SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 594
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great
  pleasure in recognizing the Baylor University Lady Bears
  basketball team, which has won the 2019 National Collegiate
  Athletic Association championship competition; and
         WHEREAS, These skilled athletes earned their place in the
  Final Four and ultimately claimed the title over defending
  champions, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, by a score of 82-81 in
  front of a crowd of 20,000; and
         WHEREAS, In their lead-up to the championship, the Lady
  Bears were steadfast in maintaining their focus and keeping their
  reputation as a dominant force in women's college basketball; and
         WHEREAS, The talented players faced a third-quarter blow
  in their final game of the tournament when their star forward
  sustained a knee injury that pulled her off the court; their
  opponents mounted a ferocious comeback to tie the game in the
  fourth quarter, and the Lady Bears pushed their trademark defense
  to claim their third national championship title with only eight
  seconds left in the game; and
         WHEREAS, Under the outstanding leadership of renowned
  coach Kim Mulkey, the Baylor Lady Bears have maintained their
  reputation for excellence on the court and have gained a loyal
  following of fans around the state and across the nation; the
  Lone Star State is proud of the team for their most recent of many
  achievements; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
  Legislature, hereby commend the members of the Baylor University
  Lady Bears basketball team for their impressive skills and fine
  sportsmanship and congratulate them on earning the 2019 National
  Collegiate Athletic Association championship title; and, be
  it further
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  the team as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
  Birdwell, Hancock,
  Hughes, Paxton,   
  Taylor, Watson    
 
 
 
 
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       Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
 
 
 
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       Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
 
 
 
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       Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
   
   
   
    ______________________________ 
       President of the Senate
     
         I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 1, 2019.
   
   
   
    ______________________________ 
       Secretary of the Senate