Bill Text: TX SR55 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Conner Lynn Prince for winning the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-06-01 - Reported enrolled [SR55 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SR55-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Burleson native Conner Lynn Prince proudly | ||
| represented his nation by winning the silver medal in the men's | ||
| skeet shooting event at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris in | ||
| August 2024; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Making his Olympic debut at the Chateauroux | ||
| Shooting Centre, Mr. Prince excelled during the qualifying round | ||
| of the competition, hitting 124 out of 125 shots to equal the | ||
| qualification Olympic record; he went on to win a 12-point | ||
| shoot-off against Italy's Tammaro Cassandro and advanced to the | ||
| finals in first place; during the final round on August 3, he hit | ||
| 42 of his first 43 targets and ultimately claimed the silver | ||
| medal with a tally of 57 out of 60 shots, finishing just one point | ||
| behind his coach and fellow Team USA competitor, Vincent Hancock; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Prince also competed in the skeet mixed | ||
| team event on August 5; he and his partner, Dania Vizzi, | ||
| earned sixth place with a combined effort of 144 out of 150 | ||
| shots in the qualifying round; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Prince is currently studying manufacturing | ||
| and industrial management at Tarleton State University; he | ||
| embarked on his career in shooting sports as a member of the | ||
| Centennial High School Spartan Clay Target Team, and he began | ||
| training with Mr. Hancock in 2018; among his many | ||
| accomplishments, he won two gold medals at the 2023 World Cup | ||
| in Morocco and a gold medal at the 2019 Junior World Cup in | ||
| Germany; in all his endeavors, he benefits from the love and | ||
| support of his parents, Greg and Becky, and his sister, | ||
| Sydney; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By excelling in the most prominent sports | ||
| showcase in the world, Conner Prince has furthered the proud | ||
| athletic tradition of Texas and the United States of America, and | ||
| he may take justifiable pride in a job well done; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate Conner Lynn Prince on winning | ||
| the silver medal in men's skeet shooting at the 2024 Summer | ||
| Olympic Games and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Prince as an expression of high regard from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| King | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on June 1, 2025. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
