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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 89th Legislative Session Member Football Game |
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was played on the evening of February 4th, 2025 at Darrell K. |
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Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium; and |
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WHEREAS, Friends, family, legislative staff, former players, |
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University of Texas personnel, students, and Bevo were all in |
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attendance to witness the House Freshmen take on the House Veterans |
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in a spirited game of flag football; and |
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WHEREAS, Excessive smack talk was had before the game from |
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Members of the Veterans team to their new colleagues in the Texas |
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House over the three several days; and |
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WHEREAS, Sacrifices were made on both sides of this gridiron |
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contest, including freshman Rep. Wesley Virdell's shoulder, |
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leading to a late-night visit to a local hospital, and Veteran Rep. |
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Briscoe Cain's face, stemming from an improbable spinning touchdown |
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attempt rarely seen outside professional sports; and |
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WHEREAS, Heroes arose on both teams, such as the leaping |
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acrobatics of freshman Rep. Daniel Alders, and the sweetness of the |
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jukes and ankles broken by Veteran Rep. Ramon Romero; and |
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WHEREAS, As the clock expired, one team stood victorious-The |
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Texas House Freshmen; and |
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WHEREAS, Veterans like Rep. Matt Shaheen and David Cook |
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attempted to turn back the tide of inevitability with determined |
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on-the-field playmaking, it was simply too late; and |
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WHEREAS, The triumphant Texas House Freshmen may have much to |
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learn about the ways of the Texas House, and the art of passing |
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legislation-from knowing when to take timeouts and knowing when to |
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go for it on Fourth Down; and |
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WHEREAS, The Freshman House Team took pity on the senior |
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squad, fielding an all-female lineup in the concluding plays of the |
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game; and |
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WHEREAS, The final seconds ticked away, with them, so did the |
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exuberant smack talk of the old-timers; so be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Texas House of Representatives of the 89th |
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Texas Legislature hereby recognizes the achievements of the House |
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Freshmen, winning the first such game against the pensioned |
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Veterans in twelve years. |