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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jones Stadium at El Paso High School has been named |
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one of the top 10 high school football venues in the nation by the |
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MaxPreps sports website, and this recognition provides a welcome |
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opportunity to acknowledge the history and significance of this |
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venerable athletic field; and |
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WHEREAS, Constructed in 1916, Jones Stadium was the first |
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major concrete sports facility built in the country; known as "the |
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Lady on the Hill," it sits at the foot of the Franklin Mountains and |
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affords a magnificent view of central El Paso and Ciudad Juarez; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to serving as the home turf of the El |
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Paso High Tigers for many decades, Jones Stadium has been the scene |
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of other notable events; General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing once |
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rode his horse into the stadium to commemorate the Allied victory in |
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World War I, and in the late 1930s it played host to the first three |
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Sun Bowl matchups; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1993, work began on an extensive project to |
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refurbish the venue, and today football fans and other visitors are |
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able to appreciate a majestic 12,000-seat structure that retains |
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the stately appearance it had when it was originally constructed; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Jones Stadium has been an integral part of the rich |
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tradition of high school football for nearly a century while also |
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serving as a valuable showplace for the city of El Paso, and this |
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classic field is indeed deserving of acclaim; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to Jones Stadium in El Paso on the |
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event of its recognition as one of the top 10 high school football |
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facilities in the country; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for El Paso High School as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Marquez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1038 was adopted by the House on March |
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27, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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