R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives takes great pride
1-2 in commending the members of the Texas High School Rodeo
1-3 Association on their first-place finish in the 1998 National High
1-4 School Finals Rodeo sponsored by the National High School Rodeo
1-5 Association; and
1-6 WHEREAS, In July 1998 the 51 cowboys and cowgirls who compose
1-7 the Texas team gathered in Gillette, Wyoming, to compete in events
1-8 such as team roping, cattle cutting, bull riding, and barrel racing
1-9 in the National High School Finals Rodeo; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Facing tough competition from more than 1,500
1-11 individuals representing 37 states and four Canadian provinces, the
1-12 Texas team brought home four awards: the National Rookie Cowgirl
1-13 award, the National Goat Tying Champion award, the National Bull
1-14 Riding Champion award, and the 1998 National High School Finals
1-15 Rodeo Team Championship; and
1-16 WHEREAS, The National High School Rodeo Association is an
1-17 international, nonprofit organization created in 1949 by Texas
1-18 educator and rodeo contestant Claude Mullins, the man who had
1-19 created the Texas High School Rodeo Association two years earlier
1-20 in 1947; and
1-21 WHEREAS, Fostering the development of sportsmanship,
1-22 horsemanship, and good character in the youthful athletes is the
1-23 main goal of the National High School Rodeo Association; in return
1-24 for striving for those attributes, members have the opportunity to
2-1 compete for awards and to earn part of scholarship funds totaling
2-2 more than $425,000 each year; and
2-3 WHEREAS, The Texas association requires that its student
2-4 contestants maintain academic success as well as high standards of
2-5 personal conduct while representing the State of Texas and its
2-6 famed cowboy tradition; and
2-7 WHEREAS, The Texas High School Rodeo Association is a vast
2-8 organization composed of more than 1,450 members, and the
2-9 organization sponsors more than 150 rodeos each year throughout 10
2-10 regions; the regional competitors vie for an opportunity to win
2-11 awards and scholarships and to represent the State of Texas in the
2-12 national finals held annually in July; and
2-13 WHEREAS, Since the inauguration of this noteworthy
2-14 competition, Texas has won the National High School Finals Rodeo
2-15 Team Championship trophy so often that the trophy has been
2-16 officially retired to the Texas High School Rodeo Association, a
2-17 testament to the skill and excellence of our young cowboys and
2-18 cowgirls; now, therefore, be it
2-19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-20 Legislature hereby congratulate the many dedicated student members
2-21 of the Texas High School Rodeo Association on their remarkable win
2-22 and their commitment to upholding the standard of excellence set by
2-23 previous Texas competitors and extend to them best wishes for
2-24 continued success in the years to come; and, be it further
2-25 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution
2-26 be prepared for the Texas High School Rodeo Association as an
2-27 expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Hunter
Cook
Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso
Alexander Goodman Morrison
Allen Goolsby Mowery
Alvarado Gray Naishtat
Averitt Green Najera
Bailey Greenberg Nixon
Berman Grusendorf Noriega
Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira
Bosse Haggerty Olivo
Brimer Hamric Palmer
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts
Burnam Hawley Puente
Capelo Heflin Ramsay
Carter Hilbert Rangel
Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar
Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas
Christian Hinojosa Ritter
Clark Hochberg Sadler
Coleman Hodge Salinas
Cook Homer Seaman
Corte Hope Shields
Counts Howard Siebert
Crabb Hunter Smith
Craddick Hupp Smithee
Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron
Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar
Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples
Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford
Davis of Dallas Junell Talton
Delisi Keel Telford
Denny Keffer Thompson
Deshotel King of Parker Tillery
Driver King of Uvalde Truitt
Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman
Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris
Dutton Lengefeld Uher
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte
Eiland Longoria Walker
Elkins Luna West
Ellis McCall Williams
Farabee McClendon Wilson
Farrar McReynolds Wise
Flores Madden Wohlgemuth
Gallego Marchant Wolens
Garcia Maxey Woolley
George Merritt Yarbrough
Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 42 was adopted by the House on
January 26, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House