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89(R) HR 1416 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
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