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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Russell Miller is retiring as head coach of the |
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boys' basketball team at Weiss High School in Pflugerville at the |
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end of the 2022-2023 school year, drawing to a close an outstanding |
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career in the coaching ranks that has spanned nearly three decades; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Miller joined the faculty of newly opened |
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Weiss High in 2017, launching the school's basketball program and |
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serving as head coach of the boys' team; he guided Weiss to the |
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district championship and to the regional tournament in 2021-2022, |
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during only the fifth year of the school's existence and the team's |
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fourth season of varsity play; under his direction, the Wolves have |
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made a total of four playoff appearances; and |
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WHEREAS, This experienced educator began his head coaching |
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career at Manor High School, leading the Mustangs to three district |
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titles and three playoff berths in four years, including |
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back-to-back regional tournament appearances; he next served for |
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four years as head coach at Frisco Centennial High School and helped |
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build its basketball program; his final stop before Weiss High was |
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at Georgetown High School, where his teams advanced to the playoffs |
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during each of his eight years as head coach, with the 2012-2013 |
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squad claiming the district crown and reaching the regional finals; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his 22-year head coaching tenure, Coach |
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Miller has received six District Coach of the Year awards, |
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including two with Weiss High School, as well as two All-Central |
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Texas Coach of the Year accolades; an accomplished high school |
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athlete in his youth, he played multiple sports at Abernathy High |
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School, and he went on to earn a kinesiology degree from West Texas |
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A&M University; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Coach Miller enjoys the love |
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and support of his wife, Julie; retirement will afford him the |
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opportunity to spend more time with his family and to pursue his |
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passion for playing golf; and |
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WHEREAS, Russell Miller has served as an inspiring mentor and |
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role model to countless student-athletes, and he may indeed reflect |
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with pride on his myriad achievements as he embarks on the next |
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exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Russell Miller on his retirement as |
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head coach of the Weiss High School boys' basketball team and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Miller as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Cole |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1417 was adopted by the House on May |
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12, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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