| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 3133 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The University Interscholastic League is |
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| 6 | 6 | | celebrating its 100th anniversary beginning in the summer of 2009; |
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| 7 | 7 | | and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The organization traces its roots back to June 7, |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1909, when The University of Texas Board of Regents voted funds for |
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| 10 | 10 | | the creation of an extension bureau; this led to the establishment |
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| 11 | 11 | | of two programs, the Debating League of Texas High Schools and the |
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| 12 | 12 | | Interscholastic Athletic Association, which merged in 1913 to form |
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| 13 | 13 | | the University Interscholastic League; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Now operating under the vice president for diversity |
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| 15 | 15 | | and community engagement, the UIL is the largest organization of |
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| 16 | 16 | | its kind in the nation; providing Texas high school students with |
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| 17 | 17 | | opportunities for competition in academics, athletics, and music, |
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| 18 | 18 | | the organization oversees extracurricular contests in a wide array |
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| 19 | 19 | | of fields; by fostering a natural desire to excel, the competitions |
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| 20 | 20 | | encourage students to hone their talents and cultivate skills that |
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| 21 | 21 | | will forever enrich their lives; involvement in the UIL also helps |
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| 22 | 22 | | young people to develop such invaluable traits as self-confidence, |
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| 23 | 23 | | self-discipline, perseverance, and a sense of fair play; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, The University Interscholastic League annually |
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| 25 | 25 | | provides over two million educational competition opportunities |
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| 26 | 26 | | for Texas student participants, and those who have shared in that |
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| 27 | 27 | | experience include Lyndon B. Johnson, Ann Richards, Barbara Jordan, |
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| 28 | 28 | | Earl Campbell, Bill Moyers, and Sandra Day O'Connor; moreover, the |
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| 29 | 29 | | Texas Interscholastic League Foundation has presented scholarships |
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| 30 | 30 | | to gifted students taking part in the UIL Academic State Meet for |
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| 31 | 31 | | some five decades; today, the foundation annually awards more than |
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| 32 | 32 | | a million dollars in grants to over 600 students who will be |
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| 33 | 33 | | attending colleges and universities in Texas; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, At its centennial, the University Interscholastic |
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| 35 | 35 | | League remains an institution of immeasurable importance to |
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| 36 | 36 | | students in Texas public schools, and it is a privilege to recognize |
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| 37 | 37 | | its continuing role in shaping the future leaders of the Lone Star |
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| 38 | 38 | | State; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the |
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| 41 | 41 | | University Interscholastic League and extend to all those |
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| 42 | 42 | | associated with the organization sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 43 | 43 | | success in all their endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for the |
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| 45 | 45 | | UIL as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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| 46 | 46 | | Representatives. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Dukes |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 3133 was adopted by the House on June |
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| 51 | 51 | | 1, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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