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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Josh Edwards of Forney has been inducted into the |
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Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1999, Mr. Edwards began working with Rafter G |
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Rodeo while attending Hill College; he competed in calf roping |
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before becoming a dedicated pickup rider, who plays a critical role |
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in rescuing a rodeo competitor from a bucking horse; Mr. Edwards |
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discovered that the pickup rider's duties combined everything he |
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loved about rodeo--roping, horsemanship, timing, and a deep |
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understanding of animals--and over the course of a career spanning |
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a quarter century, he has picked up more than 100,000 horses across |
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25 of the top Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association tour rodeos; |
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among his numerous accolades, he is a two-time National Finals |
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Rodeo Pickup Man and three-time National Finals Steer Roping Pickup |
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Man, and in 2023, he was named the PRCA Pickup Man of the Year; |
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committed to passing down the traditions of rodeo to the next |
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generation, he has been an active member of the PRCA Board of |
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Directors, the NFR Rodeo Committee, and the Texas ProRodeo Circuit |
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Executive Board; and |
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WHEREAS, Outside of the arena, Mr. Edwards is an entrepreneur |
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who has managed businesses in medical device sales, auto repair, |
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hair styling, and excavation; he has also worked as a radiology |
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technician and performed as a stuntman in several films and |
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television shows; in his leisure time, he participates in such |
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grueling competitions as Ironman races, and in 2024, he placed |
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third in the Mongol Derby; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Edwards enjoys the love |
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and support of his wife, Kristi, and their two sons, Blevin and |
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Brinnon; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his embodiment of the cowboy code of |
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integrity, humility, and an unwavering devotion to the sport of |
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rodeo, Josh Edwards is indeed deserving of a place in the Texas |
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Cowboy Hall of Fame; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Josh Edwards on his induction into |
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the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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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 Mr. Edwards as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |