Bill Text: TX HR77 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Hanks High School unified floorball team for qualifying for the 2022 Special Olympics World Winter Games.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR77 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR77-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 77 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The unified floorball team of J. M. Hanks High | ||
| School in El Paso has qualified to represent the United States at | ||
| the 2022 Special Olympics World Winter Games; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Consisting of special education students and | ||
| general education students, the Hanks UKnighted team won gold in | ||
| the qualifying round that took place in San Antonio in February | ||
| 2020; that triumph earned the squad the opportunity to travel to | ||
| Kazan, Russia, where the World Winter Games will be held in January | ||
| 2022; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Under the guidance of head coach Ricardo Rodriguez, | ||
| the Hanks UKnighted players have become a source of pride for El | ||
| Paso residents; members of the local community have shown their | ||
| support for the team and for the Special Olympics mission by | ||
| assisting the students in raising funds so that they may join the | ||
| more than 2,000 Olympians who will compete in Russia; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Hanks UKnighted athletes have demonstrated | ||
| remarkable skill and dedication, and they are sure to represent | ||
| their city, state, and nation with great distinction at the Kazan | ||
| games; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Hanks High School unified | ||
| floorball team for qualifying for the 2022 Special Olympics World | ||
| Winter Games and that all those associated with the team be extended | ||
| sincere best wishes for 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. | ||
| Fierro | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 77 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 10, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
