By Yarbrough                                           H.R. No. 517
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
 1-2     honor the Booker T. Washington High School Leopards of Houston for
 1-3     claiming first place at the Southeast regional robotics
 1-4     competition; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Held at the Kennedy Space Center in Cocoa Beach,
 1-6     Florida, the 10-year-old competition pitted the Booker T.
 1-7     Washington squad against 39 robotic teams from across the land; the
 1-8     Leopards joined forces with teams from South Carolina and Florida,
 1-9     forming an alliance of robots that was able to skillfully race
1-10     against the clock to perform complex tasks and garner a
1-11     record-setting 490 points in 59 seconds; and
1-12           WHEREAS, Adroitly designed, built, tested, and shipped in the
1-13     requisite six weeks, the Leopards' robot is a solid aluminum
1-14     structure with a tank-tread design for movement and is less than 19
1-15     inches tall while weighing only 110 pounds; following their success
1-16     in the Southeast regional competition, the Leopards will now have
1-17     the opportunity to showcase their robot's capabilities in other
1-18     regional meets and the national competition; and
1-19           WHEREAS, Special praise is indeed in order for all the
1-20     talented members of the Booker T. Washington High School Leopards
1-21     robotics team, as their accomplishments at the Southeast regional
1-22     competition and in the field of robotics design are most certainly
1-23     impressive; now, therefore, be it
1-24           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
 2-1     Legislature hereby congratulate the Booker T. Washington High
 2-2     School Leopards on claiming top honors at the Southeast regional
 2-3     robotics competition; and, be it further
 2-4           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-5     prepared for the Booker T. Washington High School Leopards as an
 2-6     expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.