By Horn                                                H.R. No. 840

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                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The Denton Liberty Christian High School Warriors

 1-2     football team has achieved the pinnacle of success by winning the

 1-3     inaugural Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools

 1-4     (TAPPS) Class 4A State Football Championship; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, The Warriors started the 1996 campaign by winning

 1-6     all of their district games, and the team remained undefeated

 1-7     during the playoff series as they grabbed for and seized the brass

 1-8     ring of high school football; and

 1-9           WHEREAS, With the ultimate prize at stake, Denton Liberty

1-10     Christian faced its second former state champion in as many weeks,

1-11     taking on the 1993 Class 1A titleholder, Dallas Tyler Street

1-12     Christian Academy; the Warriors, however, proved up to the task,

1-13     dominating their opponent 15-0 to claim the coveted state crown;

1-14     and

1-15           WHEREAS, Head Coach Mark Bowles has honed his players' skills

1-16     while instilling in them the unshakeable belief that they could

1-17     capture the first-ever TAPPS Class 4A State Football Championship;

1-18     Coach Bowles has led the Warriors to 12 district championship

1-19     titles in the past 13 years, and during the course of its

1-20     championship season, the team celebrated its 100th victory; and

1-21           WHEREAS, This exemplary group of young men and their coaches

1-22     and staff are a tremendous source of pride for the students and

1-23     faculty of Denton Liberty Christian High School and their many

1-24     supporters in the community, and their exceptional accomplishments

 2-1     have rightfully earned them special legislative recognition; now,

 2-2     therefore, be it

 2-3           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-4     Legislature hereby congratulate Head Coach Mark Bowles and the

 2-5     Denton Liberty Christian High School Warriors football team on

 2-6     winning the inaugural TAPPS Class 4A State Championship and extend

 2-7     to them sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness in

 2-8     the years to come; and, be it further

 2-9           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-10     prepared for the members of the team and coaching staff as an

2-11     expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.