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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The King's Guard Chess Club at Melissa Dotson Betts |
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| 6 | 7 | | Elementary School in Edinburg has qualified to compete at the |
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| 7 | 8 | | National Elementary Championship being held in Nashville from May 8 |
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| 8 | 9 | | through 10, 2015; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The team's recent successes include first-place |
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| 10 | 11 | | finishes in both the elementary and primary divisions at the |
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| 11 | 12 | | school's inaugural chess tournament in February, and the Betts |
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| 12 | 13 | | Elementary students earned a berth in the national contest by |
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| 13 | 14 | | claiming several honors at the regional competition; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Benefiting from the guidance of coaches Juan Davila |
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| 15 | 16 | | and Jaime Peña, the members of the team include Tlaloc Alarcon, |
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| 16 | 17 | | Carlos Arteaga, Christian Cortez, Andres Davila, Oscar Flores, |
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| 17 | 18 | | Sebastian Flores, Randy Garza, Rodolfo Garza, Abram Gomez, Elysian |
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| 18 | 19 | | Gomez, Jesus Lerma, Deanndra Martinez, Gabriel Martinez, Joshua |
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| 19 | 20 | | Martinez, Gavin Rios, Christopher Rodriguez, Diego Sauceda, Saul |
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| 20 | 21 | | Trevino, and Brandon Vargas; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Through their exceptional talent and dedication, |
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| 22 | 23 | | the King's Guard Chess Club players have earned a place among the |
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| 23 | 24 | | top teams in the country, and they are indeed deserving of special |
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| 24 | 25 | | recognition for this outstanding achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 26 | 27 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the King's Guard Chess Club from |
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| 27 | 28 | | Melissa Dotson Betts Elementary School on advancing to the 2015 |
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| 28 | 29 | | National Elementary Championship and extend to the team's players |
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| 29 | 30 | | and coaches sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 30 | 31 | | further |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 32 | 33 | | prepared for the club as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 33 | 34 | | House of Representatives. |
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