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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The unified floorball team of J. M. Hanks High |
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School in El Paso has qualified to represent the United States at |
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the 2022 Special Olympics World Winter Games; and |
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WHEREAS, Consisting of special education students and |
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general education students, the Hanks UKnighted team won gold in |
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the qualifying round that took place in San Antonio in February |
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2020; that triumph earned the squad the opportunity to travel to |
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Kazan, Russia, where the World Winter Games will be held in January |
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2022; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the guidance of head coach Ricardo Rodriguez, |
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the Hanks UKnighted players have become a source of pride for El |
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Paso residents; members of the local community have shown their |
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support for the team and for the Special Olympics mission by |
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assisting the students in raising funds so that they may join the |
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more than 2,000 Olympians who will compete in Russia; and |
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WHEREAS, The Hanks UKnighted athletes have demonstrated |
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remarkable skill and dedication, and they are sure to represent |
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their city, state, and nation with great distinction at the Kazan |
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games; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Hanks High School unified |
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floorball team for qualifying for the 2022 Special Olympics World |
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Winter Games and that all those associated with the team be extended |
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sincere best wishes for success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |