H.R. No. 836 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The economic future and well-being of the State of 1-2 Texas lies with the ability, education, and initiative of its young 1-3 people; and 1-4 WHEREAS, It is these individuals who will largely be 1-5 responsible for transforming Texas into a technologically oriented 1-6 society; and 1-7 WHEREAS, The Texas Society of Professional Engineers, through 1-8 the MATHCOUNTS program, is striving to prepare these students for 1-9 the challenges ahead; and 1-10 WHEREAS, MATHCOUNTS is a national program designed to 1-11 encourage seventh- and eighth-grade students to enhance their math 1-12 skills and to reward these "mathletes" for their superior skill and 1-13 efforts; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Nationally recognized by the president of the United 1-15 States, the vice president, and members of Congress, as well as by 1-16 the secretary of education, the National Council of Teachers of 1-17 Mathematics, and the National Science Foundation and the Texas 1-18 State Board of Education, the program receives financial and 1-19 administrative support from the National Society of Professional 1-20 Engineers, CNA Insurance Companies, NASA, and others; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Texas MATHCOUNTS derives its financial support from 1-22 the generosity of such corporate and foundation leaders as 1-23 NationsBank; 3M; Advanced Micro Devices; Chevron U.S.A., Inc.; 2-1 Compaq Computer Foundation; Motorola; Sid Richardson Foundation; 2-2 Southwest Airlines; and Southwestern Bell Foundation; Texas 2-3 Instruments, Inc.; Texas Utilities Electric; SEMATECH; TSPE 2-4 Auxiliaries; and TSPE Chapters; and 2-5 WHEREAS, This year's "Texas Team," consisting of Weiyi Li of 2-6 College Station, Ben Mathews of Dallas, Matt Mendicino of San 2-7 Antonio, and Cody Patterson of Weatherford and Coach John Cocharo 2-8 of Dallas, travelled to Washington, D.C., for the April 28 national 2-9 MATHCOUNTS competition, where they distinguished themselves and the 2-10 State of Texas by achieving the rank of second in the nation; now, 2-11 therefore, be it 2-12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the State of 2-13 Texas, 74th Legislature, hereby commend and applaud these students, 2-14 their teachers, and their peers for their contribution to the 2-15 future of Texas; and, be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be prepared for the 2-17 members of the "Texas Team" as an expression of esteem and respect 2-18 from the Texas House of Representatives.