Bill Text: TX HR1004 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Sonny Dykes, head coach of the Texas Christian University football team, on a successful 2022 season.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-20 - Reported enrolled [HR1004 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1004-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1004 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Sonny Dykes, head coach of the Texas Christian | ||
| University football team, achieved great success in 2022, guiding | ||
| the Horned Frogs to the title game of the College Football Playoff | ||
| National Championship; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In his first season at the helm of the program, Coach | ||
| Dykes engineered a remarkable turnaround for his squad; following a | ||
| 2021 season in which they recorded a 5-7 record, the Horned Frogs | ||
| improved their win total by eight games and were one of the four | ||
| elite teams to compete for the championship; in its Fiesta Bowl | ||
| semifinal contest, TCU became the first team from Texas to win a CFP | ||
| contest, upsetting the No. 2-ranked University of Michigan | ||
| Wolverines in a thrilling 51-45 shootout to advance to the national | ||
| championship game; at the end of the season, Coach Dykes garnered a | ||
| host of honors, including selection as the Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach | ||
| of the Year, the Associated Press Coach of the Year, and the Big 12 | ||
| Coach of the Year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of legendary Texas Tech University football | ||
| coach Spike Dykes, Sonny Dykes began his collegiate coaching career | ||
| at Navarro College, and he went on to work as an assistant coach at | ||
| the University of Arizona, Texas Tech, and the University of | ||
| Kentucky; he took over a struggling Louisiana Tech program in 2010, | ||
| and in his second season, he was selected as the Western Athletic | ||
| Conference Coach of the Year as the Bulldogs won the WAC | ||
| Championship and earned a trip to the Poinsettia Bowl; in advance of | ||
| the 2013 season, he became head coach at the University of | ||
| California, and under his direction, the team's offense set a | ||
| modern-era record for points scored and shattered several school | ||
| records; his first assignment at TCU came as an offensive analyst in | ||
| 2017, and he then spent four seasons as head coach at Southern | ||
| Methodist University, where he greatly improved the team's fortunes | ||
| before taking charge of the Horned Frogs' program; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Big Spring, Mr. Dykes received his | ||
| bachelor's degree in history from Texas Tech in 1993 and was a | ||
| member of the Red Raiders baseball team for two seasons; in all his | ||
| endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his wife, Kate, and | ||
| their three children, Ally, Charlie, and Daniel; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through his leadership and expertise, Sonny Dykes is | ||
| furthering the tradition of football excellence in North Texas, and | ||
| his many accomplishments are indeed deserving of commendation; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Sonny Dykes on a successful 2022 | ||
| season and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Dykes as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Geren | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1004 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 20, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
