Bill Text: TX HR180 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Honoring the Texas House Freshman on their victory at Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium against veteran House Members.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2025-02-05 - Reported enrolled [HR180 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HR180-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 180

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The 89th Legislative Session Member Football Game
was played on the evening of February 4th, 2025 at Darrell K.
Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium; and
WHEREAS, Friends, family, legislative staff, former players,
University of Texas personnel, students, and Bevo were all in
attendance to witness the House Freshmen take on the House Veterans
in a spirited game of flag football; and
WHEREAS, Excessive smack talk was had before the game from
Members of the Veterans team to their new colleagues in the Texas
House over the three several days; and
WHEREAS, Sacrifices were made on both sides of this gridiron
contest, including freshman Rep. Wesley Virdell's shoulder,
leading to a late-night visit to a local hospital, and Veteran Rep.
Briscoe Cain's face, stemming from an improbable spinning touchdown
attempt rarely seen outside professional sports; and
WHEREAS, Heroes arose on both teams, such as the leaping
acrobatics of freshman Rep. Daniel Alders, and the sweetness of the
jukes and ankles broken by Veteran Rep. Ramon Romero; and
WHEREAS, As the clock expired, one team stood victorious-The
Texas House Freshmen; and
WHEREAS, Veterans like Rep. Matt Shaheen and David Cook
attempted to turn back the tide of inevitability with determined
on-the-field playmaking, it was simply too late; and
WHEREAS, The triumphant Texas House Freshmen may have much to
learn about the ways of the Texas House, and the art of passing
legislation-from knowing when to take timeouts and knowing when to
go for it on Fourth Down; and
WHEREAS, The Freshman House Team took pity on the senior
squad, fielding an all-female lineup in the concluding plays of the
game; and
WHEREAS, The final seconds ticked away, with them, so did the
exuberant smack talk of the old-timers; so be it
RESOLVED, That the Texas House of Representatives of the 89th
Texas Legislature hereby recognizes the achievements of the House
Freshmen, winning the first such game against the pensioned
Veterans in twelve years.
Pierson
Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw
Alders Guillen Morgan
Allen Harless Muñoz
Anchía Harris Noble
Ashby Harris Davila Olcott
Barry Harrison Oliverson
Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz
Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr
Bernal Hernandez Patterson
Bhojani Hickland Paul
Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso
Bowers Holt Perez of Harris
Bryant Hopper Phelan
Buckley Howard Pierson
Bucy Hull Plesa
Bumgarner Hunter Raymond
Button Isaac Reynolds
Cain Johnson Richardson
Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos
Canales Jones of Harris Romero
Capriglione Kerwin Rose
Cole King Rosenthal
Collier Kitzman Schatzline
Cook LaHood Schofield
Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft
Craddick Lambert Shaheen
Cunningham Landgraf Shofner
Curry Leach Simmons
Darby Leo Wilson Slawson
A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee
Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller
Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson
DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico
Dorazio Louderback Tepper
Dutton Lowe Thompson
Dyson Lozano Tinderholt
Fairly Lujan Toth
Flores Luther Troxclair
Frank Manuel Turner
Gámez Martinez VanDeaver
Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut
Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos
Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell
Gates Metcalf Vo
Gerdes Meyer Walle
Geren Meza Ward Johnson
Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton
González of Dallas Moody Wilson
González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu
Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 180 was adopted by the House on February
5, 2025, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House