H.R. No. 986
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Basketball players Stefon Jackson and Randy
Culpepper of The University of Texas at El Paso have earned great
distinction by being named to the 2008-2009 All-Conference Team for
Conference USA; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Jackson, a senior guard from Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, was named to the all-conference first team; he is the
all-time leading scorer both at UTEP and in Conference USA, being
one of only two players in the league's 14-year history to surpass
2,000 career points; he finished the 2008-2009 regular season as
the second highest scoring player in the conference and the seventh
most productive in the nation while also leading the country in free
throws attempted and free throws made; moreover, he was named
Conference USA player of the week on three occasions, giving him a
total of five such awards for his career; and
WHEREAS, A sophomore guard from Memphis, Tennessee,
Mr. Culpepper received third team all-conference honors; he
finished the regular season as the conference's sixth-leading
scorer while also ranking fifth in steals, sixth in three-point
field goals made per game, and seventh in three-point field goal
percentage; his all-conference selection is the second major honor
of his young career, as he was named Conference USA Sixth Man of the
Year for 2007-2008; and
WHEREAS, These accolades are a fitting tribute to the hard
work and inspired play exhibited by these admirable
student-athletes, and they may indeed take justifiable pride in a
job well done; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Stefon Jackson and Randy Culpepper
on being named to the 2008-2009 Conference USA All-Conference Team
and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
for Mr. Jackson and Mr. Culpepper as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Marquez
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 986 was adopted by the House on April
2, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House