performances were also turned in by Jacob Hotchkiss in the | ||
800-meter dash, Tyler Landua in the 110-meter hurdles and the | ||
triple jump, and Austin Henry in the 300-meter hurdles; and | ||
WHEREAS, In team events, Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Miller joined | ||
forces with Ian Jones and Jackson Landrum to clinch the silver medal | ||
in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 43.59 seconds; in addition, | ||
the quartet of Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Miller, Mr. Landrum, and | ||
Mr. Hotchkiss turned in a fourth-place finish in the 4x400-meter | ||
relay; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ably guided by head coach Timothy Honeycutt, these | ||
talented student-athletes have excelled through skill, hard work, | ||
and an unwavering commitment to perform at the highest level, and | ||
they are a source of tremendous pride to their classmates and to | ||
their many supporters in the local community; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the Cypress Christian School boys' | ||
track and field team on placing second overall at the 2017 TAPPS 4A | ||
Track & Field State Meet and extend to the squad's members, 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 Warriors as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Roberts | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2142 was adopted by the House on May | ||
25, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||