TITLE: Congratulating the members of the TechnoWizards robotics team of San Antonio on their achievements.

SUMMARY: Congratulating the members of the TechnoWizards robotics team of San Antonio on their achievements.

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WHEREAS, The members of the TechnoWizards robotics team have distinguished themselves through their success at numerous FIRST Tech Challenge events and their service to the San Antonio community; and WHEREAS, The FIRST Tech Challenge empowers students to design, build, program, and operate robots while fostering essential STEM skills and soft skills such as teamwork, communication, and problem-solving; and WHEREAS, Established in 2015, the TechnoWizards encompass students from San Antonio public high schools, charter schools, and home schools; they have participated in dozens of competitions, including the FIRST in Texas FTC State Championship, the FiT-Central Area Championship, and the TX-Central Regional Championship; the team has been consistently ranked in the top 50 in the world in recent years, and at the 2022-2023 FIRST World Championship in Houston, the group earned second place in the prestigious Think Award category in the Ochoa Division; and WHEREAS, Over the years, the members of the TechnoWizards have served their community by promoting the importance of STEM skills among area youth, sharing their technical knowledge, and volunteering to support nonprofit organizations; they have also organized a summer robot camp for elementary school students that takes place at The University of Texas at San Antonio and have held a robotics technical conference that brings together FTC teams from around the globe; and WHEREAS, Ably guided by coaches Liqun Jin, Xing Tao, Jason Olkowski, and Yufang Jin and founding coach James Lewey, the community-based team includes Ilias Bari, Jerry He, Justin Jin, Vincent Liu, James Lu, Parker Olkowski, Adity Rao, Alejandro Saucedo, Eduardo Saucedo, Augustine Taboabo, Sebestiano Taboabo, Dylan Xie, Isabel Xue, and Angela Zhang; and WHEREAS, Since the team's founding, the members of the TechnoWizards have demonstrated tremendous skill, initiative, and dedication, and they are a source of great pride to the San Antonio community; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the TechnoWizards robotics team on their achievements and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the TechnoWizards as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Martinez Fischer Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 261 was adopted by the House on March 6, 2025, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House