By Gutierrez                                           H.R. No. 756
       74R9904 WMS-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The McAllen Rowe High School Warriors boys'
    1-2  basketball team has achieved outstanding success during the
    1-3  1994-1995 season, having won the District 31-5A cochampionship and
    1-4  a coveted place in the University Interscholastic League (UIL)
    1-5  Class 5A state tournament; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, In only its third year of existence, McAllen Rowe
    1-7  High School has become a dominant force in the sport of basketball;
    1-8  the Warriors finished the 1994-1995 campaign with a superb record
    1-9  of 29 wins and only six defeats, including a phenomenal 14-game
   1-10  winning streak; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, The season's outstanding accomplishments were the
   1-12  result of a total team effort from members Bobby Flores, Hernnan
   1-13  Guzman, Mario Villasenor, Pete Lozano, Roman Gonzalez, Mark Rios,
   1-14  Rene Guzman, Roger Cantu, Kevin Callaway, Albert Salinas, Andres
   1-15  Ruiz, Joe Dominguez, Jason Young, Mark Pierce, and Ruben Garza; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, Although each player made significant contributions
   1-17  to the team's overall success, squad members Bobby Flores and
   1-18  Andres Ruiz also earned individual honors as members of the
   1-19  all-area first team; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, Head coach Romy A. Vela, Jr., who was chosen by The
   1-21  Monitor as coach of the year for the Hidalgo and Starr county
   1-22  areas, inspired his charges to consistently compete at the highest
   1-23  level, and he was ably supported in all his efforts by assistant
   1-24  coach Oscar Diaz and assistant varsity coach Robert Flores; other
    2-1  invaluable assistance was provided by trainer Dwayne McAlister,
    2-2  manager Cris Briseno, athletic coordinator Bucky Rodriguez,
    2-3  athletic director Poppy Rodriguez, and principal Ed Wachtel; and
    2-4        WHEREAS, This exemplary group of young men and their coaches
    2-5  and staff are a tremendous source of pride to the students and
    2-6  faculty of McAllen Rowe High School and their many supporters in
    2-7  the community; with the success of the 1994-1995 season, the
    2-8  Warriors have advanced further in basketball competition than any
    2-9  other public school in the Valley in more than a decade, and their
   2-10  outstanding achievement is indeed worthy of special legislative
   2-11  recognition; now, therefore, be it
   2-12        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-13  Legislature hereby congratulate the McAllen Rowe High School
   2-14  Warriors boys' basketball team on winning the District 31-5A
   2-15  cochampionship and earning an appearance in the UIL Class 5A
   2-16  tournament and extend sincere best wishes to the team and its
   2-17  coaches for continued success in the future; and, be it further
   2-18        RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
   2-19  for the team and its coaches and for prominent display at McAllen
   2-20  Rowe High School as an expression of high regard by the Texas House
   2-21  of Representatives.