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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Manuel Flores and Adan Chavez distinguished |
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themselves through their pioneering work as bilingual radio |
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broadcasters for South Texas high school baseball games; and |
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WHEREAS, From 1983 to 2013, the duo broadcasted high school |
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baseball games in both English and Spanish on KUNO and KSAB, serving |
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as the voices for a number of high school teams, including Robstown, |
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Moody, Carroll, Calallen, Falfurrias, Riviera, Freer, Odem, |
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Sinton, Santa Gertrudis, Bishop, and London; Dr. Flores, a |
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journalist and college professor, provided the play-by-play |
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analysis while Mr. Chavez, a high school baseball coach and |
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longtime educator, was the color commentator; blending bicultural |
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elements, the two attracted numerous listeners, often outdrawing |
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English-only stations and broadcasts of Houston Astros games; their |
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efforts contributed to the growing popularity of high school |
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baseball in the region, and they helped showcase the sport as the |
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area became a hotbed of title-contending teams; and |
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WHEREAS, Operating with limited equipment and resources, |
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Dr. Flores and Mr. Chavez did whatever was necessary to deliver the |
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games to their audience; they sometimes stationed themselves in the |
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stands or next to a team dugout when they were unable to secure a |
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place in the press box, and in 1989 they began using cell phones in |
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their work; their ability to interview coaches and players via |
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phone immediately after the game broke new ground for South Texas |
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sports coverage; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Laredo and raised in Hebbronville, |
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Dr. Flores has served as a journalism professor at Texas A&M |
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University-Kingsville since 2006, and he has published six books |
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and made more than 200 academic presentations; he was inducted into |
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the Miller High School Buccaneers Athletics Hall of Fame and also |
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called high school football games for the institution; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Chavez served as a teacher and administrator for |
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the Corpus Christi Independent School District for many years |
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before retiring in 2016; an inductee into the Moody Hall of Fame, he |
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continues to serve as an announcer for high school baseball games; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, With their passion, charm, and love of the game, |
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Dr. Manuel Flores and Adan Chavez delighted baseball fans during |
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the golden era of South Texas baseball, and their contributions |
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will be appreciated for many years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby honor Dr. Manuel Flores and |
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Adan Chavez for their contributions as baseball broadcasters and |
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extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Flores and Mr. Chavez as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |