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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The University Interscholastic League is |
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celebrating its 100th anniversary beginning in the summer of 2009; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The organization traces its roots back to June 7, |
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1909, when The University of Texas Board of Regents voted funds for |
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the creation of an extension bureau; this led to the establishment |
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of two programs, the Debating League of Texas High Schools and the |
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Interscholastic Athletic Association, which merged in 1913 to form |
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the University Interscholastic League; and |
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WHEREAS, Now operating under the vice president for diversity |
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and community engagement, the UIL is the largest organization of |
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its kind in the nation; providing Texas high school students with |
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opportunities for competition in academics, athletics, and music, |
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the organization oversees extracurricular contests in a wide array |
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of fields; by fostering a natural desire to excel, the competitions |
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encourage students to hone their talents and cultivate skills that |
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will forever enrich their lives; involvement in the UIL also helps |
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young people to develop such invaluable traits as self-confidence, |
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self-discipline, perseverance, and a sense of fair play; and |
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WHEREAS, The University Interscholastic League annually |
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provides over two million educational competition opportunities |
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for Texas student participants, and those who have shared in that |
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experience include Lyndon B. Johnson, Ann Richards, Barbara Jordan, |
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Earl Campbell, Bill Moyers, and Sandra Day O'Connor; moreover, the |
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Texas Interscholastic League Foundation has presented scholarships |
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to gifted students taking part in the UIL Academic State Meet for |
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some five decades; today, the foundation annually awards more than |
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a million dollars in grants to over 600 students who will be |
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attending colleges and universities in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, At its centennial, the University Interscholastic |
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League remains an institution of immeasurable importance to |
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students in Texas public schools, and it is a privilege to recognize |
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its continuing role in shaping the future leaders of the Lone Star |
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State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the |
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University Interscholastic League and extend to all those |
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associated with the organization sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in all their endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for the |
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UIL as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |
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Dukes |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3133 was adopted by the House on June |
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1, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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