1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 682 |
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2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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3 | 3 | | recognize Cooper McGough for his civic engagement and his |
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4 | 4 | | commitment to improving his community and his state; and |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Cooper McGough, who recently celebrated his 11th |
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6 | 6 | | birthday, is a skilled athlete and a straight-A student who |
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7 | 7 | | inspires those around him with his initiative and leadership, his |
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8 | 8 | | humility and concern for others, and the sportsmanship he |
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9 | 9 | | demonstrates in his many athletic pursuits; he has enjoyed great |
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10 | 10 | | success in Math Olympics, and his soccer team won a national |
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11 | 11 | | championship; and |
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12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, He is a fifth grader at Scofield Christian School, |
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13 | 13 | | and when choosing a topic for his science project, he decided to |
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14 | 14 | | focus on saving lives; he had noticed that there has been an |
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15 | 15 | | 18-year streak of daily deaths on Texas highways, so for his |
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16 | 16 | | project, he created an awareness campaign using social media and |
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17 | 17 | | the Internet to try to bring that streak to an end; and |
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18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In addition to raising awareness, his campaign |
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19 | 19 | | provides information about safe driving habits and encourages |
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20 | 20 | | people to commit themselves to keeping Texas roadways safe; and |
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21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Cooper worked with the Texas Transportation |
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22 | 22 | | Commission and city leaders in Dallas to further his goal, and he |
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23 | 23 | | also created a website where people can join his campaign and |
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24 | 24 | | pledge to follow his five points of action for safer driving: |
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25 | 25 | | watch your speed, always buckle up, yield and pray, never drive |
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26 | 26 | | drunk, and eliminate distractions; and |
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27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Cooper McGough is an exemplary young man who is |
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28 | 28 | | alreadyhavingaprofoundimpactonhiscommunity through his |
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29 | 29 | | public-spirited and creative approach to improving traffic |
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30 | 30 | | safety, and it is truly fitting that he receive special |
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31 | 31 | | recognition; 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 commend Cooper McGough on his commitment to |
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34 | 34 | | improving his community and his state and extend to him best |
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35 | 35 | | wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it |
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36 | 36 | | further |
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37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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38 | 38 | | him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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39 | 39 | | Johnson |
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40 | 40 | | Alvarado Hinojosa Perry Alvarado Hinojosa Perry |
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41 | 41 | | Alvarado Hinojosa Perry |
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42 | 42 | | Bettencourt Huffman Powell Bettencourt Huffman Powell |
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43 | 43 | | Bettencourt Huffman Powell |
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44 | 44 | | Birdwell Hughes Rodríguez Birdwell Hughes Rodríguez |
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45 | 45 | | Birdwell Hughes Rodríguez |
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46 | 46 | | Buckingham Kolkhorst Schwertner Buckingham Kolkhorst Schwertner |
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47 | 47 | | Buckingham Kolkhorst Schwertner |
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48 | 48 | | Campbell Lucio Seliger Campbell Lucio Seliger |
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49 | 49 | | Campbell Lucio Seliger |
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50 | 50 | | Creighton Menéndez Taylor Creighton Menéndez Taylor |
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51 | 51 | | Creighton Menéndez Taylor |
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52 | 52 | | Fallon Miles Watson Fallon Miles Watson |
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53 | 53 | | Fallon Miles Watson |
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54 | 54 | | Flores Nelson West Flores Nelson West |
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55 | 55 | | Flores Nelson West |
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56 | 56 | | Hall Nichols Whitmire Hall Nichols Whitmire |
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57 | 57 | | Hall Nichols Whitmire |
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58 | 58 | | Hancock Paxton Zaffirini Hancock Paxton Zaffirini |
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59 | 59 | | Hancock Paxton Zaffirini |
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60 | 60 | | Patrick, President of the Senate |
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61 | 61 | | ________________________________ |
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62 | 62 | | President of the Senate |
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63 | 63 | | I hereby certify that the |
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64 | 64 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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65 | 65 | | the Senate on May 7, 2019. |
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66 | 66 | | ________________________________ |
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67 | 67 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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68 | 68 | | ________________________________ |
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69 | 69 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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70 | 70 | | |
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71 | 71 | | Alvarado Hinojosa Perry |
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72 | 72 | | |
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73 | 73 | | Bettencourt Huffman Powell |
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74 | 74 | | |
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75 | 75 | | Birdwell Hughes Rodríguez |
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76 | 76 | | |
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77 | 77 | | Buckingham Kolkhorst Schwertner |
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78 | 78 | | |
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79 | 79 | | Campbell Lucio Seliger |
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80 | 80 | | |
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81 | 81 | | Creighton Menéndez Taylor |
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82 | 82 | | |
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83 | 83 | | Fallon Miles Watson |
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84 | 84 | | |
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85 | 85 | | Flores Nelson West |
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86 | 86 | | |
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87 | 87 | | Hall Nichols Whitmire |
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88 | 88 | | |
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89 | 89 | | Hancock Paxton Zaffirini |
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