[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 21]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 28784]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 15, 2005

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the achievements of 
the Texas State University Football Team that made it all tbe way to 
the semi-finals of the Division 1-AA playoffs.
  Mr. Speaker, Texas State University, which is located in San Marcos, 
Texas, represented their school with tremendous pride and ability. The 
Bobcats finished the season with an 11-3 record and a Southland 
Conference championship, their first conference championship since 
1983.
  In only his second year, Head Coach David Bailiff and staff have 
taken the Bobcats from a good record in 2004 to a great one in 2005. 
Coach Bailiff and his staff will attempt to bring the national 
championship to San Marcos next year, a title that would be a 
restoration of the powerful tradition of Division II national 
championships in prior years.
  Texas State football players have made their school proud off the 
field as well. Several players have spent time in area San Marcos 
elementary schools mentoring the children in the community. The team 
was also honored to have six student-athletes named to the conference's 
All-Academic team, a testament to the dedication the coaches and 
players have to achieve in the classroom as well.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to celebrate Texas State's outstanding 
football season and I thank you for this time.

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