R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The West Orange-Stark High School Mustangs football
 1-2     team has achieved outstanding success, finishing the 2000 season as
 1-3     runner-up in UIL Class 4A Division II; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Truly one of the Lone Star State's football
 1-5     powerhouses in the year 2000, West Orange-Stark completed the
 1-6     regular season undefeated and began its relentless march through
 1-7     the playoffs, adding five more triumphs in the post-season and
 1-8     claiming a coveted place in the Class 4A championship contest; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, Trailing 31-0 at the half of the state title game,
1-10     West Orange-Stark mounted a furious second half comeback before
1-11     finally falling to Ennis High School 38-24, and the Mustangs earned
1-12     the respect and admiration of all who witnessed their never-say-die
1-13     performance; and
1-14           WHEREAS, The 2000 season was truly a team effort, but several
1-15     of West Orange-Stark's gridiron heroes also attained individual
1-16     distinction; Paul Thomas and Jermaine Hope earned first team
1-17     all-state defensive honors, while two other members of the "Chain
1-18     Gang Defense," Turquoy Riggs and Michael Ledet, made second team
1-19     all-state, with fellow defensive stalwart Jeff Thibodeaux garnering
1-20     honorable mention; on the other side of the ball, Donald Paul was
1-21     tabbed honorable mention on the all-state offensive squad; and
1-22           WHEREAS, Under the expert guidance of head coach Dan Hooks,
1-23     each of the Mustang players was able to achieve his utmost, both
1-24     individually and as a member of the team; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, These exceptional young athletes are a source of
 2-2     tremendous pride to the students and faculty at West Orange-Stark
 2-3     High School, as well as their many supporters in the community, and
 2-4     it is indeed appropriate that they receive special legislative
 2-5     recognition at this time; now, therefore, be it
 2-6           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
 2-7     Legislature hereby congratulate the West Orange-Stark High School
 2-8     Mustang football players and coaches on their impressive
 2-9     achievements during the 2000 season and extend to them sincere best
2-10     wishes for continued success; and, be it further
2-11           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-12     prepared for members of the West Orange-Stark High School football
2-13     team as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
2-14     Representatives.
                                                             Lewis of Orange
         Laney                   Glaze                    Menendez
         Alexander               Goodman                  Merritt
         Allen                   Goolsby                  Miller
         Averitt                 Gray                     Moreno of Harris
         Bailey                  Green                    Moreno of El Paso
         Berman                  Grusendorf               Morrison
         Bonnen                  Gutierrez                Mowery
         Bosse                   Haggerty                 Naishtat
         Brimer                  Hamric                   Najera
         Brown of Kaufman        Hardcastle               Nixon
         Brown of Brazos         Hartnett                 Noriega
         Burnam                  Hawley                   Oliveira
         Callegari               Heflin                   Olivo
         Capelo                  Hilbert                  Pickett
         Carter                  Hilderbran               Pitts
         Chavez                  Hill                     Puente
         Chisum                  Hinojosa                 Ramsay
         Christian               Hochberg                 Rangel
         Clark                   Hodge                    Reyna of Bexar
         Coleman                 Homer                    Reyna of Dallas
         Cook                    Hope                     Ritter
         Corte                   Hopson                   Sadler
         Counts                  Howard                   Salinas
         Crabb                   Hunter                   Seaman
         Craddick                Hupp                     Shields
         Crownover               Isett                    Smith
         Cuellar                 Janek                    Smithee
         Danburg                 Jones of Lubbock         Solis
         Davis of Harris         Jones of Bexar           Solomons
         Davis of Dallas         Jones of Dallas          Swinford
         Delisi                  Junell                   Talton
         Denny                   Keel                     Telford
         Deshotel                Keffer                   Thompson
         Driver                  King of Parker           Tillery
         Dukes                   King of Uvalde           Truitt
         Dunnam                  Kitchen                  Turner of Coleman
         Dutton                  Kolkhorst                Turner of Harris
         Edwards                 Krusee                   Uher
         Ehrhardt                Kuempel                  Uresti
         Eiland                  Lewis of Tarrant         Villarreal
         Elkins                  Lewis of Orange          Walker
         Ellis                   Longoria                 West
         Farabee                 Luna                     Williams
         Farrar                  McCall                   Wilson
         Flores                  McClendon                Wise
         Gallego                 McReynolds               Wohlgemuth
         Garcia                  Madden                   Wolens
         George                  Marchant                 Woolley
         Geren                   Martinez Fischer         Yarbrough
         Giddings                Maxey                    Zbranek
                                             _______________________________
                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 61 was adopted by the House on
         January 17, 2001, by a non-record vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House