Bill Text: TX HR2194 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Robin Dunlap of Terrell on running marathons in all 50 U.S. states.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2194 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2194-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2194 | ||
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| WHEREAS, In an outstanding demonstration of physical | ||
| endurance and mental determination, Terrell resident Robin Dunlap | ||
| has completed full marathons in all 50 U.S. states; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Dunlap achieved the goal after crossing the | ||
| finish line at a race in Hawaii in January 2022, joining the group | ||
| of marathoners who have persevered through races in every state in | ||
| the nation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ms. Dunlap | ||
| was on the cross country team in high school, but it was not until | ||
| the age of 34 that she ran her first 26.2-mile race in the 2004 | ||
| Marine Corps Marathon, which takes place in Washington, D.C., and | ||
| Virginia; a second marathon, in Ohio, followed a year later, but it | ||
| wasn't until the 2010s that she began to seriously devote herself to | ||
| the goal; in pursuit of entry into the 50-states club, she ran | ||
| marathons in Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah in a three-day span, and in | ||
| May 2021, she finished races in Connecticut, Rhode Island, | ||
| Massachusetts, and New Jersey over the course of four consecutive | ||
| days; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Dunlap clocked a personal best time of 3 hours, | ||
| 55 minutes, at a race in Charleston, Nevada, in April 2022; that | ||
| accomplishment qualified her to run in the 2023 Boston Marathon, | ||
| which was another of her goals as an athlete; in all her endeavors, | ||
| she benefits from the love and support of her husband, Ray, and her | ||
| daughters, Ashley and Chloe; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Running marathons in 50 states is an impressive feat | ||
| realized by a select number of runners, and Robin Dunlap may take | ||
| justifiable pride in her accomplishment; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Robin Dunlap on running marathons | ||
| in all 50 U.S. states and extend to her sincere best wishes for the | ||
| future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Dunlap as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Bell of Kaufman | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2194 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
