H.R. No. 261
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The members of the TechnoWizards robotics team have
distinguished themselves through their success at numerous FIRST
Tech Challenge events and their service to the San Antonio
community; and
WHEREAS, The FIRST Tech Challenge empowers students to
design, build, program, and operate robots while fostering
essential STEM skills and soft skills such as teamwork,
communication, and problem-solving; and
WHEREAS, Established in 2015, the TechnoWizards encompass
students from San Antonio public high schools, charter schools, and
home schools; they have participated in dozens of competitions,
including the FIRST in Texas FTC State Championship, the
FiT-Central Area Championship, and the TX-Central Regional
Championship; the team has been consistently ranked in the top 50 in
the world in recent years, and at the 2022-2023 FIRST World
Championship in Houston, the group earned second place in the
prestigious Think Award category in the Ochoa Division; and
WHEREAS, Over the years, the members of the TechnoWizards
have served their community by promoting the importance of STEM
skills among area youth, sharing their technical knowledge, and
volunteering to support nonprofit organizations; they have also
organized a summer robot camp for elementary school students that
takes place at The University of Texas at San Antonio and have held
a robotics technical conference that brings together FTC teams from
around the globe; and
WHEREAS, Ably guided by coaches Liqun Jin, Xing Tao, Jason
Olkowski, and Yufang Jin and founding coach James Lewey, the
community-based team includes Ilias Bari, Jerry He, Justin Jin,
Vincent Liu, James Lu, Parker Olkowski, Adity Rao, Alejandro
Saucedo, Eduardo Saucedo, Augustine Taboabo, Sebestiano Taboabo,
Dylan Xie, Isabel Xue, and Angela Zhang; and
WHEREAS, Since the team's founding, the members of the
TechnoWizards have demonstrated tremendous skill, initiative, and
dedication, and they are a source of great pride to the San Antonio
community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the TechnoWizards
robotics team on their achievements and extend to them sincere best
wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the TechnoWizards as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Martinez Fischer
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 261 was adopted by the House on March
6, 2025, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House