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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Amarillo residents are celebrating the return of |
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affiliated minor league baseball to the city after a 37-year |
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absence as the Sod Poodles ball club makes its debut in April 2019; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The new Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, |
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the Sod Poodles are the first Texas League team to call the city |
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home since 1982, when the Amarillo Gold Sox completed a seven-year |
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run, also as part of the Padres organization; and |
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WHEREAS, After launching their 2019 season at Corpus Christi |
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on April 4, the Sod Poodles will christen their home ballpark, |
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Hodgetown, during their April 8 home opener against the Midland |
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RockHounds; located in downtown Amarillo, Hodgetown is a |
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state-of-the-art baseball facility named for Jerry Hodge, who has |
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played a leading role in getting the team established in the city; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Sod Poodles take their name from the term that |
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Panhandle pioneers gave to prairie dogs, and the mascot was |
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selected from more than 3,000 proposals in the franchise's "Name |
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the Team" contest; the quick-draw and cowboy-hat-tipping Sod Poodle |
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depicted on two of the official team logos illustrates Amarillo's |
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can-do spirit and hospitality; moreover, the club's colors of |
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Amarillo Yellow, Texas Red and Blue, and Route 66 Retro Blue |
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symbolize the proud history of the region and the Lone Star State; |
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the team is already generating such excitement among local |
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residents that there has been a call to make the Sod Poodle the |
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state's unofficial Herbivorous Burrowing Rodent; and |
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WHEREAS, The return of affiliated minor league baseball to |
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Amarillo marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the |
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community, and it is indeed a pleasure to join all those associated |
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with the Amarillo Sod Poodles in commemorating this momentous |
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occasion; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Amarillo Sod Poodles on their |
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inaugural 2019 season and extend to the team's players, coaches, |
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and staff sincere best wishes for success this year and in seasons |
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to come; 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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Smithee |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 831 was adopted by the House on March |
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21, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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