HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-1           WHEREAS, The rugby team of St. Ambrose Catholic School in
 1-2     Houston will soon travel to the United Kingdom to test its mettle
 1-3     against some of the top schoolboy teams in England, and this rare
 1-4     honor is indeed well-deserved; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, This tournament is part of a year-long celebration
 1-6     that will culminate with the quadrennial Rugby World Cup
 1-7     competition for men, which features many of the world's preeminent
 1-8     rugby players; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, The team's two-week trip from May 29, 1999, to June
1-10     12, 1999, will allow the Hornets to match their skills against
1-11     other schoolboy-age teams from the world's rugby-playing countries
1-12     in four matches; and
1-13           WHEREAS, The only schoolboy team from the United States to
1-14     receive an invitation to this tournament, the Hornets will be
1-15     representing not only Texas, but America, and it is truly a
1-16     pleasure to wish them well as they travel abroad for this unique
1-17     event; now, therefore, be it
1-18           RESOLVED, That the 76th Legislature of the State of Texas
1-19     hereby recognize the St.  Ambrose Catholic School Hornets rugby
1-20     team and extend to the team and its coaches and staff best wishes
1-21     for a successful and memorable trip to the United Kingdom; and, be
1-22     it further
1-23           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
1-24     prepared for the St.  Ambrose Catholic School Hornets rugby team
 2-1     and its coaches and staff as an expression of high regard by the
 2-2     Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
                                                                   Yarbrough
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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.C.R. No. 136 was adopted by the House on
         March 16, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
               I certify that H.C.R. No. 136 was adopted by the Senate on
         March 17, 1999, by a viva-voce vote.
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                                                 Secretary of the Senate
         APPROVED:  _____________________
                            Date
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                          Governor