Bill Text: TX HR1131 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Arlington Renegades XFL football team on its inaugural season.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-18 - Reported enrolled [HR1131 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1131-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1131 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Members of the Arlington Renegades XFL football team | ||
| are visiting the State Capitol on April 18, 2023, providing a | ||
| fitting opportunity to honor the team as it makes history with its | ||
| inaugural season; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The first professional sports franchise to have | ||
| "Arlington" in its name, the Renegades are one of eight teams | ||
| playing in the XFL, which returned to action in 2023 after ceasing | ||
| operation at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic; the team, | ||
| which was previously known as the Dallas Renegades, plays its home | ||
| games at Choctaw Stadium; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Renegades opened their debut season at home on | ||
| February 18; demonstrating remarkable skill and determination, the | ||
| team captured a 22-20 victory over the Las Vegas Vipers, thrilling a | ||
| crowd of more than 12,000 fans; the Renegade players are ably guided | ||
| by celebrated head coach Bob Stoops and the members of his staff; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dedicated to giving back, the organization is | ||
| already serving as a positive force in the community; on the | ||
| occasion of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, | ||
| Renegade players volunteered at Mission Arlington and Coach Stoops | ||
| helped deliver meals to local families in need; other events have | ||
| included a cookie distribution event in conjunction with the Girl | ||
| Scouts of Texas and Oklahoma and visits to the Scottish Rite for | ||
| Children hospital in addition to several opportunities for fans to | ||
| meet and interact with players; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The arrival of XFL football in Arlington marks the | ||
| beginning of an exciting new chapter for the city, and it is a | ||
| pleasure to join all those associated with the Renegades in | ||
| commemorating the team's first year in its new hometown; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Arlington Renegades XFL | ||
| football team on its inaugural season and extend to the players, | ||
| coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for success; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Renegades as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Tinderholt | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1131 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 18, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
