| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2989 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, June 11, 2009, marks the debut of the Coastal Bend |
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| 6 | 6 | | Thunder baseball team, which is beginning its first season of |
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| 7 | 7 | | competition in United League Baseball; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The newest franchise in the ULB, the Thunder will |
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| 9 | 9 | | compete against teams from Edinburg, Laredo, Harlingen, San Angelo, |
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| 10 | 10 | | and Amarillo, which promises strong intrastate rivalries among the |
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| 11 | 11 | | six ball clubs in the Texas-based league; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, The Coastal Bend team will make its home at |
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| 13 | 13 | | Fairgrounds Field in Robstown, and the Thunder will throw out the |
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| 14 | 14 | | first pitch there on June 15 after playing its opening series in |
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| 15 | 15 | | Harlingen; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Overseeing the team's operations are general |
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| 17 | 17 | | manager C. J. Bauer and assistant general managers Ray Hunt and |
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| 18 | 18 | | Javier Limon; the action on the field will be guided by manager Al |
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| 19 | 19 | | Gallagher, a former major league player who has extensive |
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| 20 | 20 | | experience at the helm of minor league teams; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, The Coastal Bend region is filled with passionate |
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| 22 | 22 | | baseball fans, and the arrival of the Thunder promises them plenty |
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| 23 | 23 | | of excitement and entertainment this summer and in seasons to come; |
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| 24 | 24 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 26 | 26 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the inaugural season of play for the |
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| 27 | 27 | | Coastal Bend Thunder baseball team and extend best wishes to the |
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| 28 | 28 | | team's players, coaches, and management for great success; and, be |
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| 29 | 29 | | it further |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 31 | 31 | | prepared for the Thunder as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 32 | 32 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 33 | 33 | | Herrero |
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| 34 | 34 | | ______________________________ |
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| 35 | 35 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 36 | 36 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2989 was adopted by the House on June |
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| 37 | 37 | | 1, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 38 | 38 | | ______________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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