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.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
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 | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| 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. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
