Bill Text: TX SR23 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing participants of the Larry Turner Classic Wheelchair Basketball Tournament.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-21 - Reported enrolled [SR23 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR23-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize the participants, organizers, and attendees of the | ||
| 15th annual Larry Turner Classic Wheelchair Basketball | ||
| Tournament, which was held on October 7 and 8, 2023, at the Texas | ||
| State University Jowers Center in San Marcos; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Larry Turner Classic is a popular community | ||
| event sanctioned by the National Wheelchair Basketball | ||
| Association that serves the adaptive sports community in the Lone | ||
| Star State; tournament participants include many local community | ||
| members and veterans, and each year, the participating athletes | ||
| visit Texas State University to compete in Championship, | ||
| Division III, and Juniors Divisions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Organized with the support of Texas State | ||
| University faculty from such disciplines as recreational | ||
| therapy, exercise sports science, athletic training, and | ||
| physical education in partnership with the Research for Adaptive | ||
| and Inclusive Sport and Exercise Initiative, the classic is | ||
| coordinated with the assistance of student volunteers from the | ||
| university's graduate and undergraduate programs and included 20 | ||
| teams and 250 athletes who took part in the event; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Tournament participants exhibited tremendous | ||
| discipline and exceptional teamwork throughout the competition, | ||
| and these extraordinary athletes can be justifiably proud of | ||
| their impressive skills and their fine sportsmanship; it is | ||
| indeed fitting that these treasured Texans receive special | ||
| recognition on their perseverance and dedication and on their | ||
| outstanding performance at the classic; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby commend the stellar | ||
| athletes, coaches, and supporters of the Larry Turner Classic | ||
| Wheelchair Basketball Tournament and extend to all | ||
| participants best wishes for success in all of their | ||
| endeavors; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an | ||
| expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Zaffirini | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on November 21, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
