Bill Text: TX HR486 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Kelley Hurley and Courtney Hurley of San Antonio on winning bronze medals in the women's team epee fencing event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-11 - Reported enrolled [HR486 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR486-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 486 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Kelley Hurley and Courtney Hurley of San Antonio | ||
| earned great distinction for their community, their state, and | ||
| their nation with their medal-winning performance in fencing at the | ||
| 2012 Summer Olympics in London; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In a masterful demonstration of skill and agility, | ||
| the Hurley sisters joined with teammate Maya Lawrence to capture | ||
| the bronze medal in the women's team epee event with a thrilling | ||
| 31-30 overtime victory against Russia; Kelley aided the U.S. cause | ||
| with a convincing 4-1 victory in the fifth bout; Courtney scored in | ||
| the last 30 seconds of regulation to draw the squad even, then made | ||
| a daring lunge just 16 seconds into overtime to land the decisive | ||
| touch that gave the United States a spot on the podium; and | ||
| WHEREAS, These talented Texans took up their chosen sport as | ||
| young girls thanks to the guidance of their parents, Robert and | ||
| Tracy Hurley, who had originally met at a fencing club; | ||
| demonstrating the fast reflexes and calm nerves necessary to excel, | ||
| the girls were soon competing regularly in Texas and Oklahoma, and | ||
| each went on to win national titles in the 10-year-old, | ||
| 12-year-old, and 14-year-old divisions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kelley Hurley further demonstrated her precocious | ||
| talent at the age of 14, when she took the top prize at the Junior | ||
| National Championships, defeating a number of far-older opponents; | ||
| three years later, she became the first American to earn the epee | ||
| title at the Cadet World Championships, and she capped off her | ||
| junior career at the age of 20 by capturing the Junior World | ||
| Championship; in 2008, she made her Olympic debut, representing the | ||
| United States at the Beijing games; a graduate of the University of | ||
| Notre Dame, she was selected as an All-American three times during | ||
| her collegiate career and served as cocaptain of the women's epee | ||
| team as a senior; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Courtney Hurley followed closely in her sister's | ||
| footsteps, appearing in her first international competition at age | ||
| 14 and securing her own Cadet World Championship title when she was | ||
| 16; she won the Junior Olympic and USA National championships in | ||
| consecutive years and was the overall points champion on the Junior | ||
| World Cup circuit during the 2009-2010 season; currently a student | ||
| at Notre Dame, she is a two-time All-American and the 2010 winner of | ||
| the school's Knute Rockne Student-Athlete Award; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout their pursuit of athletic excellence, | ||
| the sisters have benefited from the tireless efforts of their | ||
| parents as well as the generous assistance of a number of other key | ||
| supporters; Patricia Hill, their high school principal, and Bill | ||
| Hill, their guidance counselor, have been avid boosters and were | ||
| instrumental in helping both young women to succeed in their | ||
| athletic and academic endeavors at Notre Dame; moreover, the late | ||
| Paul Pesthy coached the athletes for many years, and his wife, | ||
| Carolyn, aided their progress in numerous ways; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Earning an Olympic medal is an exceptional | ||
| achievement that many strive to attain but few accomplish; Kelley | ||
| and Courtney Hurley's success in London has placed them among the | ||
| elite of their sport, and these young women are a proud addition to | ||
| the roll call of exceptional athletes who have hailed from the Lone | ||
| Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Kelley Hurley and Courtney Hurley | ||
| on winning bronze medals in the women's team epee competition at the | ||
| 2012 Summer Olympics in London and extend to them sincere best | ||
| wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared | ||
| for Kelley and Courtney Hurley as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Menendez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 486 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 28, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
