| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 997 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Keily Guzman of La Joya Early College High School |
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| 6 | 6 | | closed out her senior year of competition by winning a state title |
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| 7 | 7 | | at the 2023 Texas High School Women's Powerlifting Association 6A |
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| 8 | 8 | | State Championships; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Guzman first competed in powerlifting as a |
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| 10 | 10 | | junior, winning a district title and achieving fourth place at the |
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| 11 | 11 | | regional meet and sixth place at state; building on that success in |
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| 12 | 12 | | 2023, she was crowned regional champion and earned a repeat trip to |
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| 13 | 13 | | the THSWPA state final; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Joining the other top high school lifters in Texas |
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| 15 | 15 | | at the Comerica Center in Frisco on March 15, Ms. Guzman delivered |
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| 16 | 16 | | an exceptional performance in the 132-pound weight class; she set a |
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| 17 | 17 | | state record of 425 pounds in the squat, and she added efforts of |
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| 18 | 18 | | 225 pounds in the bench press and 355 pounds in the dead lift for a |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1,005-pound total that set another state record; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Guzman is the first student-athlete from La Joya |
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| 21 | 21 | | Early College High School to claim a state powerlifting title; the |
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| 22 | 22 | | daughter of Rolando and Deily Guzman of Palmview, she took up weight |
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| 23 | 23 | | lifting during the COVID-19 pandemic and quickly developed into a |
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| 24 | 24 | | formidable competitor; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, With her championship performance, Keily Guzman has |
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| 26 | 26 | | brought great pride to her family, school, and community, and she |
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| 27 | 27 | | will cherish the memories of this outstanding accomplishment for |
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| 28 | 28 | | the rest of her life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 30 | 30 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Keily Guzman on winning the state |
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| 31 | 31 | | title in the 132-pound weight class at the 2023 THSWPA 6A State |
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| 32 | 32 | | Championships and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; |
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| 33 | 33 | | and, be it further |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 35 | 35 | | prepared for Ms. Guzman as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 37 | 37 | | Longoria |
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| 38 | 38 | | ______________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 40 | 40 | | I certify that H.R. No. 997 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 41 | 41 | | 20, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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