Bill Text: TX HR456 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Tyler Junior College Apache Band and Apache Belles.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-07 - Reported enrolled [HR456 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR456-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 456

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Tyler Junior College Apache Band and Apache
Belles drill team are celebrating their 75th anniversary during the
2022-2023 academic year; and
WHEREAS, Both established in 1947, the Apache Belles and the
Apache Band have dazzled audiences across the state and nation as
well as around the world; their talents have been showcased during
the Super Bowl VI and XII halftime shows, and for many years, they
were the official halftime entertainment for the Dallas Cowboys
franchise, performing at nationally televised football games and
playoff games; today, the groups benefit from the able leadership
of Apache Belles director Jasilyn Schaefer and Apache Band director
Jeremy Strickland; and
WHEREAS, The Apache Belles made their debut at a TJC football
game in 1947 and quickly became a mainstay at school sporting
events; the members of the dance team have met a number of U.S.
presidents, including Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bill
Clinton, and they have participated in special events in Mexico,
Costa Rica, Belize, Honduras, and China; they have also performed
for members of the military stationed in Japan, South Korea,
Austria, Germany, and Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, The Apache Band has stirred the hearts of TJC fans
for 75 years, performing exciting music and creative marching drill
routines at school football games as well as at major sporting
events, such as the Super Bowl and the Cotton Bowl; the band's
members have also served as ambassadors for TJC and East Texas,
performing for U.S. presidents and other dignitaries and for U.S.
troops and their families overseas; the band encompasses a variety
of exceptional groups, including the Apache Marching Band, a wind
ensemble and symphonic band, a jazz ensemble, and an indoor
drumline; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of the past seven and a half decades,
members of the Apache Belles and the Apache Band have established a
well-deserved reputation for excellence, and in so doing, they have
served as impressive ambassadors for Tyler Junior College and the
Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Tyler Junior College Apache
Band and Apache Belles on their 75th anniversary and extend to all
those associated with the groups sincere best wishes for the
future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Apache Belles and the Apache Band as an expression
of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Schaefer
Phelan Guerra Murr
Allen Guillen Neave Criado
Allison Harless Noble
Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson
Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz
Ashby Harrison Orr
Bailes Hayes Ortega
Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson
Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul
Bernal Herrero Perez
Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa
Bonnen Holland Price
Bowers Howard Ramos
Bryant Hull Raney
Buckley Hunter Raymond
Bucy Isaac Reynolds
Bumgarner Jetton Rogers
Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose
Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal
Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer
Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline
Canales Kacal Schofield
Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen
Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr.
Cole Kitzman Shine
Collier Klick Slaton
Cook Kuempel Slawson
Cortez Lalani Smith
Craddick Lambert Smithee
Cunningham Landgraf Spiller
Darby Leach Stucky
Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson
Dean Longoria Talarico
DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper
Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry
Dutton Lozano Thimesch
Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria
Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris
Frazier Martinez Tinderholt
Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth
Garcia Metcalf Troxclair
Gates Meyer Turner
Gerdes Meza VanDeaver
Geren Moody Vasut
Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo
Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle
González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson
González of El Paso Morrison Wu
Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. Zwiener
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 456 was adopted by the House on March 7,
2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House