Bill Text: TX HR833 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Clint Dempsey on his professional soccer career.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR833 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR833-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 833 |
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WHEREAS, Texas native Clint Dempsey announced his retirement | ||
from professional soccer in August 2018, drawing to a close an | ||
exceptional career that spanned 15 years; and | ||
WHEREAS, Raised in Nacogdoches, Clint Dempsey gained | ||
valuable experience as a youth by playing for the Dallas Texans and | ||
with a local adult league; he went on to star at Furman University, | ||
helping the Paladins secure two NCAA tournament berths and | ||
garnering All-American recognition; and | ||
WHEREAS, Opting to turn professional after his junior season, | ||
Mr. Dempsey was selected by the New England Revolution as the | ||
eighth overall pick in the Major League Soccer draft, and he earned | ||
the 2004 MLS Rookie of the Year award to jump-start his three-season | ||
stay with the franchise; he next enjoyed a lengthy tenure with the | ||
Fulham and Tottenham clubs in the English Premier League, becoming | ||
the first American to compete in a major European final; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Dempsey was equally impressive as a member of | ||
the U.S. men's national squad; he played in his first World Cup | ||
tournament in 2006, and he took part in the 2010 and 2014 | ||
competitions as well, becoming the first American to score goals in | ||
three different World Cups; in addition, he participated in four | ||
Gold Cups and is one of the most decorated players in the history of | ||
the U.S. men's team; and | ||
WHEREAS, Returning to the MLS in 2013, Mr. Dempsey became a | ||
member of the Seattle Sounders; sidelined due to a health issue for | ||
much of the team's 2016 league championship run, he returned to the | ||
soccer field in 2017, leading Seattle in scoring and helping the | ||
team to appear in a second consecutive MLS Cup Final; he received | ||
the league's Comeback Player of the Year honor for his achievements | ||
that season, and he is also a four-time MLS All-Star; he closed out | ||
his career on July 25, 2018, when he played his final professional | ||
game with the Sounders; and | ||
WHEREAS, Revered as a trailblazing athlete who distinguished | ||
himself in both the U.S. and abroad, Clint Dempsey has earned a | ||
place among the all-time great American soccer players, and he has | ||
furthered the Lone Star State's reputation for sports excellence; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Clint Dempsey on his exemplary | ||
professional soccer career and extend to him sincere best wishes | ||
for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Dempsey as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Clardy | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 833 was adopted by the House on March | ||
21, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||