| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 122 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Galveston native Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay |
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| 6 | 6 | | Buccaneers furthered his stature as one of the National Football |
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| 7 | 7 | | League's top pass catchers by recording his ninth consecutive |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1,000-yard receiving season in 2022-2023; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, In a matchup against the Carolina Panthers on |
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| 10 | 10 | | January 1, 2023, Mr. Evans extended his streak in dramatic fashion, |
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| 11 | 11 | | hauling in a 63-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady to spark the Bucs |
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| 12 | 12 | | to a 30-24 win that clinched the NFC South Division title; Mr. Evans |
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| 13 | 13 | | holds the league record for the most consecutive 1,000-yard seasons |
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| 14 | 14 | | to start a career, and he is now in a second-place tie for the |
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| 15 | 15 | | longest streak of 1K campaigns among all NFL receivers; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Evans first gained attention at Ball High School |
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| 17 | 17 | | in Galveston, where he played football only as a senior; he hauled |
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| 18 | 18 | | in 25 passes for 648 yards and 7 touchdowns that year to earn |
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| 19 | 19 | | All-Region and Second-Team All-District honors; at Texas A&M |
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| 20 | 20 | | University, he garnered All-American and All-Southeastern |
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| 21 | 21 | | Conference accolades; moreover, he set a school record as a |
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| 22 | 22 | | redshirt sophomore with 1,394 receiving yards, and he recorded the |
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| 23 | 23 | | two highest single-game receiving totals in program history; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Evans was selected by Tampa Bay as the seventh |
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| 25 | 25 | | pick in the 2014 NFL Draft; in addition to leading the NFL in |
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| 26 | 26 | | receiving touchdowns each year since entering the league, he owns |
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| 27 | 27 | | six of the Buccaneers' top 10 single-game receiving marks, and he |
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| 28 | 28 | | has the most touchdown receptions, total TDs, receiving yards, |
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| 29 | 29 | | receptions, and yards from scrimmage in franchise history; a |
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| 30 | 30 | | four-time Pro Bowl selection, he helped lead the Bucs to the 2021 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Super Bowl championship; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Mike Evans has inspired football fans across the |
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| 33 | 33 | | Lone Star State and beyond, and he may indeed take great pride in |
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| 34 | 34 | | his many accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Mike Evans on recording his ninth |
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| 37 | 37 | | consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season in the NFL and extend to |
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| 38 | 38 | | him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for Mr. Evans as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Leo-Wilson |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 122 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 46 | 46 | | 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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| 47 | 47 | | voting. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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