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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas section of the United States |
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Tennis Association are visiting Austin on March 6, 2017, to |
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celebrate USTA Texas Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, USTA Texas was founded in 1895; it is a nonprofit |
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volunteer organization composed of more than 50,000 individual |
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members and over 500 organizational members, and it features |
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programs for beginning, recreational, and competitive juniors, as |
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well as for adults and seniors; and |
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WHEREAS, As part of the USTA National Junior Tennis and |
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Learning network, the state section has joined with more than 50 |
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community tennis associations across Texas to help promote the |
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health, social, and educational benefits of tennis through a |
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variety of youth programs; among those are Play Days, which is |
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designed to introduce youngsters to competitive tennis in a |
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low-pressure setting, and Hot Shots, which helps instill such |
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values as teamwork, sportsmanship, and dedication by offering |
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organized match play in a team setting; and |
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WHEREAS, Through USTA Texas and the state's physical |
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education curriculum, teachers and coaches receive lesson plans, |
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training, and equipment to help them include tennis in their |
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school's athletic program, and hundreds of thousands of young |
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Texans have opportunities to try the sport; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to making tennis available to all children |
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who want to play, including those with intellectual or physical |
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disabilities, USTA Texas supports and promotes adaptive and |
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wheelchair tennis programs through education, training, and grant |
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funding; and |
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WHEREAS, By increasing the accessibility of tennis for Texans |
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of all ages and backgrounds, USTA Texas has significantly |
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contributed to making our communities healthier places in which to |
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live, and it is a pleasure to welcome its members to Austin for this |
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special occasion; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 6, 2017, as USTA Texas Day at the |
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State Capitol and extend to all those affiliated with the |
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organization sincere best wishes for the future. |