| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2004 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Duncanville High School girls' track team proved |
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| 6 | 6 | | itself one of the finest in Texas by winning the 6A championship at |
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| 7 | 7 | | the 2023 University Interscholastic League Track & Field State |
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| 8 | 8 | | Meet; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Joining the other top high school competitors at |
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| 10 | 10 | | Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin on May 13, the Pantherettes |
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| 11 | 11 | | outscored their nearest opponent by 10 points to claim the 6A crown; |
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| 12 | 12 | | Duncanville turned in outstanding performances in the relay events; |
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| 13 | 13 | | the quartet of Ashley Lister, Aaliyah Gipson, Sanyah Keeton, and |
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| 14 | 14 | | De'Kayla Simpson placed second in the 400-meter event with a time of |
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| 15 | 15 | | 45.55 seconds, and the same group of runners clocked in at 1 minute, |
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| 16 | 16 | | 36.03 seconds, to claim the silver medal in the 800-meter relay; in |
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| 17 | 17 | | addition, a squad made up of Ms. Lister, Ms. Gipson, Ms. Simpson, |
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| 18 | 18 | | and Kayli Hill captured fourth place in the 1,600-meter race, |
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| 19 | 19 | | crossing the finish line in 3 minutes, 45.60 seconds; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, In the individual events, Indyia Walton added to the |
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| 21 | 21 | | Pantherettes' winning total; she collected the bronze medal in the |
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| 22 | 22 | | 300-meter hurdles with a time of 42.44 seconds and earned fourth |
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| 23 | 23 | | place in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing in 14.13 seconds; |
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| 24 | 24 | | Duncanville also received valuable contributions throughout the |
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| 25 | 25 | | season from Kennedy Brown, who ran with the 800-meter and |
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| 26 | 26 | | 1,600-meter squads; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, These talented student-athletes were ably guided by |
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| 28 | 28 | | head coach Yvette Green and assistant coaches Coy Square, James |
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| 29 | 29 | | Williams, William James, and Steven Duren, and they received |
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| 30 | 30 | | additional support from head trainer Alec Hawkins, trainers Ricky |
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| 31 | 31 | | Webster and Paola Cabrera, and manager Corian Smith; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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| 33 | 33 | | culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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| 34 | 34 | | commitment to excellence, and the Duncanville High School |
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| 35 | 35 | | Pantherettes may reflect with pride on a job well done; now, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 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 Duncanville High School girls' |
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| 39 | 39 | | track team on winning the 2023 UIL 6A state championship and extend |
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| 40 | 40 | | to the athletes, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for |
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| 41 | 41 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for the Pantherettes as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 44 | 44 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Davis |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 48 | 48 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2004 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 49 | 49 | | 24, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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