| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 416 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Westwood Country Club in Austin is hosting the |
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| 6 | 6 | | inaugural ATX Open women's tennis tournament from February 27 to |
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| 7 | 7 | | March 5, 2023; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Presented by Drop Shot LLC and the Women's Tennis |
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| 9 | 9 | | Association, the ATX Open is one of just five women's-only |
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| 10 | 10 | | tour-level tennis tournaments in the country and the largest |
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| 11 | 11 | | women's professional sporting event in Austin's history; the |
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| 12 | 12 | | tournament is part of the Hologic WTA Tour, which encompasses |
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| 13 | 13 | | 50-plus competitions that take place in nearly 30 countries and |
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| 14 | 14 | | regions; when including the sport's four Grand Slams, the global |
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| 15 | 15 | | audience for women's tennis totals more than 700 million people; |
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| 16 | 16 | | and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The ATX Open features world-class talent across a |
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| 18 | 18 | | singles draw of 32 players and a doubles draw of 16 teams; the |
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| 19 | 19 | | competitors expected to play at the tournament include 2022 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins, 2017 U.S. Open champion |
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| 21 | 21 | | Sloane Stephens, and 2022 NCAA singles champion Peyton Stearns, |
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| 22 | 22 | | among other ranked players; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Highly anticipated by the community, the inaugural |
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| 24 | 24 | | ATX Open serves as a showcase for some of the top tennis talent in |
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| 25 | 25 | | the world, and it is a welcome addition to the Lone Star State's |
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| 26 | 26 | | outstanding lineup of sporting events; now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 28 | 28 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 2023 ATX Open women's tennis |
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| 29 | 29 | | tournament and extend to the organizers, athletes, and attendees |
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| 30 | 30 | | sincere best wishes for a successful tournament. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Troxclair |
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| 32 | 32 | | ______________________________ |
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| 33 | 33 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 34 | 34 | | I certify that H.R. No. 416 was adopted by the House on |
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| 35 | 35 | | February 28, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 36 | 36 | | ______________________________ |
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| 37 | 37 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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