Bill Text: TX HR580 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Texas native Rex Burkhead on becoming a Super Bowl champion as a member of the New England Patriots.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-15 - Reported enrolled [HR580 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR580-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 580 |
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WHEREAS, Texas native Rex Burkhead of the New England | ||
Patriots enjoyed a successful 2018-2019 NFL season that culminated | ||
in his team's triumph in Super Bowl LIII; and | ||
WHEREAS, In the Patriots 13-3 championship victory over the | ||
Los Angeles Rams, Mr. Burkhead ran for 43 yards, including a key | ||
26-yard gain late in the fourth quarter, and also hauled in two pass | ||
receptions; the Super Bowl win closed out a memorable year in which | ||
he overcame an injury and became an important factor in New | ||
England's playoff games; he tallied his first-ever postseason | ||
touchdown in the divisional contest against the Los Angeles | ||
Chargers and scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime in the | ||
conference championship showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs; and | ||
WHEREAS, A standout player at Plano Senior High School, | ||
Mr. Burkhead was an Associated Press first-team All-State | ||
selection during his senior season; after graduating in 2009, he | ||
spent his collegiate football career as a running back at the | ||
University of Nebraska, where he scored 35 touchdowns and ran for | ||
3,329 yards, becoming one of the top five rushers in Cornhusker | ||
history; those impressive statistics caught the attention of | ||
professional football scouts, and he was selected in the sixth | ||
round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Burkhead spent four seasons with the Bengals, | ||
appearing in all 16 regular-season games during his last two years | ||
with the team; he signed with New England in 2017 and made his first | ||
Super Bowl appearance later that season; an accomplished individual | ||
off the field as well, he has been active in various community | ||
service initiatives, including efforts to assist young people who | ||
face serious medical challenges; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through his hard work and unwavering commitment to | ||
excellence, Rex Burkhead has distinguished himself in NFL | ||
competition, and his achievements are a source of great pride to his | ||
many fans in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Rex Burkhead on becoming a Super | ||
Bowl champion as a member of the New England Patriots and extend to | ||
him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Burkhead as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Leach | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 580 was adopted by the House on March | ||
13, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||