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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Mendoza Debate Society at Lee College in Baytown |
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is the highest-ranked community college debate team in the country, |
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and its members indeed merit special recognition for their |
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achievements; and |
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WHEREAS, The debate society, named for retired Lee College |
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instructor and former debate coach Joseph D. Mendoza, was |
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reestablished in 2013 with the help of college president Dennis |
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Brown and academic dean Dr. Jeff Thies; in the past two years, the |
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debaters have earned more than 150 competitive awards, including |
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three national championships in the 2013-2014 season; and |
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WHEREAS, During the 2014-2015 season, the Mendoza Debate |
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Society captured six national championship wins and more than two |
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dozen individual and team regular season championships; it is the |
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top International Public Debate Association program in Texas, and |
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it finished the season at fifth place in the United States; this is |
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the first time a community college has achieved this level of |
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success in the history of the IPDA; and |
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WHEREAS, Ably guided by director of forensics Joe Ganakos and |
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volunteer assistant coach Preston Langley, the members of the Lee |
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College Mendoza Debate Society include Himmler Assing, Cody Bijou, |
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Kyle Diamond, Reagan Dobbs, Joselyn Mendoza, Dax Ramgoolam, Brandon |
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Reinertsen, Rigo Ruiz, Shawn Start, and Emily Trevino; and |
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WHEREAS, These talented young men and women have demonstrated |
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outstanding skill and dedication, and they are a source of great |
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pride to their families and school and to this state; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the Mendoza Debate |
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Society on their success and extend to them sincere best wishes for |
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the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Smith |
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Faircloth |
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Peña |
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Otto |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hernandez |
Phelan |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Herrero |
Phillips |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Rinaldi |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Burkett |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Rose |
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| Button |
King of Parker |
Sanford |
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| Canales |
King of Taylor |
Schaefer |
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| Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schofield |
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| Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simmons |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lozano |
Springer |
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| Davis of Harris |
Lucio III |
Stephenson |
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| Deshotel |
Márquez |
Stickland |
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| Dukes |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Dutton |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Elkins |
McClendon |
Tinderholt |
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| Faircloth |
Metcalf |
Turner of Collin |
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| Fallon |
Meyer |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farias |
Miles |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Farney |
Miller of Comal |
VanDeaver |
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| Farrar |
Miller of Fort Bend |
Villalba |
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| Frank |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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| Frullo |
Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2127 was adopted by the House on May 1, |
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2015, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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