Bill Text: TX SCR5 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Directing the Texas School for the Deaf to name its middle school gymnasium the Robert Rives Gymnasium.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-12-12 - Filed [SCR5 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SCR5-Introduced.html
| 89R4573 TBO-D | ||
| By: Eckhardt, Zaffirini | S.C.R. No. 5 | |
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| WHEREAS, Texas School for the Deaf alumnus Robert Rives was a | ||
| dedicated educator and a trailblazing figure in the state's deaf | ||
| and hard of hearing community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Rives became the first TSD alumnus to attend the | ||
| prestigious National College, which is today known as Gallaudet | ||
| University, in Washington, D.C.; following his graduation in 1893, | ||
| he embarked on a rewarding career as a teacher at TSD that spanned | ||
| more than four decades; he also served as the school's first | ||
| football coach from 1894 to 1898, achieving a record of 10-8-1; | ||
| among his many honors, he was inducted into the Texas School for the | ||
| Deaf Alumni Association Hall of Fame in the sports category in 1999; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Robert Rives continues to be a source of inspiration | ||
| to young athletes at the Texas School for the Deaf, and the naming | ||
| of the TSD middle school gymnasium in his honor would be a fitting | ||
| tribute to his legacy; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby direct the Texas School for the Deaf to name its middle | ||
| school gymnasium the Robert Rives Gymnasium; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official | ||
| copy of this resolution to the Governing Board of the Texas School | ||
| for the Deaf. | ||
