HR1416 - Congratulating the UT Austin speech team on winning the national championship at the 2025 American Forensic Association National Speech Tournament.

      H.R. No. 1416       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, The University of Texas at Austin speech team   furthered its legacy of success by winning the national   championship at the 2025 American Forensic Association National   Speech Tournament; and          WHEREAS, Since 1978, the AFA-NST has drawn thousands of   college students from across the country to compete for national   titles in 11 individual events; held each April, its participants   must pass through a rigorous qualification system to earn their   entrance; and          WHEREAS, Competing on April 5-7 in Charlotte, North Carolina,   Texas Speech collected its 4th consecutive national championship   and the 11th in program history; individually, its members brought   home 11 national finalist trophies in events ranging from limited   preparation to interpretation, with performances that prioritized   political and personal advocacy; in addition, third-year student   Ishika Bhasin was named the national champion in impromptu   speaking; and          WHEREAS, Housed in the Department of Communication Studies   within the Moody College of Communication, Texas Speech is UT   Austin's official competitive intercollegiate speech organization,   and its members train and compete in nationally recognized   categories of performance and public speaking; they also serve   alongside Texas Debate as the organizing point for the historical   records and forensic history of one of the school's oldest student   organizations, the Texas Forensic Union, which was first   established as the Athenaeum Literary Society in 1883; led by   captains Kaylee Frazier and Jennifer Gonzalez, the team benefits   from the guidance of its director, Dr. Eva Margarita, and coaches;   and          WHEREAS, By collecting four consecutive national   championships, Texas Speech has distinguished itself as a   powerhouse in collegiate forensics, and its members may indeed   reflect with pride on a job well done; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby congratulate The University of Texas speech team   on winning the championship at the 2025 American Forensic   Association National Speech Tournament and extend to its members   sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for Texas Speech as an expression of high regard by the   Texas House of Representatives.     Anchía     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. 1416 was adopted by the House on May 28,   2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House