Bill Text: TX HR2268 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Panhandle High School girls' track team on claiming a share of the 2A championship at the 2023 UIL Track & Field State Meet.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2268 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2268-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2268 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Panhandle High School girls' | ||
| track team turned in an unforgettable performance by claiming a | ||
| share of the 2A championship at the 2023 University Interscholastic | ||
| League Track & Field State Meet; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On May 12, the Panhandle athletes joined the other | ||
| top high school competitors in Texas at Mike A. Myers Stadium in | ||
| Austin; though they were competing with only four athletes, the | ||
| Pantherettes compiled an overall score of 32 points to finish in a | ||
| three-way tie for the 2A crown; with its exceptional showing, the | ||
| Panhandle team collected its second state title in three years in | ||
| addition to winning the silver medal in 2022; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Makennah Austin, Sydney Adee, Grace Sims, and Leah | ||
| Land contributed all 32 points for the Pantherettes, delivering | ||
| season-best times in two relay events; running in the order of | ||
| Austin, Adee, Sims, and Land, the quartet racked up their first 16 | ||
| points in the 800-meter relay, clocking in at 1 minute, 43.43 | ||
| seconds, to secure the silver medal; then, with the 2A championship | ||
| on the line, the four runners lined up for the final event of the | ||
| night, the 1,600-meter relay, with Ms. Adee and Ms. Land trading | ||
| places in the relay order; the squad crossed the finish line in | ||
| 4:01.07, collecting a second silver medal and 16 additional points | ||
| to clinch a share of the title; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the | ||
| culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering | ||
| commitment to excellence, and the Panhandle Pantherettes will | ||
| treasure the memory of this accomplishment for the rest of their | ||
| lives; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Panhandle High School girls' | ||
| track team on claiming a share of the 2A championship at the 2023 | ||
| UIL Track & Field State Meet and extend to the athletes sincere best | ||
| wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Pantherettes as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2268 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
