Bill Text: TX HR1345 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Harvest Christian Academy girls' basketball team on winning the 2023 TAPPS 1A state championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-12 - Reported enrolled [HR1345 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1345-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1345 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The girls' basketball team of Harvest Christian | ||
| Academy in Edinburg brought its season to a triumphant close by | ||
| winning the 2023 Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools | ||
| 1A state championship; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following an impressive performance during the | ||
| regular season that yielded the district title, Harvest Christian | ||
| continued to excel in the playoffs, besting Faith Academy of | ||
| Victoria, Heritage School of Fredericksburg, and Covenant Academy | ||
| of Cypress; making its second straight appearance in the state | ||
| semifinals, the team defeated Hill Country Christian School of San | ||
| Marcos to punch its ticket to the February 23 state finale; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Lady Eagles battled for the crown against | ||
| Prestonwood Christian Academy North of Prosper; in the first | ||
| quarter, Harvest Christian jumped out to a double-digit lead and | ||
| never looked back; when the final seconds ticked away, the team | ||
| celebrated a commanding 81-25 victory, claiming the program's first | ||
| championship and ending the year with an exceptional 13-game | ||
| winning streak; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ashley Gonzalez, Jamie Gonzalez, and Riley | ||
| McClaugherty were chosen as 1A All-Tournament Team selections for | ||
| their outstanding play; the Lady Eagles also received valuable | ||
| contributions from the other members of the roster: Lexi Garcia, | ||
| Samantha Munoz, Genesis Moreno, Christina Quintero, Kezia Leal, and | ||
| Maria Matus; these determined student-athletes were ably guided by | ||
| head coach Jaime Gonzalez and assistant coaches Larry Quintero and | ||
| Juan Landa Jr., and the squad benefited from the dedicated support | ||
| of manager Abby Torres; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the | ||
| culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering | ||
| commitment to excellence, and the members of the Harvest Christian | ||
| Lady Eagles basketball team are a source of great pride for their | ||
| fellow students and their many supporters in the Rio Grande Valley; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Harvest Christian Academy | ||
| girls' basketball team on winning the 2023 TAPPS 1A state | ||
| championship and extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere | ||
| best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Canales | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1345 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 12, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
