Bill Text: TX HR52 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Thurgood Marshall High School football team on advancing to the UIL 5A Division 2 state championship game.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-12 - Reported enrolled [HR52 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR52-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 52 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The football team of Thurgood Marshall High School | ||
| in Missouri City enjoyed an exceptional 2018 season, advancing all | ||
| the way to the University Interscholastic League 5A Division 2 | ||
| state championship game; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After going undefeated in the regular season and | ||
| claiming the District 11 title, the Buffalos posted initial playoff | ||
| victories over Santa Fe, College Station A&M Consolidated, Port | ||
| Neches-Groves, and Huntsville High Schools; in the semifinal | ||
| showdown with Corpus Christi Calallen, Marshall trailed at | ||
| intermission but took control with two second-half touchdowns and | ||
| held on for a 19-17 win; that victory was all the more poignant | ||
| because it came just four days after the tragic death of senior | ||
| defensive back Drew Conley, and the Buffalo players held his memory | ||
| close in the season's final games; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Advancing to the state title contest for the first | ||
| time in school history, Marshall matched up against top-ranked | ||
| Aledo High on December 21 in a meeting of two unbeaten teams; though | ||
| the Buffs saw their season come to an end in a hard-fought loss, the | ||
| team's overall success in 2018 set a new standard of achievement for | ||
| the Marshall High football program; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ably guided by head coach James Williams and his | ||
| assistants, the Buffs received valuable contributions from each | ||
| member of the roster over the course of the 2018 campaign, finishing | ||
| with an impressive record of 15 wins and just a single loss; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The talented and hardworking members of the Marshall | ||
| High School football team have realized an exceptional | ||
| accomplishment by advancing to the state championship game, and in | ||
| so doing, they have become a source of great pride for their fellow | ||
| students and their many supporters in the community; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Thurgood Marshall High School | ||
| Buffalos on their successful 2018 season and extend to the team's | ||
| players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for the future; | ||
| 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. | ||
| Reynolds | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 52 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 6, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
