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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hinojosa H.R. No. 892 |
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| 7 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The University of Texas women's basketball team |
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| 9 | 9 | | enjoyed an exceptional 2024-2025 season that culminated in a Final |
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| 10 | 10 | | Four berth in the NCAA Division I tournament; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Texas finished the regular season with a record of |
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| 12 | 12 | | 29-2, including a 15-1 mark in conference play and a perfect ledger |
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| 13 | 13 | | of 15 wins and no losses at home; the Longhorns notched a share of |
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| 14 | 14 | | the Southeastern Conference regular-season championship with their |
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| 15 | 15 | | win over the University of Florida; along the way, the team secured |
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| 16 | 16 | | its first No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press poll in 21 years; |
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| 17 | 17 | | national voting put UT atop the weekly poll for the 49th time dating |
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| 18 | 18 | | to its inaugural appearance at No. 1 in 1980; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Entering the "Big Dance" as a top seed, the |
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| 20 | 20 | | Longhorns bested William & Mary in the opening round and defeated |
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| 21 | 21 | | the University of Illinois in the round of 32; moving on to the |
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| 22 | 22 | | Sweet 16, UT dispatched conference foe Tennessee 67-59 to set up an |
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| 23 | 23 | | Elite Eight showdown against second-seeded Texas Christian |
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| 24 | 24 | | University; Madison Booker and Rori Harmon combined for 31 points, |
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| 25 | 25 | | leading UT to a 58-47 victory over the Horned Frogs as the Longhorns |
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| 26 | 26 | | punched their fourth all-time ticket to the Final Four; while Texas |
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| 27 | 27 | | ultimately fell short to South Carolina in the semifinals, the team |
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| 28 | 28 | | furthered the program's legacy of excellence and ended with an |
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| 29 | 29 | | outstanding overall record of 35 wins and only 4 losses; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Texas had numerous heroes during its 2024-2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | campaign; Ms. Booker was dubbed the SEC Player of the Year, |
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| 32 | 32 | | Ms. Harmon was selected for the All-Defensive Team, and Jordan Lee |
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| 33 | 33 | | collected All-Freshman honors; the Longhorns also received |
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| 34 | 34 | | valuable contributions over the course of the season from the other |
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| 35 | 35 | | members of the roster: Kyla Oldacre, Bryanna Preston, Laila Phelia, |
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| 36 | 36 | | Shay Holle, Justice Carlton, Jordana Codio, Aaliyah Moore, Sarah |
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| 37 | 37 | | Graves, Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda, Taylor Jones, and Abbie |
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| 38 | 38 | | Boutilier; the team was ably guided by head coach Vic Schaefer, who |
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| 39 | 39 | | was named the SEC Coach of the Year; and |
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| 40 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Playing with exemplary skill, determination, and |
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| 41 | 41 | | teamwork, the UT women's basketball squad has earned a place among |
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| 42 | 42 | | the best Division I teams in the country, and their achievements are |
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| 43 | 43 | | a source of great pride for the university's students, alumni, and |
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| 44 | 44 | | fans; now, therefore, be it |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 46 | 46 | | Legislature hereby congratulate The University of Texas women's |
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| 47 | 47 | | basketball team on advancing to the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA |
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| 48 | 48 | | Division I tournament and extend to the team's players, coaches, |
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| 49 | 49 | | and staff sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 50 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 51 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 52 | 52 | | House of Representatives. |
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