Bill Text: TX SR422 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Amarillo Sod Poodles on their inaugural 2019 season.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-03 - Reported enrolled [SR422 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR422-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Amarillo residents are celebrating the return of | ||
| affiliated minor league baseball to the city after a 37-year absence | ||
| as the Sod Poodles ball club makes its debut in April 2019; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The new Double-A affiliate of the San Diego | ||
| Padres, the Sod Poodles are the first Texas League team to call | ||
| the city home since 1982, when the Amarillo Gold Sox completed a | ||
| seven-year run, also as part of the Padres organization; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After launching their 2019 season at Corpus | ||
| Christi on April 4, the Sod Poodles will christen their home | ||
| ballpark, Hodgetown, during their April 8 home opener against the | ||
| Midland RockHounds; located in downtown Amarillo, Hodgetown is a | ||
| state-of-the-art baseball facility named for Jerry Hodge, who | ||
| has played a leading role in getting the team established in the | ||
| city; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Sod Poodles take their name from the term that | ||
| Panhandle pioneers gave to prairie dogs, and the mascot was | ||
| selected from more than 3,000 proposals in the franchise's "Name | ||
| the Team" contest; the quick-draw and cowboy-hat-tipping Sod | ||
| Poodles depicted on two of the official team logos illustrate | ||
| Amarillo's can-do spirit and hospitality; moreover, the club's | ||
| colors of Amarillo Yellow, Texas Red and Blue, and Route 66 Retro | ||
| Blue symbolize the proud history of the region and the Lone Star | ||
| State; the team is already generating such excitement among local | ||
| residents that there has been a call to make the Sod Poodle the | ||
| state's unofficial Herbivorous Burrowing Rodent; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The return of affiliated minor league baseball to | ||
| Amarillo marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the | ||
| community, and it is indeed a pleasure to join all those | ||
| associated with the Amarillo Sod Poodles in commemorating this | ||
| momentous occasion; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate the Amarillo Sod Poodles on | ||
| their inaugural 2019 season and extend to the team's players, | ||
| coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for success this year and | ||
| in seasons to come; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the team as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Seliger | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 3, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
