Bill Text: TX HR971 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes on leading the Kansas City Chiefs to the 2023 Super Bowl championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-20 - Reported enrolled [HR971 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR971-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 971 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Delivering a performance for the ages, Patrick | ||
| Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to victory in the 2023 Super | ||
| Bowl, claiming the second championship ring of his NFL career; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kansas City battled the Philadelphia Eagles for the | ||
| NFL title on February 12 in Glendale, Arizona; nursing a high ankle | ||
| sprain he sustained earlier in the playoffs, Mr. Mahomes reinjured | ||
| the same ankle in the second quarter and limped off the field, | ||
| carrying the Chiefs' hopes with him to the sideline bench; in the | ||
| second half, however, this determined athlete returned to the game | ||
| and orchestrated a signature comeback; the Chiefs erased a 10-point | ||
| deficit and secured a 38-35 win in the closing seconds of the game; | ||
| in recognition of his accomplishment, he was presented with his | ||
| second Super Bowl MVP award; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Tyler, Mr. Mahomes excelled in both baseball | ||
| and football at Whitehouse High School and threw for 4,600 yards and | ||
| 50 touchdowns on the gridiron as a senior; he subsequently was | ||
| selected by the Detroit Tigers in the Major League Baseball Draft, | ||
| but he instead enrolled at Texas Tech University, joining the | ||
| baseball team and then switching full-time to football after | ||
| earning the starting quarterback job for the Red Raiders during his | ||
| sophomore season; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2017, Kansas City made Mr. Mahomes the 10th | ||
| overall choice in the NFL Draft; gaining widespread acclaim in his | ||
| second year, he became only the second NFL quarterback to throw for | ||
| 50 touchdowns and more than 5,000 yards in a single season, and he | ||
| was named the league MVP for 2018; demonstrating exemplary | ||
| leadership and playmaking ability, he has guided the Chiefs to five | ||
| consecutive AFC Championship Games and three of the last four Super | ||
| Bowls; he collected his first championship victory and Super Bowl | ||
| MVP honor in 2020 after his team bested San Francisco, and Kansas | ||
| City played for the title again in 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Mahomes enjoys the love | ||
| and support of his wife, Brittany Matthews Mahomes; they are the | ||
| proud parents of two children, Sterling Skye Mahomes and Patrick | ||
| "Bronze" Lavon Mahomes III; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of six NFL seasons, Patrick Mahomes | ||
| has emerged as one of the game's premier signal callers, earning the | ||
| admiration of fellow players and countless fans across the nation, | ||
| and it is indeed a pleasure to join in recognizing him for his | ||
| exceptional achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Patrick Mahomes for leading the | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs to the 2023 Super Bowl championship 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. Mahomes as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Schaefer | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 971 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 20, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
