Bill Text: TX HR1599 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Ella Strickland of Sunray High School on winning a gold medal in the 2A pole vault at the 2021 UIL Track & Field State Meet.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1599 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1599-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1599 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Ella Strickland of Sunray High School achieved great | ||
| distinction by winning the gold medal in the 2A pole vault at the | ||
| 2021 University Interscholastic League Track & Field State Meet; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Joining the other top high school competitors in | ||
| Texas at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin on May 7, Ms. Strickland | ||
| turned in an exceptional performance, not only winning the pole | ||
| vault event but also setting a new 2A state record by clearing a | ||
| height of 13 feet, 0.25 inches; in addition, she ran in the | ||
| 100-meter hurdles, finishing fourth; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Strickland's record-setting vault and state | ||
| title are all the more impressive in that they bring a triumphant | ||
| close to a challenging nine-month period in which she worked to | ||
| rehabilitate her knee after suffering a serious injury requiring | ||
| surgery; through perseverance and the able guidance of her father, | ||
| Matt Strickland, who serves as the pole vault and hurdles coach at | ||
| Sunray High, she regained her form and emerged as a champion; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By excelling in the state's premier showcase for | ||
| high school track and field athletes, Ella Strickland has ably | ||
| represented her school and community, and she will cherish her | ||
| memories of this outstanding accomplishment for years to come; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Ella Strickland on her first-place | ||
| finish in the 2A pole vault at the 2021 UIL Track & Field State Meet | ||
| and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Strickland as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1599 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 29, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
