HR180 - Honoring the Texas House Freshmen on their victory against veteran House Members at Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium.

      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