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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The girls' powerlifting team of Edcouch-Elsa High |
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| 6 | 7 | | School reached the pinnacle of success when it won the Texas High |
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| 7 | 8 | | School Women's Powerlifting Association 5A Division 1 state |
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| 8 | 9 | | championship on March 15, 2021; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Joining the top high school competitors in Texas at |
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| 10 | 11 | | the state meet in Corpus Christi, the Yellowjackets compiled 42 |
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| 11 | 12 | | points, besting runner-up Sharyland Pioneer High School by 25 |
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| 12 | 13 | | points; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, The team was paced by three individual title |
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| 14 | 15 | | winners; Anabel Martinez triumphed in the 97-pound weight class by |
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| 15 | 16 | | lifting a total of 650 pounds, nearly 100 more than her closest |
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| 16 | 17 | | rival; Deena Flores claimed the gold in the 123-pound division by |
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| 17 | 18 | | hoisting 855 pounds, and Georgina Alaniz racked up 875 pounds to win |
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| 18 | 19 | | the 132-pound class; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, The other Yellowjacket medal winners were Araylie |
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| 20 | 21 | | Garza at 181 pounds, Evelyn Garza at 220 pounds, and Aisha Garcia at |
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| 21 | 22 | | 259+ pounds, each of whom finished second in their divisions, and |
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| 22 | 23 | | Zilah Velez, who finished third in the 97-pound class; also |
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| 23 | 24 | | contributing to the Edcouch-Elsa point total were Victoria Pena, |
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| 24 | 25 | | who brought home fourth place in the 259-pound division, and Mia |
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| 25 | 26 | | Gonzalez, who took fifth in the 165-pound weight class; in |
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| 26 | 27 | | addition, Amy Aguirre came in seventh at 148 pounds and Emma Garza |
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| 27 | 28 | | finished eighth at 198 pounds; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Excelling through hard work and determination, the |
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| 29 | 30 | | Yellowjacket lifters benefited from the leadership of the team's |
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| 30 | 31 | | coaches, Christian Navarro, Patrick Boutwell, Desiderio Robles, |
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| 31 | 32 | | and Teresa Gonzalez; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, In proving themselves one of the finest powerlifting |
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| 33 | 34 | | teams in the Lone Star State in 2021, the Edcouch-Elsa |
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| 34 | 35 | | Yellowjackets have won the admiration of their many supporters in |
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| 35 | 36 | | the local community, and these talented competitors will forever |
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| 36 | 37 | | treasure their memories of this achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 38 | 39 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Edcouch-Elsa High School |
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| 39 | 40 | | girls' powerlifting team on winning the 2021 THSWPA 5A Division 1 |
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| 40 | 41 | | state championship and extend to all those associated with the team |
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| 41 | 42 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 44 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 44 | 45 | | House of Representatives. |
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