H.R. No. 856
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Texas High School Rodeo Association will hold
    1-2  its state championship rodeo finals in Abilene during the week of
    1-3  June 7-12, 1993; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, Almost half of the association's more than 1,000
    1-5  members will compete in the state rodeo finals in such demanding
    1-6  events as bareback and saddle bronc riding, bull riding, calf
    1-7  roping, team roping, goat tying, pole bending, and cattle cutting,
    1-8  and state champions will go on to participate in the National High
    1-9  School Finals Rodeo that will be held in late July; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, Texas has been declared the National Team Champion
   1-11  in eight of the past 11 years; at the 1992 National High School
   1-12  Finals Rodeo, a strong team of cowboys and cowgirls from the Lone
   1-13  Star State accumulated 7,595 points, placing themselves more than
   1-14  3,500 points ahead of the second-place team to claim the national
   1-15  title for the second year in a row; a third consecutive victory in
   1-16  1993 will allow Texas to retire the trophy; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, In addition to encouraging young Texans to excel at
   1-18  traditional rodeo sports, the Texas High School Rodeo Association
   1-19  instills leadership and responsibility in its members, requiring
   1-20  that they conduct themselves in an exemplary manner, that students
   1-21  abide by a strict dress code when competing, and that contestants
   1-22  uphold the highest ideals of sportsmanship; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, Vitally committed to education, the association
   1-24  emphasizes its superior dedication to academic achievement through
    2-1  the provision of more than $30,000 in scholarships each year; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, Since its founding, the Texas High School Rodeo
    2-3  Association has contributed significantly to the enrichment of the
    2-4  lives of many young Texans, and its record of distinguished
    2-5  achievement is indeed deserving of special recognition and praise;
    2-6  now, therefore, be it
    2-7        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
    2-8  Legislature hereby commend the Texas High School Rodeo Association
    2-9  on its many outstanding accomplishments and extend to its members
   2-10  sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness in the
   2-11  future; and, be it further
   2-12        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-13  prepared for the Texas High School Rodeo Association as an
   2-14  expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
   2-15  expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
   2-16                                                     Hunter of Taylor
   2-17                                                      H.R. No. 856
   2-18  Laney                   Giddings                 Munoz
   2-19  Alexander               Glaze                    Naishtat
   2-20  Allen                   Goodman                  Nieto
   2-21  Alonzo                  Goolsby                  Oakley
   2-22  Alvarado                Granoff                  Ogden
   2-23  Averitt                 Gray                     Oliveira
   2-24  Bailey                  Greenberg                Park
   2-25  Berlanga                Grusendorf               Parra
   2-26  Black                   Gutierrez                Patterson
   2-27  Blackwood               Haggerty                 Pitts
    3-1  Bomer                   Hamric                   Place
    3-2  Bosse                   Harris                   Price
    3-3  Brady                   Hartnett                 Puente
    3-4  Brimer                  Heflin                   Rabuck
    3-5  Cain                    Hernandez                Ramsay
    3-6  Campbell                Hightower                Rangel
    3-7  Carona                  Hilbert                  Raymond
    3-8  Carter                  Hilderbran               Rodriguez
    3-9  Chisum                  Hill                     Romo
   3-10  Clemons                 Hirschi                  Rudd
   3-11  Coleman                 Hochberg                 Sadler
   3-12  Combs                   Holzheauser              Saunders
   3-13  Conley                  Horn                     Schechter
   3-14  Cook                    Hudson                   Seidlits
   3-15  Corte                   Hunter of Taylor         Shields
   3-16  Counts                  Hunter of Nueces         Siebert
   3-17  Crabb                   Jackson                  A. Smith of Harris
   3-18  Craddick                James                    D. Smith of Harris
   3-19  Cuellar of Webb         Johnson                  Smithee
   3-20  Cuellar of Hidalgo      Jones of Lubbock         Solis
   3-21  Culberson               Jones of Dallas          Stiles
   3-22  Danburg                 Junell                   Swinford
   3-23  Davila                  Kamel                    Tallas
   3-24  Davis                   Krusee                   Talton
   3-25  De La Garza             Kubiak                   Telford
   3-26  Dear                    Kuempel                  Thompson of Tarrant
   3-27  Delco                   Lewis                    Thompson of Harris
    4-1  Delisi                  Linebarger               Turner of Coleman
    4-2  Denton                  Longoria                 Turner of Harris
    4-3  Driver                  Luna                     Uher
    4-4  Duncan                  McCall                   Van de Putte
    4-5  Dutton                  McCoulskey               Vowell
    4-6  Earley                  McDonald                 West
    4-7  Eckels                  Madden                   Williamson
    4-8  Edwards                 Marchant                 Willis
    4-9  Erickson                Martin                   Wilson
   4-10  Finnell                 Maxey                    Wolens
   4-11  Flores                  Moffat                   Yarbrough
   4-12  Gallego                 Moreno                   Yost
   4-13  Gallegos                Mowery                   Zbranek
   4-14                                                      H.R. No. 856
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   4-16                                            Speaker of the House
   4-17        I certify that H.R. No. 856 was adopted by the House on May
   4-18  29, 1993, by a non-record vote.
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   4-20                                          Chief Clerk of the House