By Villarreal                                          H.R. No. 680
         77R11280 WMS-D                           
                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The San Antonio Lanier High School boys' basketball
 1-2     team has again proven itself to be among the state's elite hoops
 1-3     squads by advancing to the UIL Class 4A state tournament for the
 1-4     second consecutive year; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, After a thrilling semifinal 50-48 victory over
 1-6     Dallas Lincoln High School, this gritty Lanier team went on to face
 1-7     undefeated Beaumont Ozen High School in the state title matchup;
 1-8     and
 1-9           WHEREAS, Lanier's stellar season ended one win short of the
1-10     coveted state crown, but the team won the respect of all who
1-11     witnessed its determined performance, and the Voks completed the
1-12     2000-2001 campaign with a record of 32 wins and only six defeats;
1-13     and
1-14           WHEREAS, Rudy Bernal, who has coached at Lanier for 18 years,
1-15     inspired his talented players and schooled them in hardwood
1-16     fundamentals, enabling them to compete at the highest level as a
1-17     team; and
1-18           WHEREAS, These exceptional young men, along with their
1-19     coaches and staff, are a source of tremendous pride to the students
1-20     and faculty at Lanier High School, as well as their many supporters
1-21     in the community, and it is indeed appropriate that they receive
1-22     special legislative recognition at this time; now, therefore, be it
1-23           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
1-24     Legislature hereby congratulate the players and staff of the San
 2-1     Antonio Lanier High School boys' basketball team on their
 2-2     outstanding achievements during the 2000-2001 season, which
 2-3     culminated in a trip to the state tournament, and extend to them
 2-4     sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
 2-5           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-6     prepared for the Lanier High School boys' basketball team as an
 2-7     expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.