Bill Text: TX SR97 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Mineola High School football team for winning a state championship.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-29 - Again read [SR97 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR97-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Mineola High School football team brought the | ||
| 2016 season to a triumphant close by winning the University | ||
| Interscholastic League Class 3A Division 1 state championship on | ||
| December 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The victory marked the first state title for the | ||
| team, which completed a remarkable turnaround early in the year; | ||
| after losing their first two games, the Yellowjackets went on to | ||
| sweep their remaining eight district games to secure a spot in | ||
| the playoffs; Mineola's march to the championship included | ||
| decisive postseason wins over Gladewater Sabine, Whitesboro, | ||
| Howe, Pottsboro, and Wall High Schools before facing off against | ||
| Yoakum High for the title; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the Class 3A Division 1 championship game, the | ||
| Yellowjackets continued their gridiron dominance, outscoring | ||
| their opponent 35-14; the team's potent offense was supported by | ||
| a stout defense that shut down the Yoakum passing game and did not | ||
| give up a single point in the second half of the game; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The success enjoyed by Mineola in 2016 was the | ||
| result of an exceptional team effort; under the able leadership of | ||
| head coach Joe Drennon and his staff, each player on the roster made | ||
| valuable contributions that enabled the Yellowjackets to realize | ||
| their long-awaited goal of winning a state championship; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In proving itself one of the finest football teams | ||
| in Texas, Mineola has won not only the state championship but | ||
| also the admiration of its many supporters in the community, and | ||
| the players may indeed reflect with pride on this admirable | ||
| achievement; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate the Mineola High School | ||
| football team on winning the 2016 University Interscholastic | ||
| League Class 3A Division 1 state championship and extend to the | ||
| team's players, coaches, and staff 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 high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 8, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
