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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 will |
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be continuing his athletic career as a scholarship student at |
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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 member |
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of the varsity water polo team at Austin High since 2022; he served |
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as co-captain of the Maroons in 2023 and 2024, and among his many |
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achievements, he was named to the All-District First Team for three |
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consecutive years and was recognized as the 2023 Offensive Player |
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of the Year and the 2024 Most Valuable Player of the Year; in |
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addition, he helped the Maroons win the Texas Interscholastic |
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Swimming Coaches Association West Region championship in 2022, and |
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he was selected to the USA Water Polo Olympic Development Program |
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Southwest Zone National Championship Team in 2023 and 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, During his years at Austin High, Mr. Murphy has also |
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competed on the swim team, and he has held membership in the Academy |
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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 remarkable |
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drive and an enduring commitment to excellence, and he may take |
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great pride in all that he has accomplished as he looks ahead to a |
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future bright with promise; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate Kelly Murphy on his graduation from Stephen |
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F. Austin High School and on his receipt of an athletic scholarship |
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to Wagner College and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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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 by the Texas |
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Senate. |