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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The football team of Thurgood Marshall High School |
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| 6 | 7 | | in Missouri City enjoyed an exceptional 2018 season, advancing all |
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| 7 | 8 | | the way to the University Interscholastic League 5A Division 2 |
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| 8 | 9 | | state championship game; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, After going undefeated in the regular season and |
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| 10 | 11 | | claiming the District 11 title, the Buffalos posted initial playoff |
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| 11 | 12 | | victories over Santa Fe, College Station A&M Consolidated, Port |
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| 12 | 13 | | Neches-Groves, and Huntsville High Schools; in the semifinal |
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| 13 | 14 | | showdown with Corpus Christi Calallen, Marshall trailed at |
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| 14 | 15 | | intermission but took control with two second-half touchdowns and |
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| 15 | 16 | | held on for a 19-17 win; that victory was all the more poignant |
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| 16 | 17 | | because it came just four days after the tragic death of senior |
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| 17 | 18 | | defensive back Drew Conley, and the Buffalo players held his memory |
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| 18 | 19 | | close in the season's final games; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Advancing to the state title contest for the first |
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| 20 | 21 | | time in school history, Marshall matched up against top-ranked |
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| 21 | 22 | | Aledo High on December 21 in a meeting of two unbeaten teams; though |
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| 22 | 23 | | the Buffs saw their season come to an end in a hard-fought loss, the |
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| 23 | 24 | | team's overall success in 2018 set a new standard of achievement for |
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| 24 | 25 | | the Marshall High football program; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Ably guided by head coach James Williams and his |
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| 26 | 27 | | assistants, the Buffs received valuable contributions from each |
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| 27 | 28 | | member of the roster over the course of the 2018 campaign, finishing |
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| 28 | 29 | | with an impressive record of 15 wins and just a single loss; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, The talented and hardworking members of the Marshall |
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| 30 | 31 | | High School football team have realized an exceptional |
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| 31 | 32 | | accomplishment by advancing to the state championship game, and in |
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| 32 | 33 | | so doing, they have become a source of great pride for their fellow |
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| 33 | 34 | | students and their many supporters in the community; now, |
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| 34 | 35 | | therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Thurgood Marshall High School |
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| 37 | 38 | | Buffalos on their successful 2018 season and extend to the team's |
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| 38 | 39 | | players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for the future; |
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| 39 | 40 | | and, be it further |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 42 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | House of Representatives. |
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