| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 685 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Rangers franchise is celebrating its 51st |
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| 6 | 6 | | anniversary in Arlington in 2023, providing a fitting opportunity |
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| 7 | 7 | | to honor the team on its illustrious history in Major League |
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| 8 | 8 | | Baseball; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Originating as the Washington Senators in 1961, the |
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| 10 | 10 | | Rangers owe their Lone Star locale to longtime Arlington Mayor Tom |
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| 11 | 11 | | Vandergriff, who began working in the late 1950s to bring Major |
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| 12 | 12 | | League Baseball to North Texas; his efforts finally paid off when |
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| 13 | 13 | | American League owners approved the transfer of the Washington |
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| 14 | 14 | | ballclub to Arlington, and in 1972 the Rangers moved into Turnpike |
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| 15 | 15 | | Stadium; on April 21 of that year, they defeated California in the |
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| 16 | 16 | | inaugural game at Turnpike, which later became Arlington Stadium; |
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| 17 | 17 | | in April 1994, the Rangers christened The Ballpark in Arlington and |
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| 18 | 18 | | competed there for 26 seasons; since 2020, they have played at Globe |
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| 19 | 19 | | Life Field; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, The Rangers have marked many important milestones |
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| 21 | 21 | | over the past half century; on September 27, 1996, the team clinched |
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| 22 | 22 | | its first division title and made more history by winning its |
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| 23 | 23 | | American League Division Series opener in a 6-2 decision over the |
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| 24 | 24 | | New York Yankees; in all, Texas has secured seven division crowns |
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| 25 | 25 | | and made eight postseason appearances, and in 2010 and 2011, the |
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| 26 | 26 | | Rangers thrilled their fans by claiming consecutive AL pennants to |
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| 27 | 27 | | earn back-to-back appearances in the World Series; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Among the legendary players who have worn a Rangers |
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| 29 | 29 | | uniform are catcher Iván Rodríguez and pitchers Ferguson Jenkins, |
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| 30 | 30 | | Gaylord Perry, and Nolan Ryan, all National Baseball Hall of Fame |
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| 31 | 31 | | members; in 1989, Mr. Ryan became the first hurler in MLB history to |
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| 32 | 32 | | record 5,000 career strikeouts, and in 1990 and 1991, he threw two |
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| 33 | 33 | | of his seven career no-hitters with Texas; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Rangers have made significant |
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| 35 | 35 | | contributions to the Lone Star State's proud legacy of athletic |
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| 36 | 36 | | excellence, and all those associated with the organization may take |
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| 37 | 37 | | pride in this notable heritage; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas Rangers on their 51st |
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| 40 | 40 | | anniversary in Arlington and extend to the franchise sincere best |
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| 41 | 41 | | wishes for the future; 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 franchise as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 44 | 44 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Tinderholt |
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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. 685 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 49 | 49 | | 28, 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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