| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 6 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Houston Astros closed out a historic campaign by |
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| 6 | 6 | | winning the Major League Baseball World Series on November 5, 2022, |
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| 7 | 7 | | collecting the team's second championship; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, After a remarkable regular season in which they |
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| 9 | 9 | | collected 106 wins and the American League West Division crown, the |
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| 10 | 10 | | Astros advanced through their first two playoff series without |
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| 11 | 11 | | losing a single contest; the three-game triumph over the Seattle |
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| 12 | 12 | | Mariners concluded with a marathon battle that stretched to 18 |
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| 13 | 13 | | innings before Houston scored the winning run; the team followed |
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| 14 | 14 | | with a dominating 4-0 sweep of the New York Yankees to reach the |
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| 15 | 15 | | World Series for the second straight year and for the fifth time in |
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| 16 | 16 | | franchise history; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Matching up against the Philadelphia Phillies in the |
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| 18 | 18 | | Fall Classic, the Astros staged a thrilling comeback, rallying from |
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| 19 | 19 | | a 2-1 series deficit to reel off three consecutive victories; the |
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| 20 | 20 | | team silenced the Phillies fans at Citizens Bank Park in Game 4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | thanks to a historic performance by pitchers Cristian Javier, Bryan |
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| 22 | 22 | | Abreu, Rafael Montero, and Ryan Pressly, who combined for the first |
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| 23 | 23 | | World Series no-hitter since 1956; following a nail-biting 3-2 win |
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| 24 | 24 | | in Game 5, the Astros took the field for Game 6 at Minute Maid Park |
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| 25 | 25 | | with a chance to clinch the title; Framber Valdez gave up just one |
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| 26 | 26 | | run in six innings, and Yordan Alvarez smashed a three-run homer in |
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| 27 | 27 | | the sixth inning to put the Astros up for good; when the final out |
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| 28 | 28 | | was recorded for the 4-1 victory, the Houston faithful celebrated |
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| 29 | 29 | | the organization's second World Series crown in six seasons; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, The Astros were led by Jeremy Peña, who was named MVP |
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| 31 | 31 | | of both the American League Championship Series and the World |
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| 32 | 32 | | Series; another beloved hero of the 2022 campaign was manager Dusty |
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| 33 | 33 | | Baker, who captured the first World Series title of his coaching |
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| 34 | 34 | | career after compiling more than 2,000 victories with five |
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| 35 | 35 | | different teams; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, The 2022 Houston Astros have burnished the |
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| 37 | 37 | | organization's reputation as a modern baseball dynasty, and this |
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| 38 | 38 | | unforgettable championship season will be celebrated by the team's |
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| 39 | 39 | | countless fans for many years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Houston Astros on winning the |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2022 Major League Baseball World Series and extend to the team's |
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| 43 | 43 | | players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 44 | 44 | | success; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for the Astros organization as an expression of high |
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| 47 | 47 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 48 | 48 | | Oliverson |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 51 | 51 | | I certify that H.R. No. 6 was adopted by the House on March 8, |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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| 53 | 53 | | voting. |
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| 54 | 54 | | ______________________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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