88R28604 JRI-D
By: Guerra H.R. No. 1584
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Travis Bush was named head coach of The University
of Texas Rio Grande Valley football team on December 12, 2022; and
WHEREAS, The first coach in program history, Mr. Bush is
taking the helm of the Vaquero football team as it prepares to enter
NCAA Division I competition; the school will sign recruiting
classes in 2024 and 2025 and kick off its first game on August 30,
2025; and
WHEREAS, A skilled athlete at the high school and college
levels, Mr. Bush was an All-State quarterback at Gregory-Portland
High School, where he was also a member of the golf and track and
field teams; he went on to play wide receiver at Texas State
University, and in 1999, he was the Bobcats' special teams captain;
after graduating with a bachelor's degree, he went on to earn a
master's degree from Texas Christian University; and
WHEREAS, Coach Bush arrives in Edinburg with experience as a
program builder; while serving as offensive coordinator and
quarterbacks coach from 2010 to 2012, he helped The University of
Texas at San Antonio make its college football debut; he gained
further expertise at the collegiate level as an assistant at TCU,
Texas State, and the University of Houston, and he spent one year on
the Buffalo Bills' coaching staff in the National Football League;
in 2016, he became head coach and athletic director at Seguin High
School, and he held the same titles at Canyon High School in New
Braunfels beginning in 2021; and
WHEREAS, The son of Ida Palacios and Rio Grande Valley Sports
Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Bush, Travis Bush lived in South Texas
for two years during his childhood, when his father coached at
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School; in all his endeavors, he benefits
from the support of his wife, Diana, and their two sons, Treyson and
Tyler; and
WHEREAS, Travis Bush will now put his experience and know-how
to work in guiding The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Vaqueros, and the university's students, alumni, and supporters are
justifiably excited to welcome this proven leader to the Valley;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Travis Bush on his selection as
head coach of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley football
team and extend to him sincere best wishes for success in his new
position; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Bush as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.