Bill Text: TX HR1847 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the DeSoto High School girls' track and field team on winning the 6A championship at the 2019 UIL Track & Field State Meet.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-22 - Reported enrolled [HR1847 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1847-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1847 |
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WHEREAS, The DeSoto High School girls' track and field team | ||
once again proved itself one of the finest in Texas by winning the | ||
6A championship at the 2019 University Interscholastic League Track & | ||
Field State Meet; and | ||
WHEREAS, Joining the other top high school competitors at | ||
Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin on May 11, the Lady Eagles clinched | ||
their eighth state crown and fourth consecutive 6A title; setting | ||
the pace were the members of the 4x100-meter relay team, Ja'Era | ||
Griffin, Jayla Hollis, Taylor Armstrong, and Rosaline Effiong, | ||
whose victorious time of 44.24 seconds eclipsed the national mark | ||
they had set at the regional meet two weeks earlier; in addition, | ||
Cierra Wash, Ms. Effiong, Zariah Jones, and Bryannia Murphy won the | ||
4x400-meter relay in a national season-best time of 3 minutes, | ||
39.79 seconds, and Ms. Griffin, Trinity Kirk, Ms. Armstrong, and | ||
Mia Abraham triumphed in the 4x200-meter relay; and | ||
WHEREAS, DeSoto was equally impressive in individual | ||
competition, placing six athletes on the podium; Ms. Hollis and | ||
Jalaysi'ya Smith claimed gold and silver medals, respectively, in | ||
the 100-meter hurdles, and Ms. Armstrong won the 300-meter hurdles; | ||
further, Ms. Effiong and Ms. Hollis were second and third in the | ||
200-meter dash, and Brianna Washington placed second in discus; and | ||
WHEREAS, When the final scores were tallied, the Lady Eagles | ||
totaled an astounding 121 points, which set a state meet record and | ||
bested their closest competitor by 73 points; in their successful | ||
quest to continue their reign as state champions, the DeSoto | ||
competitors benefited from the expert guidance of head coach June | ||
Villers and the members of her staff; and | ||
WHEREAS, By accomplishing the rare feat of winning eight | ||
state championships, the DeSoto Lady Eagles have burnished their | ||
reputation as a track and field dynasty, and their accomplishments | ||
are a source of great pride to their school and their many | ||
supporters in the community; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the DeSoto High School girls' track | ||
and field team on winning the 6A championship at the 2019 UIL Track & | ||
Field State Meet and extend to the team's athletes, coaches, and | ||
staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the Lady Eagles as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Davis of Dallas | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1847 was adopted by the House on May | ||
22, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||