Bill Text: TX SCR4 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing The University of Texas Permian Basin football team for winning the 2023 Lone Star Conference championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-12-18 - Signed by the Governor [SCR4 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SCR4-Enrolled.html
S.C.R. No. 4 |
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WHEREAS, The University of Texas Permian Basin football team | ||
enjoyed unprecedented success during the 2023 season, capturing the | ||
program's first Lone Star Conference title and earning the first | ||
NCAA Division II playoff appearance in the team's eight years of | ||
competition; and | ||
WHEREAS, Picked to finish seventh in conference preseason | ||
polls, the Falcons defied expectations all year long; they opened | ||
their 2023 campaign with a dominant 96-0 victory over Texas | ||
College, and in their third game of the season, they embarked on an | ||
impressive winning streak that included victories over Southwest | ||
Baptist University, West Texas A&M, Texas A&M | ||
University-Kingsville, Midwestern State, Eastern New Mexico, | ||
Angelo State, Western Oregon, and Western New Mexico; and | ||
WHEREAS, UTPB clinched the league title with a commanding | ||
42-14 triumph against Central Washington University on November 11 | ||
in front of a home crowd at Astound Broadband Stadium in Midland; | ||
when the final seconds ticked off the clock, the Falcons' overall | ||
record stood at 10 wins and one loss and a perfect 8-0 in conference | ||
play, and the players hoisted the LSC championship trophy to the | ||
delight of their loyal fans; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the course of the 2023 season, the Falcons have | ||
received valuable contributions from each member of the roster, and | ||
these talented student-athletes are ably guided by head coach Kris | ||
McCullough, offensive coordinator Ryan Lusby, and defensive | ||
coordinator Dionte Dean; and | ||
WHEREAS, Winning a conference title represents the | ||
culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering | ||
commitment to excellence, and the members of the UTPB football team | ||
may reflect with pride on this outstanding achievement; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, | ||
4th Called Session, hereby congratulate The University of Texas | ||
Permian Basin football team on winning the 2023 Lone Star | ||
Conference championship and extend to the team's players, coaches, | ||
and staff sincere best wishes for the future; 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 and Senate. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 4 was adopted by the Senate | ||
on November 16, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 4 was adopted by the House | ||
on December 5, 2023. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |