By Heflin                                             H.C.R. No. 76
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                                CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-1           WHEREAS, on Wednesday, January 17, 2001 the Katy area gathers
 1-2     to salute the Class 5A Division II football champions for the 2000
 1-3     season, the Katy Tigers; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, on December 23, 2000 the Tigers defeated perennial
 1-5     powerhouse Tyler John Tyler by a score of 35-20 in the State
 1-6     Championship game in the historic Astrodome; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, with a record of 16 wins and no losses, Katy
 1-8     finished the 2000 campaign as the only undefeated team in Class
 1-9     5-A; and
1-10           WHEREAS, ranked the number 6 High School team in the country
1-11     by USA Today, the Tigers have now secured their second state
1-12     championship in the past four years--the other having come in 1997;
1-13     and
1-14           WHEREAS, in addition to their competitive excellence, Katy
1-15     High School has also been named a National Blue Ribbon School of
1-16     Excellence, and maintains a "Recognized" rating from the Texas
1-17     Education Agency; now therefore be it
1-18           RESOLVED, by the House of Representatives, and the Senate
1-19     concurring, that the members of the 77th Texas Legislature honor
1-20     and congratulate the championship efforts of the year 2000 Katy
1-21     Tigers, whose individual and team accomplishments cannot soon be
1-22     forgotten; and be it further
 2-1           RESOLVED, that the Katy Independent School District is also
 2-2     honored for pursuing a foundation of academic achievement which
 2-3     will enrich students' lives far beyond the reach of non-academic
 2-4     pursuits; and be it further
 2-5           RESOLVED, that an official copy of this resolution be
 2-6     presented to the Katy Tigers as a token of our esteem on this day.