Bill Text: TX SR607 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing the Port Neches-Groves High School Unified track and field team for winning a State Championship.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2025-05-31 - Reported enrolled [SR607 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-SR607-Introduced.html

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2025S0419-1 05/23/25
By: Nichols S.R. No. 607

SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize the Port Neches-Groves High School Unified track and
field team on winning the 2025 Unified Track and Field University
Interscholastic League State Championship on April 25, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Unified track and field is a program under the
University Interscholastic League and Special Olympics Texas
that promotes social inclusion by enabling students with and
without intellectual disabilities to train and compete together
on the same team; and
WHEREAS, The Port Neches-Groves Unified team has
demonstrated exceptional dedication, teamwork, and
sportsmanship in earning this prestigious title, and these young
athletes can take pride in their outstanding accomplishments;
and
WHEREAS, As the only school in the area with a Unified
team, Port Neches-Groves has set an inspiring example for other
schools and communities across the state to incorporate Unified
sports into their athletics programs and to foster greater
leadership, connection, health, and shared achievement among all
students; and
WHEREAS, The Unified track and field team are a source of
tremendous pride to the students, coaches, and faculty of Port
Neches-Groves High School and the Port Nueces, Groves, and
surrounding communities, and the team members are indeed worthy
of special recognition for their hard work and their outstanding
performances during the track and field season; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
Legislature, hereby congratulate the Port Neches-Groves High
School Unified track and field team on winning the 2025 state
championship and extend to all of the team's athletes and coaches
sincere best wishes for continued success; 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.