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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Travis Bush was named head coach of The University |
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of Texas Rio Grande Valley football team on December 12, 2022; and |
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WHEREAS, The first coach in program history, Mr. Bush is |
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taking the helm of the Vaquero football team as it prepares to enter |
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NCAA Division I competition; the school will sign recruiting |
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classes in 2024 and 2025 and kick off its first game on August 30, |
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2025; and |
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WHEREAS, A skilled athlete at the high school and college |
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levels, Mr. Bush was an All-State quarterback at Gregory-Portland |
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High School, where he was also a member of the golf and track and |
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field teams; he went on to play wide receiver at Texas State |
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University, and in 1999, he was the Bobcats' special teams captain; |
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after graduating with a bachelor's degree, he went on to earn a |
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master's degree from Texas Christian University; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Bush arrives in Edinburg with experience as a |
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program builder; while serving as offensive coordinator and |
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quarterbacks coach from 2010 to 2012, he helped The University of |
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Texas at San Antonio make its college football debut; he gained |
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further expertise at the collegiate level as an assistant at TCU, |
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Texas State, and the University of Houston, and he spent one year on |
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the Buffalo Bills' coaching staff in the National Football League; |
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in 2016, he became head coach and athletic director at Seguin High |
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School, and he held the same titles at Canyon High School in New |
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Braunfels beginning in 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Ida Palacios and Rio Grande Valley Sports |
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Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Bush, Travis Bush lived in South Texas |
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for two years during his childhood, when his father coached at |
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Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School; in all his endeavors, he benefits |
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from the support of his wife, Diana, and their two sons, Treyson and |
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Tyler; and |
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WHEREAS, Travis Bush will now put his experience and know-how |
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to work in guiding The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
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Vaqueros, and the university's students, alumni, and supporters are |
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justifiably excited to welcome this proven leader to the Valley; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Travis Bush on his selection as |
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head coach of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley football |
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team and extend to him sincere best wishes for success in his new |
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position; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Bush as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |