Bill Text: TX HR33 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Texas members of the 2016-2017 USA Debate, Development, and Leadership Teams on their many successes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-27 - Reported enrolled [HR33 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR33-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 33 |
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WHEREAS, Eight gifted young Texans have won distinction for | ||
themselves and their schools with their selection to serve on the | ||
2016-2017 USA Debate Team and the USA Debate Development Team; and | ||
WHEREAS, Each year, the National Speech and Debate | ||
Association selects the best debaters from high schools across the | ||
nation to be members of the prestigious USA Debate Team; over the | ||
course of the current school year, these seasoned upperclassmen are | ||
participating in nearly a dozen competitions in such cities as | ||
Boston, New Orleans, and Los Angeles; they are also competing at | ||
events in Germany, Croatia, and Singapore, in preparation for the | ||
world championships in Bali, Indonesia, in August 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, For the first time, a group of underclassmen have | ||
also been chosen as members of the USA Debate Development Team; | ||
these promising debaters are training and practicing for the unique | ||
World Schools style debate format with the senior team's coaches | ||
and alumni; and | ||
WHEREAS, Of the nine students selected nationwide for the USA | ||
Debate Team, four are from Texas: Colette Faulkner and Gaurav | ||
Gawankar, both seniors at Kingwood High School, Sarah Lanier, a | ||
senior from Northland Christian School in Houston, and Nikhil | ||
Ramaswamy, a junior from Plano West Senior High School; and | ||
WHEREAS, Four of the nine members of the USA Development Team | ||
are also Texans: Shreya Agarwala, a junior from Greenhill School in | ||
Addison, Shreyoshi Das, a junior from Flower Mound High School, and | ||
Emily Grantham and Leila Saklou, both sophomores from Kingwood High | ||
School; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Lone Star State is also well represented on the | ||
faculty Leadership Team, with Aaron Timmons, the director of debate | ||
at Greenhill School, serving as head coach, and Cynthia Timmons, a | ||
retired debate coach, serving as coach and team manager; and | ||
WHEREAS, These talented young men and women and dedicated | ||
leaders are working hard to promote the ideals of free and civil | ||
discourse, and it is indeed a privilege to honor them at this time; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas members of the 2016-2017 | ||
USA Debate, Development, and Leadership Teams and extend to them | ||
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the members of each team 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. 33 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||