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  H.R. No. 1008
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, In the 1950s, the golf team of San Felipe High School
  in Del Rio battled adversity and defied expectations to become the
  best in Texas, and their story is told in the new book Mustang
  Miracle, by Humberto Garcia; and
         WHEREAS, The team got its start after J. B. Pena became
  superintendent of the San Felipe Independent School District in the
  mid-1950s and, together with a friend, introduced golf as a school
  sport at San Felipe High; the two men were surprised and pleased to
  discover that there were some very talented golfers among the
  students in the then-segregated school; and
         WHEREAS, These students had learned much about the game while
  working as caddies at the exclusive San Felipe Country Club, whose
  course they were initially prohibited from playing; determined to
  take part in the sport, several of these aspiring athletes decided
  in 1954 to build their own course, which they dubbed the El Llanito
  Country Club; it was, by necessity, a rather crude design: one hole
  surrounded by multiple tees, with a "green" that was actually made
  of caliche instead of grass; nonetheless, the boys used the
  hardscrabble course to hone their skills through long hours of
  practice, often playing until after dark; and
         WHEREAS, After the harsh conditions of El Llanito, the team
  members found that competing on regulation courses as part of
  school matches was relatively easy, and they quickly established
  themselves as winners, even as they had to ignore verbal abuse and
  other forms of discrimination; the San Felipe Mustangs became
  regional champs in 1956 and finished second to Ranger High in the
  state championships; in 1957, the team qualified once more for the
  finals and traveled to Austin for the tournament, where they were
  the only minority players to compete; the Mustangs turned in an
  outstanding performance, shooting a combined 643; this bested
  runner-up Shamrock High by 35 strokes and earned San Felipe the
  state title; and
         WHEREAS, In Mustang Miracle, Mr. Garcia, a San Felipe High
  School alumnus, attorney, and avid golfer, tells the tale of Felipe
  Romero, Higinio "Gene" Vasquez, Joe Trevino, Lupe Felan, and Mario
  Reyes Lomas, and the resulting saga of perseverance in the face of
  adversity is one that is sure to resonate beyond Del Rio and the
  Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
  Legislature hereby honor the members of the San Felipe High School
  golf team of 1957 along with their biographer, Humberto Garcia, and
  extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the members of the team and Mr. Garcia as an expression
  of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Gallego
 
 
Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
 
Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
 
Allen Gooden Murphy
 
Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
 
Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
 
Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
 
Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
 
Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
 
Aycock Harless Parker
 
Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
 
Berman Hartnett Paxton
 
Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
 
Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
 
Branch Hochberg Phillips
 
Brown Hopson Pickett
 
Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
 
Burnam Howard of Travis Price
 
Button Huberty Quintanilla
 
Cain Hughes Raymond
 
Callegari Hunter Reynolds
 
Carter Isaac Riddle
 
Castro Jackson Ritter
 
Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
 
Christian Keffer Schwertner
 
Coleman King of Parker Scott
 
Cook King of Taylor Sheets
 
Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
 
Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
 
Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
 
Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
 
Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
 
J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
 
S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
 
Deshotel Lavender Strama
 
Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
 
Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
 
Dutton Lozano Thompson
 
Eiland Lucio III Torres
 
Eissler Lyne Truitt
 
Elkins Madden Turner
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Margo Villarreal
 
Fletcher Marquez Vo
 
Flynn Martinez Walle
 
Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
 
Gallego McClendon White
 
Garza Menendez Woolley
 
Geren Miles Workman
 
Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
 
Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1008 was adopted by the House on March
  24, 2011, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House