| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1950 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Panhandle High School girls' |
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| 6 | 6 | | track team achieved great distinction with their exceptional |
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| 7 | 7 | | performance at the 2022 University Interscholastic League Track & |
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| 8 | 8 | | Field State Meet; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Joining the other top high school qualifiers at Mike |
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| 10 | 10 | | A. Myers Stadium in Austin, the defending state champion |
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| 11 | 11 | | Pantherettes racked up 58 points, clinching the silver medal in the |
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| 12 | 12 | | 2A team competition and finishing just two points shy of first |
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| 13 | 13 | | place; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Panhandle was led by Mackie Land, who closed out her |
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| 15 | 15 | | high school career with three more gold medals at state; her |
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| 16 | 16 | | blistering times of 23.75 seconds in the 200 meters and 54.21 |
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| 17 | 17 | | seconds in the 400 meters left both fields far behind, and she |
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| 18 | 18 | | joined Avery Sides, Sydney Adee, and Leah Land on the winning |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1,600-meter relay team that crossed the finish line in 3 minutes, |
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| 20 | 20 | | 55.79 seconds, breaking its own 2A state record; moreover, the |
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| 21 | 21 | | 800-meter relay quartet of Grace Sims, Ms. L. Land, Ms. Adee, and |
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| 22 | 22 | | Ms. Sides posted a silver-medal finish with a time of 1 minute, |
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| 23 | 23 | | 46.09 seconds; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, The Pantherettes also received points from the |
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| 25 | 25 | | sixth-place finish by the 400-meter relay team of Ms. L. Land, |
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| 26 | 26 | | Ms. Adee, Ms. Sims, and Ms. Sides; serving as state meet alternates |
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| 27 | 27 | | for Panhandle were Hayley Sims, Cadence Bonner, and Makennah |
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| 28 | 28 | | Austin; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, These determined young Texans have excelled through |
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| 30 | 30 | | skill, hard work, and an enduring commitment to excellence, and |
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| 31 | 31 | | they are a source of tremendous pride to their classmates and their |
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| 32 | 32 | | many supporters in the local community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Panhandle High School girls' |
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| 35 | 35 | | track team on winning the silver medal in the 2A team competition at |
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| 36 | 36 | | the 2022 UIL Track & Field State Meet and extend to the athletes, |
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| 37 | 37 | | coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 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 the Pantherettes as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 41 | 41 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Price |
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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. 1950 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 46 | 46 | | 25, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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