Bill Text: TX HR377 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Edinburg High School mock trial team on winning the Region One Mock Trial Competition.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-17 - Reported enrolled [HR377 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR377-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 377 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The mock trial team from Edinburg High School took | ||
| first place at the Region One Mock Trial Competition held at the | ||
| Hidalgo County Courthouse on January 17-19, 2015; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Vying against 12 other teams from high schools | ||
| across the region, the Edinburg team participated in five rounds | ||
| over three days to emerge as the winners; with this outstanding | ||
| victory, the team has earned a place competing against other top | ||
| regional teams at the 35th Annual Texas High School Mock Trial | ||
| Competition to be held on March 7 and 8 in Dallas; the achievement | ||
| marks the second consecutive win for the school in the regional | ||
| event; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The three students who served as Edinburg mock trial | ||
| attorneys, Julissa Mendoza, Yesenia Molina, and Christian | ||
| Navarrete, received Best Advocate honors in each round; additional | ||
| members of the mock trial team include Nyane Zaragoza, Chya | ||
| Woodard, Kelsey Fortuna, Andrew Cantu, Jake Solis, Jannely | ||
| Villarreal, and Alyssa Diaz; the team benefited from the able | ||
| guidance of their sponsors, Melissa Zamora and Nydia Zamarripa, and | ||
| their attorney advisor, Arturo Cantu; and | ||
| WHEREAS, These fine young Texans have shown great | ||
| determination and talent through countless hours of hard work and | ||
| preparation, and they may take justifiable pride in their notable | ||
| accomplishment; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Edinburg High School mock trial | ||
| team on winning the Region One Mock Trial Competition and extend to | ||
| its members sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Canales | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 377 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 10, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
