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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 376
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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; the nonprofit |
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volunteer organization is composed of more than 50,000 individual |
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members and over 500 organizational members, and it sponsors |
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programs for beginning, recreational, and competitive juniors, |
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as 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; because of these efforts, hundreds of |
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thousands of young Texans have opportunities to try the sport; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to making tennis available to all |
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children who want to play, including those with intellectual or |
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physical disabilities, USTA Texas supports and promotes adaptive |
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and wheelchair tennis programs through education, training, and |
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grant funding; and |
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WHEREAS, By increasing the accessibility of tennis for |
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Texans of all ages and backgrounds, USTA Texas has significantly |
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contributed to making our communities healthier places in which |
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to live, and it is a pleasure to welcome the association's members |
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to Austin for this special occasion; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize March 6, 2017, as USTA Texas Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend to all those affiliated with the |
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organization sincere best wishes for the future. |
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Taylor of Galveston |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 6, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |