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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 623
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WHEREAS, Kelly Murphy is graduating from Stephen F. Austin |
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High School in June 2025, and this standout water polo player |
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will be continuing his athletic career as a scholarship student |
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at Wagner College in New York; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Murphy has been active in Longhorn Aquatics |
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Water Polo since 2018, and he has distinguished himself as a |
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member of the varsity water polo team at Austin High since 2022; |
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he served as co-captain of the Maroons in 2023 and 2024, and among |
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his many achievements, he was named to the All-District First |
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Team for three consecutive years and was recognized as the 2023 |
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Offensive Player of the Year and the 2024 Most Valuable Player of |
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the Year; in addition, he helped the Maroons win the Texas |
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Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association West Region |
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championship in 2022, and he was selected to the USA Water Polo |
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Olympic Development Program Southwest Zone National Championship |
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Team in 2023 and 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, During his years at Austin High, Mr. Murphy has |
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also competed on the swim team, and he has held membership in the |
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Academy for Global Studies and the National Honor Society; he has |
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successfully balanced his athletic pursuits with a challenging |
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academic courseload that has included several AP and dual credit |
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courses; and |
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WHEREAS, Kelly Murphy has pursued his goals with |
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remarkable drive and an enduring commitment to excellence, and he |
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may take great pride in all that he has accomplished as he looks |
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ahead to a future bright with promise; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Kelly Murphy on his graduation |
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from Stephen F. Austin High School and on his receipt of an |
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athletic scholarship to Wagner College and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Murphy as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Gutierrez |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 31, 2025. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |