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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Braden Mann, the punter for the Texas A&M University |
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| 6 | 7 | | football team, enjoyed a record-breaking season in 2018; and |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A native of Houston, Mr. Mann is a summa cum laude |
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| 8 | 9 | | graduate of Cypress Fairbanks High School, where he earned Under |
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| 9 | 10 | | Armour All-American honors in 2015; after becoming a member of the |
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| 10 | 11 | | Aggies football team, he served primarily as a kickoff specialist |
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| 11 | 12 | | during his first two years in the college ranks; for his junior |
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| 12 | 13 | | season in 2018, he became the team's punter and excelled in the |
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| 13 | 14 | | role; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of the year, Mr. Mann set multiple |
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| 15 | 16 | | NCAA records, including highest average yards per punt in a season |
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| 16 | 17 | | at 51.0 as well as the highest average in a single game at 60.8; he |
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| 17 | 18 | | also established a new mark for punts of 60 yards or longer in a |
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| 18 | 19 | | season with 14; he closed out the campaign by booting three punts |
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| 19 | 20 | | for a total of 145 yards in the Gator Bowl, contributing to the |
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| 20 | 21 | | Aggies' dominant 52-13 victory over North Carolina State; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Among the many accolades Mr. Mann received for his |
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| 22 | 23 | | stellar efforts were the Ray Guy Award as the nation's top |
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| 23 | 24 | | collegiate punter and unanimous recognition as an All-American; |
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| 24 | 25 | | moreover, he was selected as a first-team All-Southeastern |
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| 25 | 26 | | Conference honoree and as the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year; |
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| 26 | 27 | | and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Braden Mann has proven himself to be one of the |
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| 28 | 29 | | finest punters in college football, and his achievements have |
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| 29 | 30 | | furthered the Lone Star State's considerable reputation for |
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| 30 | 31 | | producing outstanding competitors on the gridiron; now, therefore, |
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| 31 | 32 | | be it |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 33 | 34 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Braden Mann on his record-setting |
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| 34 | 35 | | 2018 season and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 35 | 36 | | success; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 38 | | prepared for Mr. Mann as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 38 | 39 | | House of Representatives. |
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