HR 180

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
  ______________________________
  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.
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House