Bill Text: TX HR902 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the La Vega High School girls' basketball team on winning the 2023 UIL 4A state championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-04 - Reported enrolled [HR902 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR902-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 902 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The girls' basketball team of La Vega High School in | ||
| Waco proved itself one of the finest in the Lone Star State by | ||
| winning the 2023 University Interscholastic League 4A state | ||
| championship at the Alamodome in San Antonio; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During the regular season, La Vega lost just five | ||
| games before going 10-0 to claim the district title; the Lady | ||
| Pirates then embarked on a thrilling playoff run, besting Jarrell, | ||
| Houston Yates, Marble Falls, Hardin-Jefferson, and Madisonville | ||
| High Schools to earn the school's sixth trip to the state | ||
| tournament; the team faced off against Glen Rose High School in the | ||
| semifinals, securing a 50-48 decision to advance to the title game; | ||
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| WHEREAS, On March 4, La Vega battled Sunnyvale High School | ||
| for the state crown; combining ferocious defense with hot shooting | ||
| from three-point range, the Lady Pirates opened with an 11-0 run and | ||
| led by 10 at intermission; Sunnyvale rallied, pulling within three | ||
| points late in the game, but the Lady Pirates demonstrated | ||
| impressive poise and confidence and sealed the outcome from the | ||
| free-throw line; triumphing by the final score of 46-38, the La Vega | ||
| players celebrated the second state championship in program | ||
| history; and | ||
| WHEREAS, La Vega was paced by Championship Game Most Valuable | ||
| Player Kiyleyah Parr, who was joined by Kenzi Mitchell on the 4A | ||
| All-Tournament Team; over the course of the season, the Lady | ||
| Pirates also received valuable contributions from the other members | ||
| of the roster: Ja'Dyn Iglehart, Mar'Cyah Willis, CeMaria Kelly, | ||
| Alaysia Gude, Cra'Lajah Bradley, Kya Mitchell, Sydney McKinney, | ||
| Jermarrianna Daniel, Ri'Azia Smith, Solange Loadholt, Andrea | ||
| Johnson, and Angela Carroll; these determined student-athletes | ||
| were ably guided by head coach Marcus Willis Sr. and assistant | ||
| coaches Sherry Salter, James Brown, Michael Mitchell, LaNita Keys, | ||
| Victoria Kuykendall, and Lisa Edney; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the | ||
| culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering | ||
| commitment to excellence, and the La Vega Lady Pirates will | ||
| treasure the memory of this accomplishment for the rest of their | ||
| lives; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the La Vega High School girls' | ||
| basketball team on winning the 2023 UIL 4A state championship and | ||
| extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Lady Pirates as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Orr | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 902 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 4, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
