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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas section of the United States |
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Tennis Association are visiting Austin on May 9, 2023, to celebrate |
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USTA Texas Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1895, USTA Texas is a nonprofit volunteer |
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organization composed of more than 50,000 individual members and |
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over 500 organizational members, and it features programs for |
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beginning, recreational, and competitive juniors, as well as for |
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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 helps promote the health, |
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social, and educational benefits of tennis through a variety of |
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youth programs; among those are Play Days, which is designed to |
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introduce youngsters to competitive tennis in a low-pressure |
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setting, and Hot Shots, which helps instill such values as teamwork |
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and sportsmanship by offering organized match play in a team |
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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, thereby introducing the sport to |
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hundreds of thousands of young Texans; committed to making tennis |
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available to all children who want to play, including those with |
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intellectual or physical disabilities, USTA Texas supports and |
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promotes adaptive and wheelchair tennis programs through |
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education, training, and grant funding; and |
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WHEREAS, USTA declared the month of May as National Tennis |
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Month to promote local tennis programs and activities, to showcase |
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the sport and its benefits, and to help players and nonplayers alike |
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find opportunities to participate, and by increasing the |
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accessibility of tennis to individuals of all ages and backgrounds, |
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USTA Texas is helping attract and engage a new and diverse community |
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of tennis players and fans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize May 9, 2023, as USTA Texas Day at the |
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State Capitol and extend to all those affiliated with the |
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organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for USTA Texas as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |