| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 422 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Amarillo residents are celebrating the return of |
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| 3 | 3 | | affiliated minor league baseball to the city after a 37-year absence |
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| 4 | 4 | | as the Sod Poodles ball club makes its debut in April 2019; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The new Double-A affiliate of the San Diego |
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| 6 | 6 | | Padres, the Sod Poodles are the first Texas League team to call |
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| 7 | 7 | | the city home since 1982, when the Amarillo Gold Sox completed a |
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| 8 | 8 | | seven-year run, also as part of the Padres organization; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, After launching their 2019 season at Corpus |
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| 10 | 10 | | Christi on April 4, the Sod Poodles will christen their home |
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| 11 | 11 | | ballpark, Hodgetown, during their April 8 home opener against the |
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| 12 | 12 | | Midland RockHounds; located in downtown Amarillo, Hodgetown is a |
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| 13 | 13 | | state-of-the-art baseball facility named for Jerry Hodge, who |
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| 14 | 14 | | has played a leading role in getting the team established in the |
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| 15 | 15 | | city; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, The Sod Poodles take their name from the term that |
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| 17 | 17 | | Panhandle pioneers gave to prairie dogs, and the mascot was |
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| 18 | 18 | | selected from more than 3,000 proposals in the franchise's "Name |
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| 19 | 19 | | the Team" contest; the quick-draw and cowboy-hat-tipping Sod |
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| 20 | 20 | | Poodles depicted on two of the official team logos illustrate |
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| 21 | 21 | | Amarillo's can-do spirit and hospitality; moreover, the club's |
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| 22 | 22 | | colors of Amarillo Yellow, Texas Red and Blue, and Route 66 Retro |
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| 23 | 23 | | Blue symbolize the proud history of the region and the Lone Star |
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| 24 | 24 | | State; the team is already generating such excitement among local |
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| 25 | 25 | | residents that there has been a call to make the Sod Poodle the |
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| 26 | 26 | | state's unofficial Herbivorous Burrowing Rodent; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The return of affiliated minor league baseball to |
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| 28 | 28 | | Amarillo marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the |
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| 29 | 29 | | community, and it is indeed a pleasure to join all those |
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| 30 | 30 | | associated with the Amarillo Sod Poodles in commemorating this |
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| 31 | 31 | | momentous occasion; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature, hereby congratulate the Amarillo Sod Poodles on |
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| 34 | 34 | | their inaugural 2019 season and extend to the team's players, |
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| 35 | 35 | | coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for success this year and |
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| 36 | 36 | | in seasons to come; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 38 | 38 | | the team as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Seliger |
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| 40 | 40 | | ________________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | President of the Senate |
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| 42 | 42 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 43 | 43 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 44 | 44 | | the Senate on April 3, 2019. |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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