| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1300 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The mock trial team from Skyline High School in |
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| 6 | 6 | | Dallas won the 30th annual Texas High School Mock Trial Competition |
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| 7 | 7 | | over the weekend of March 7-8, 2009; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Established by the Dallas Bar Association in 1979 as |
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| 9 | 9 | | a citywide competition, the contest was expanded in 1980 to include |
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| 10 | 10 | | teams from around the state of Texas; more than 4,500 students from |
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| 11 | 11 | | over 200 Texas schools participate each year; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, In this year's competition, 24 teams from public and |
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| 13 | 13 | | private schools around the state were selected to participate by |
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| 14 | 14 | | 200 judges and attorneys from the Dallas area; each team of 7 to 10 |
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| 15 | 15 | | students was presented with a case packet containing the |
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| 16 | 16 | | particulars of the trial and given two hours to try the case before |
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| 17 | 17 | | the judges; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, The first team from Dallas to win the statewide |
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| 19 | 19 | | competition in 19 years, the Skyline team included Lauren Burgess, |
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| 20 | 20 | | Morgan Burgess, Countess Dudley, Marissa Escamilla, Allyson |
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| 21 | 21 | | LaFrance, Obed Manuel, Salvador Ortega, Cristian Perez, Diane |
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| 22 | 22 | | Rivas, and Courtney Sanders, as well as alternate members Cendy |
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| 23 | 23 | | Rodriguez, Susana Ayala, John Sanchez, and Maria Renteria; they |
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| 24 | 24 | | were ably supported by coaches Joe Wicker and Dr. Martha Williams, |
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| 25 | 25 | | and their victory in Dallas qualifies them to participate in the |
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| 26 | 26 | | national mock trial competition in Atlanta, Georgia, in May; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The continuing vitality of the legal profession in |
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| 28 | 28 | | Texas depends in large part on the enthusiasm of young people for |
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| 29 | 29 | | the study of the law and the pursuit of justice, and the members of |
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| 30 | 30 | | the Skyline High School mock trial team may take great pride in |
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| 31 | 31 | | their talent, hard work, and passion for the law; now, therefore, be |
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| 32 | 32 | | it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the Skyline High |
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| 35 | 35 | | School mock trial team for winning the state championship at the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 30th annual Texas High School Mock Trial Competition and extend to |
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| 37 | 37 | | them sincere best wishes for continued success and a bright future; |
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| 38 | 38 | | and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for the Skyline mock trial team as an expression of high |
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| 41 | 41 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Miklos |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1300 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 46 | 46 | | 23, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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