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| 4 | 4 | | SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The University of Texas Permian Basin football team |
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| 6 | 6 | | enjoyed unprecedented success during the 2023 season, capturing the |
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| 7 | 7 | | program's first Lone Star Conference title and earning the first |
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| 8 | 8 | | NCAA Division II playoff appearance in the team's eight years of |
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| 9 | 9 | | competition; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Picked to finish seventh in conference preseason |
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| 11 | 11 | | polls, the Falcons defied expectations all year long; they opened |
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| 12 | 12 | | their 2023 campaign with a dominant 96-0 victory over Texas |
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| 13 | 13 | | College, and in their third game of the season, they embarked on an |
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| 14 | 14 | | impressive winning streak that included victories over Southwest |
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| 15 | 15 | | Baptist University, West Texas A&M, Texas A&M |
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| 16 | 16 | | University-Kingsville, Midwestern State, Eastern New Mexico, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Angelo State, Western Oregon, and Western New Mexico; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, UTPB clinched the league title with a commanding |
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| 19 | 19 | | 42-14 triumph against Central Washington University on November 11 |
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| 20 | 20 | | in front of a home crowd at Astound Broadband Stadium in Midland; |
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| 21 | 21 | | when the final seconds ticked off the clock, the Falcons' overall |
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| 22 | 22 | | record stood at 10 wins and one loss and a perfect 8-0 in conference |
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| 23 | 23 | | play, and the players hoisted the LSC championship trophy to the |
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| 24 | 24 | | delight of their loyal fans; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of the 2023 season, the Falcons have |
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| 26 | 26 | | received valuable contributions from each member of the roster, and |
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| 27 | 27 | | these talented student-athletes are ably guided by head coach Kris |
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| 28 | 28 | | McCullough, offensive coordinator Ryan Lusby, and defensive |
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| 29 | 29 | | coordinator Dionte Dean; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Winning a conference title represents the |
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| 31 | 31 | | culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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| 32 | 32 | | commitment to excellence, and the members of the UTPB football team |
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| 33 | 33 | | may reflect with pride on this outstanding achievement; now, |
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| 34 | 34 | | therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate The University of Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Permian Basin football team on winning the 2023 Lone Star |
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| 38 | 38 | | Conference championship and extend to the team's players, coaches, |
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| 39 | 39 | | and staff sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 42 | 42 | | House of Representatives and Senate. |
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