Bill Text: TX SR751 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team for winning the 2019 President's Cup.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-16 - Reported enrolled [SR751 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR751-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
recognize The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team, | ||
which won the 2019 President's Cup; and | ||
WHEREAS, The President's Cup is known as the Final Four of | ||
collegiate chess competition; it brings together the four | ||
highest-ranked collegiate teams in the country to determine a | ||
national champion; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Vaqueros captured their second consecutive | ||
national championship title by defeating six-time champion | ||
Webster University; team members Kamil Dragun, Andrey Stukopin, | ||
Hovhannes Gabuzyan, Vladimir Belous, and Guillermo Vázquez can | ||
take great pride in their outstanding performances; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Vaqueros developed highly effective tactics | ||
and strategies under the exceptional leadership of chess coach | ||
Grandmaster Bartlomiej Bartek Macieja, chess program manager | ||
Grandmaster Aleksander Mista, and associate dean for student | ||
rights and responsibilities Dr. Douglas Stoves; and | ||
WHEREAS, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the | ||
people of South Texas are proud of the Vaqueros for their hard | ||
work and impressive skills; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby congratulate the members of The University | ||
of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team on winning the 2019 | ||
President's Cup and extend to them best wishes for continued | ||
success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
the team as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
Hinojosa, Lucio, | ||
Zaffirini | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 16, 2019. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |