| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1522 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The boys' swim team of Tuloso-Midway High School in |
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| 6 | 6 | | Corpus Christi achieved great distinction at the 2023 University |
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| 7 | 7 | | Interscholastic League Swimming & Diving State Meet, held |
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| 8 | 8 | | February 9 and 10 in San Antonio; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Delivering an exceptional performance, |
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| 10 | 10 | | Tuloso-Midway finished second overall in the 4A team competition |
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| 11 | 11 | | and was especially strong in the individual events; Matteo |
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| 12 | 12 | | Nisimblat claimed gold in the 100-yard freestyle race, and Tomas |
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| 13 | 13 | | Betancour won the 100-yard butterfly, holding off silver medalist |
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| 14 | 14 | | and teammate Gavin Gallimore; Alex Craig was second in the 200-yard |
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| 15 | 15 | | freestyle, and Mr. Betancour and Mr. Nisimblat clinched respective |
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| 16 | 16 | | bronze medals in the 50-yard freestyle and the 200-yard individual |
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| 17 | 17 | | medley; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, The Warriors also excelled in the relays, with the |
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| 19 | 19 | | quartet of Mr. Gallimore, Mr. Craig, Mr. Betancour, and |
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| 20 | 20 | | Mr. Nisimblat bringing home gold in the 200-yard freestyle event, |
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| 21 | 21 | | and Mr. Gallimore, Riley Williams, Mr. Betancour, and |
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| 22 | 22 | | Mr. Nisimblat garnering second place in the 200-yard medley relay; |
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| 23 | 23 | | moreover, Zeke Adams, Gavin Lopez, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Craig |
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| 24 | 24 | | placed fourth in the 400-yard freestyle relay; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Tuloso-Midway was also represented at state by |
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| 26 | 26 | | Anthony Rios in 1-meter diving, Andrew Benavides in the 200-yard |
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| 27 | 27 | | individual medley, and Ryan Rosenbaum in the 500-yard freestyle; |
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| 28 | 28 | | and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Throughout the season, the talented members of the |
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| 30 | 30 | | Tuloso-Midway roster benefited from the able guidance of head coach |
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| 31 | 31 | | Anna Alaniz and assistant coaches Criselda Saenz and Izzy Soza; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, The Tuloso-Midway Warriors have excelled through |
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| 33 | 33 | | skill, hard work, and an unwavering commitment to performing at the |
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| 34 | 34 | | highest level, and they are a source of tremendous pride to their |
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| 35 | 35 | | classmates and to their many supporters in the local community; |
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| 36 | 36 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Tuloso-Midway High School |
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| 39 | 39 | | boys' swim team on placing second in the 4A team competition at the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2023 UIL Swimming & Diving State Meet and extend to the athletes, |
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| 41 | 41 | | coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, |
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| 42 | 42 | | be it further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 45 | 45 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Herrero |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 49 | 49 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1522 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 50 | 50 | | 19, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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