R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas A&M University football team earned its
1-2 first Big 12 Conference championship in a thrilling 36-33 double
1-3 overtime victory over the Kansas State Wildcats, and this
1-4 remarkable triumph is indeed worthy of special praise; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Played in the TransWorld Dome in St. Louis,
1-6 Missouri, before more than 60,000 fans and a national television
1-7 audience, this exhilarating battle saw the mighty Texas Aggies,
1-8 under the masterful guidance of Head Coach R. C. Slocum and his
1-9 coaching staff, claim the conference crown and snap the highly
1-10 regarded Wildcats' 19-game winning streak; and
1-11 WHEREAS, The road to the 1998 title game proved to be a
1-12 remarkable show of athletic prowess for the Aggies, who played a
1-13 schedule filled with many top-rated national foes and a Big 12
1-14 South division stacked with formidable opponents; one of their most
1-15 compelling regular season victories was a 28-21 defeat of then
1-16 second-ranked University of Nebraska that ended the Cornhuskers'
1-17 19-game winning streak and marked the highest ranked team the
1-18 Aggies had ever beaten; and
1-19 WHEREAS, Texas A&M finished with an 11-3 record, achieving
1-20 that number of wins for only the third time in school history, and
1-21 the team capped off the campaign with an impressive showing in the
1-22 1999 Nokia Sugar Bowl against the Ohio State Buckeyes; and
1-23 WHEREAS, This stellar season was the culmination of many
1-24 hours of hard work and dedication by the members of the Texas A&M
2-1 University football team, and as they look back with pride and
2-2 satisfaction on their Big 12 championship, it is indeed fitting to
2-3 pay tribute to them for their outstanding accomplishment; now,
2-4 therefore, be it
2-5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-6 Legislature hereby honor the 1998 Texas A&M University football
2-7 team on winning its first Big 12 Conference championship and extend
2-8 to the players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for
2-9 continued success in the years to come; and, be it further
2-10 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-11 prepared for Head Coach R. C. Slocum and the members of the Texas
2-12 A&M University football team as an expression of high regard by the
2-13 Texas House of Representatives.
Brown of Brazos
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. 290 was adopted by the House on March
10, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House