Bill Text: TX HR2271 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Kendra Murray of Tascosa High School in Amarillo on her bronze-medal finish in the girls' shot put wheelchair event at the 2023 UIL Track & Field State Meet.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2271 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2271-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2271 |
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WHEREAS, Kendra Murray of Tascosa High School in Amarillo | ||
achieved great distinction by winning the bronze medal in the | ||
girls' shot put wheelchair event at the 2023 University | ||
Interscholastic League Track & Field State Meet; and | ||
WHEREAS, Joining the other top high school competitors in | ||
Texas at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin on May 12, Ms. Murray | ||
turned in a notable performance; demonstrating tremendous resolve, | ||
she delivered her best throw on her final try, clinching a | ||
third-place finish with an effort of 16 feet, 0.25 inches; and | ||
WHEREAS, A senior at Tascosa High, Ms. Murray enjoyed great | ||
success during the 2023 season, her inaugural year of competing in | ||
the shot put; she became the first student-athlete from the | ||
Amarillo Independent School District to participate in the | ||
wheelchair division at the state meet and the first to earn a medal; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, By excelling in the state's premier showcase for | ||
high school track and field athletes, Kendra Murray has ably | ||
represented her school and community, and she will cherish her | ||
memories of this outstanding accomplishment for years to come; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Kendra Murray on her bronze-medal | ||
finish in the girls' shot put wheelchair event at the 2023 UIL Track & | ||
Field State Meet and extend to her sincere best wishes for | ||
continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Ms. Murray as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Price | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2271 was adopted by the House on May | ||
29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||