Texas HR 1037: Congratulating Emma Boswell on her receipt of the Girl Scout Gold Award.

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89(R) HR 1037 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.R. No. 1037

  

  

   

 R E S O L U T I O N

   

        WHEREAS, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team 

  

 furthered its legacy of success by becoming co-champions of the 

  

 2025 President's Cup tournament, held April 5 and 6 in Dallas; and

  

        WHEREAS, The Vaqueros qualified for the President's Cup with 

  

 their victory at the Pan-American Intercollegiate Team 

  

 Championship in January; on the last day of that tournament, the 

  

 UTRGV A Team bested The University of Texas at Dallas, earning a 

  

 perfect score of six points after winning all six of its matches; 

  

 the Vaqueros were the only team among the 91 competing squads to 

  

 execute a flawless performance; and

  

        WHEREAS, UTRGV entered the President's Cup tournament ranked 

  

 fourth out of the four qualifying teams, but its players remained 

  

 undaunted; the Vaqueros opened the event against Webster 

  

 University, splitting the match in a 2-2 draw, and the second round 

  

 contest with Saint Louis University also ended in a 2-2 tie; going 

  

 into the final round against UT Dallas, UTRGV trailed the leading 

  

 teams by a half point, but the Vaqueros rallied to finish with a 

  

 total score of 7, tying Webster University for a share of the 

  

 championship; the team's performance earned UTRGV its fourth 

  

 national title, adding to the three consecutive wins the program 

  

 achieved beginning in 2018; and

  

        WHEREAS, The UTRGV team benefited from the contributions of 

  

 grandmasters Gleb Dudin, Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux, and Jose Cardoso 

  

 Cardoso and international masters Jakub Fus and Ekin Baris Ozenir; 

  

 over the course of the year, these talented players benefited from 

  

 the able guidance of coach grandmaster Bartek Macieja and program 

  

 manager Anthony Colt Smith-Muñoz; and

  

        WHEREAS, By collecting four President's Cup crowns in seven 

  

 years, the UT Rio Grande Valley team has distinguished itself as a 

  

 powerhouse in collegiate chess, and the 2025 Vaquero competitors 

  

 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 Rio Grande 

  

 Valley chess team on earning a share of the national championship at 

  

 the 2025 President's Cup tournament and extend to all those 

  

 associated with the program sincere best wishes for continued 

  

 success; and, be it further

  

        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 

  

 prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas 

   

 House of Representatives.

  

   

 Gámez

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Speaker of the House     

  

   

        I certify that H.R. No. 1037 was adopted by the House on May 

   

 8, 2025, by a non-record vote.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Chief Clerk of the House