Bill Text: TX SR376 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 6, 2017, as USTA Texas Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-06 - Reported enrolled [SR376 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR376-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Members of the Texas section of the United States | ||
| Tennis Association are visiting Austin on March 6, 2017, to | ||
| celebrate USTA Texas Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, USTA Texas was founded in 1895; the nonprofit | ||
| volunteer organization is composed of more than 50,000 individual | ||
| members and over 500 organizational members, and it sponsors | ||
| programs for beginning, recreational, and competitive juniors, | ||
| as well as for adults and seniors; and | ||
| WHEREAS, As part of the USTA National Junior Tennis and | ||
| Learning network, the state section has joined with more than 50 | ||
| community tennis associations across Texas to help promote the | ||
| health, social, and educational benefits of tennis through a | ||
| variety of youth programs; among those are Play Days, which is | ||
| designed to introduce youngsters to competitive tennis in a | ||
| low-pressure setting, and Hot Shots, which helps instill such | ||
| values as teamwork, sportsmanship, and dedication by offering | ||
| organized match play in a team setting; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through USTA Texas and the state's physical | ||
| education curriculum, teachers and coaches receive lesson plans, | ||
| training, and equipment to help them include tennis in their | ||
| school's athletic program; because of these efforts, hundreds of | ||
| thousands of young Texans have opportunities to try the sport; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Committed to making tennis available to all | ||
| children who want to play, including those with intellectual or | ||
| physical disabilities, USTA Texas supports and promotes adaptive | ||
| and wheelchair tennis programs through education, training, and | ||
| grant funding; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By increasing the accessibility of tennis for | ||
| Texans of all ages and backgrounds, USTA Texas has significantly | ||
| contributed to making our communities healthier places in which | ||
| to live, and it is a pleasure to welcome the association's members | ||
| to Austin for this special occasion; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize March 6, 2017, as USTA Texas Day at | ||
| the State Capitol and extend to all those affiliated with the | ||
| organization sincere best wishes for the future. | ||
| Taylor of Galveston | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 6, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
