H.R. No. 691



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The University of Texas men's basketball team joined 
the ranks of the nation's elite by claiming a berth in the 2003 NCAA 
Division I Final Four; and
	WHEREAS, Having advanced to the "Sweet 16" in the 2002 NCAA 
Tournament, the Longhorns focused their efforts throughout the 
current season on returning to the tournament to better last year's 
showing; after facing a brutal regular season schedule laced with 
formidable Big 12 rivals and other top opponents, Texas emerged as 
the No. 1 seed in the South Region when the NCAA Tournament brackets 
were announced; and
	WHEREAS, The Longhorns proved themselves worthy of their top 
seed by being the only top-seeded team to advance to the Final Four; 
and
	WHEREAS, The players in orange and white exhibited their 
trademark mental toughness and determination by earning the 
school's first Final Four appearance since 1947; and
	WHEREAS, Paced by their superb floor general, T. J. Ford, who 
was recently named 2003 Naismith College Basketball Male Player of 
the Year, teammates James Thomas, Brandon Mouton, Kenton Paulino, 
Sydmill Harris, Deginald Erskin, Jason Klotz, Brad Buckman, Terrell


Ross, Royal Ivey, Drew Gressett, Brian Boddicker, Chris Wright, and 
Chris Ogden are united with him in their desire to make The 
University of Texas men's basketball program one of the finest in 
the country; and
	WHEREAS, Head coach Rick Barnes, who has guided his Texas 
team to the NCAA Tournament each of his five years at the Forty 
Acres, is the architect of the Longhorns' championship dream; he 
has instilled in his young charges an outstanding work ethic and 
indomitable spirit that are a reflection of his own personality, 
and he has been ably supported in his efforts by assistant coaches 
Frank Haith, Russell Springmann, and Rodney Terry; and
	WHEREAS, These remarkable student-athletes, with their 
coaches and staff, have brought men's basketball at The University 
of Texas to a level of prominence not seen in decades, and their 
efforts are a source of tremendous pride to Longhorn fans 
everywhere; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate the members of The University of 
Texas men's basketball team on earning a berth in the 2003 NCAA 
Division I Men's Basketball Championship Final Four and extend to 
them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the team members and coaching staff as an expression of 
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

Van Arsdale
       Merritt
       
Wong
       Baxter
       
Keel
       Alonzo
       
Berman
       Bohac
       
Branch
       Brown of Brazos
       
Capelo
       Castro
       
Cook of Colorado
       Corte
       
Crownover
       Dawson
       
Delisi
       Denny
       
Driver
       Edwards
       
Elkins
       Farabee
       
Flynn
       Garza
       
Guillen
       Hamilton
       
Hartnett
       Hilderbran
       
Hodge
       Hupp
       
Jones of Bexar
       Krusee
       
Luna
       Madden
       
McCall
       Menendez
       
Morrison
       Naishtat
       
Raymond
       Reyna
       
Riddle
       Rodriguez
       
Rose
       Solis
       
Smith of Tarrant
       Solomons
       
Stick
       Talton
       
Thompson
       
       

                                                                              


       

       

       
Craddick

       Giddings

       Merritt

       
Allen

       Goodman

       Miller

       
Alonzo

       Goolsby

       Moreno of Harris

       
Bailey

       Griggs

       Moreno of El Paso

       
Baxter

       Grusendorf

       Morrison

       
Berman

       Guillen

       Mowery

       
Bohac

       Gutierrez

       Naishtat

       
Bonnen

       Haggerty

       Nixon

       
Branch

       Hamilton

       Noriega

       
Brown of Kaufman

       Hamric

       Oliveira

       
Brown of Brazos

       Hardcastle

       Olivo

       
Burnam

       Harper-Brown

       Paxton

       
Callegari

       Hartnett

       Pena

       
Campbell

       Heflin

       Phillips

       
Canales

       Hegar

       Pickett

       
Capelo

       Hilderbran

       Pitts

       
Casteel

       Hill

       Puente

       
Castro

       Hochberg

       Quintanilla

       
Chavez

       Hodge

       Raymond

       
Chisum

       Homer

       Reyna

       
Christian

       Hope

       Riddle

       
Coleman

       Hopson

       Ritter

       
Cook of Navarro

       Howard

       Rodriguez

       
Cook of Colorado

       Hughes

       Rose

       
Corte

       Hunter

       Seaman

       
Crabb

       Hupp

       Smith of Tarrant

       
Crownover

       Isett

       Smith of Harris

       
Davis of Harris

       Jones of Lubbock

       Smithee

       
Davis of Dallas

       Jones of Bexar

       Solis

       
Dawson

       Jones of Dallas

       Solomons

       
Delisi

       Keel

       Stick

       
Denny

       Keffer of Dallas

       Swinford

       
Deshotel

       Keffer of Eastland

       Talton

       
Driver

       King

       Taylor

       
Dukes

       Kolkhorst

       Telford

       
Dunnam

       Krusee

       Thompson

       
Dutton

       Kuempel

       Truitt

       
Edwards

       Laney

       Turner

       
Eiland

       Laubenberg

       Uresti

       
Eissler

       Lewis

       Van Arsdale

       
Elkins

       Luna

       Villarreal

       
Ellis

       Mabry

       West

       
Farabee

       Madden

       Wilson

       
Farrar

       Marchant

       Wise

       
Flores

       Martinez Fischer

       Wohlgemuth

       
Flynn

       McCall

       Wolens

       
Gallego

       McClendon

       Wong

       
Garza

       McReynolds

       Woolley

       
Gattis

       Menendez

       Zedler

       
Geren

       Mercer

       

       

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 691 was adopted by the House on April 
3, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House