Bill Text: TX HR804 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Stephen F. Austin State University Sylvans timbersports team on winning the 2025 Southern Forestry Conclave.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-05-23 - Reported enrolled [HR804 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HR804-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 804 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Stephen F. Austin State University Sylvans | ||
| timbersports team furthered its legacy of excellence by winning the | ||
| 2025 Southern Forestry Conclave, which took place from March 20 to | ||
| 22 in Huntsville, Alabama; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Featuring students from Association of Southern | ||
| Forestry Clubs, the Southern Forestry Conclave brought together 13 | ||
| universities to compete in a series of technical and physical | ||
| forestry-related events; delivering an exceptional performance, | ||
| Stephen F. Austin achieved a first-place finish in physical events | ||
| and was fourth in the technical category, earning a total of 263.5 | ||
| points to outpace the runner-up team by 18 points; with the victory, | ||
| the Sylvans collected the 19th conclave championship in program | ||
| history and extended their meet win streak to seven, tying the | ||
| all-time record for consecutive titles won; and | ||
| WHEREAS, SFA was sparked by the duo of Holly Parkin and Maddie | ||
| Sweeten, whose record-setting time of 4.69 seconds in women's | ||
| crosscut was the fastest since the event began in 1979; in addition | ||
| to women's crosscut, the Sylvans' dominant showing featured seven | ||
| other first-place finishes; Jacob Barrett topped the knife throw | ||
| and archery fields, and his win in the latter event included a | ||
| perfect score from 20 yards; Trent Kline also won two events, | ||
| clinching the men's log chop and bowsaw titles in the respective | ||
| times of 49.8 and 15.645 seconds, and Paige Sumner and Katie Grenier | ||
| placed first in the chain throw in 76.86 seconds; moreover, Weston | ||
| Williams was victorious in the pole climb, clocking in at 6.81 | ||
| seconds, and Ms. Parkin and Mr. Kline paired to triumph in the Jack & | ||
| Jill crosscut event in 7.08 seconds; the team was ably guided by | ||
| coach Dr. Jeremy Stovall, a professor of forestry at SFA; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By accomplishing the rare feat of winning 19 | ||
| Southern Forestry Conclave championships, the Stephen F. Austin | ||
| Sylvans have distinguished themselves as a powerhouse in | ||
| timbersports, and all those associated with the squad may reflect | ||
| with pride on a job well done; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Stephen F. Austin State | ||
| University Sylvans timbersports team on winning the 2025 Southern | ||
| Forestry Conclave and extend to the members and coaching staff | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued 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. | ||
| Shofner | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 804 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 23, 2025, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
