Bill Text: TX SR367 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Texas Southern University football team on winning the 2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference championship.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-28 - Reported enrolled [SR367 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR367-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Texas Southern University football team won | ||
| the 2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference championship with a | ||
| victory over Alabama State University on December 11; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Playing at storied Legion Field in Birmingham, | ||
| Alabama, the Texas Southern University Tigers made a supreme | ||
| defensive effort in their 11-6 win over the Southwestern Athletic | ||
| Conference Eastern Division champions, holding Alabama State to | ||
| just 72 yards of offense and also scoring on a safety in the first | ||
| half; Texas Southern University got its other points from a | ||
| Martin Gilbert touchdown run in the first quarter and a Robert | ||
| Hersh field goal in the second; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Tigers had an impressive 8-1 conference | ||
| record during 2010 and secured the Western Division title with a | ||
| thrilling come-from-behind victory over Grambling State | ||
| University that saw Texas Southern University rally from a | ||
| 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter; the team held opponents | ||
| to just 131 points in conference play, the best in the | ||
| conference; because of its ability to turn up the heat on | ||
| opponents, the defense became known as the "212," in reference to | ||
| the boiling point of water; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Marcus Wright and Charles Smith were named to the | ||
| all-conference first team on offense, while Skylar Trimble and | ||
| Kirk Fitzhugh made the second offensive team, and William Osborne | ||
| was selected to the second team for his special teams play; on the | ||
| defensive side of the ball, Marquis Jackson, Jonathan Hollins, | ||
| Zack Gallow, and Dejuan Fulman were first-team all-conference, | ||
| and Shomari Clemons was named to the second team; Mr. Fulman was | ||
| named the conference's Defensive Player of the Year, and Johnnie | ||
| Cole was chosen as its Coach of the Year after leading the school | ||
| to its first Southwestern Athletic Conference title in 42 years; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through hard work and an enduring commitment to | ||
| excellence, the Texas Southern University football team achieved | ||
| an admirable level of success during 2010, and these skilled | ||
| athletes and their coaches may take justifiable pride in this | ||
| accomplishment; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate the Texas Southern University | ||
| football team on winning the 2010 Southwestern Athletic | ||
| Conference championship and commend the players and coaches for | ||
| their fine work during a title-winning season; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the team as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Ellis | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 28, 2011. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
