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          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 58          WHEREAS, Keller native Austen Jewell Smith proudly   represented her nation by winning a bronze medal in the women's   skeet shooting event and a silver medal in the skeet mixed team   event at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris in August 2024; and          WHEREAS, Competing at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre, Ms.   Smith opened the women's skeet shooting event by hitting 122 out   of 125 shots in the qualifying round, and she subsequently won a   14-point shoot-off against Great Britain's Amber Rutter and   Greece's Emmanouela Katzouraki to advance to the finals in first   place; during the final round on August 4, she claimed the bronze   medal with a tally of 45 out of 50 shots; and          WHEREAS, The following day, Ms. Smith won her second   career Olympic medal by securing second place in the skeet   mixed team event alongside her partner and personal coach,   Vincent Hancock; the pair turned in an exceptional performance,   hitting 148 out of 150 shots during the qualifying round, and   they ultimately clinched the silver medal with a combined   effort of 44 out of 48 shots in the final match, finishing just   one point behind Italy; and          WHEREAS, Ms. Smith's success in Paris follows her Olympic   debut in 2021 at the Tokyo Games, where she finished 10th in   women's skeet and was the youngest member of the USA shooting   team at age 18; she began taking part in shooting sports during   her youth and has won numerous international medals, including   gold medals at the 2024 World Cup and the 2023 World Championship   in Baku, Azerbaijan, and a gold medal at the ISSF Junior World Cup   in Suhl, Germany, in 2019; she is currently studying aerospace   engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington; and          WHEREAS, Through her skill, determination, and commitment   to excellence, Austen Smith has ably represented the United   States at the world's premier athletic competition, and she is   indeed deserving of recognition for her inspiring achievements;   now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th   Legislature, hereby congratulate Austen Jewell Smith on winning   two medals in skeet shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and   extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be   it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be   prepared for Ms. Smith as an expression of high regard from the   Texas Senate.     King                 ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on June 1, 2025.                 ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate                 ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate