| 1 | 1 | | H.C.R. No. 118 |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Caesar Kleberg contributed immeasurably to the Lone |
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| 6 | 6 | | Star State through his unwavering dedication to its wildlife; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, Born in Cuero in 1873, Mr. Kleberg spent more than |
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| 8 | 8 | | four decades living and working on the King Ranch in South Texas; |
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| 9 | 9 | | passionate about wildlife and their habitats, he wrote rules about |
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| 10 | 10 | | game and hunting and, around 1940, urged his uncle and the ranch's |
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| 11 | 11 | | president and CEO Bob Kleberg, Jr., to hire the first wildlife |
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| 12 | 12 | | biologist to be employed by a working cattle ranch in Texas; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Kleberg's influence was also felt at the Texas |
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| 14 | 14 | | Parks and Wildlife Department, where he served for 20 years and |
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| 15 | 15 | | helped to save the state's diminishing population of wild turkeys; |
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| 16 | 16 | | and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Since the death of this visionary man in 1946, the |
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| 18 | 18 | | Caesar Kleberg Foundation for Wildlife Conservation has funded more |
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| 19 | 19 | | than $40 million in wildlife research projects at Texas |
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| 20 | 20 | | institutions of higher learning; the foundation has also created |
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| 21 | 21 | | endowed chairs, directors, and professorships at Texas A&M |
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| 22 | 22 | | University campuses in College Station and Kingsville, as well as |
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| 23 | 23 | | at Texas Tech University, and provided financial support for more |
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| 24 | 24 | | than 250 wildlife science graduate students; in 1981, a grant from |
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| 25 | 25 | | the foundation established the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research |
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| 26 | 26 | | Institute, which has become one of the leading wildlife research |
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| 27 | 27 | | programs in the country; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, The late Caesar Kleberg was recognized in 2006 with |
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| 29 | 29 | | a Texas Legends Award from the National Fish and Wildlife |
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| 30 | 30 | | Foundation for his commitment to the conservation and management of |
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| 31 | 31 | | the state's natural resources; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his lifetime, Caesar Kleberg worked |
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| 33 | 33 | | tirelessly in behalf of our wildlife resources, and his |
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| 34 | 34 | | accomplishments continue to benefit generations of Texans; now, |
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| 35 | 35 | | therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | hereby honor the legacy of Caesar Kleberg and pay tribute to the |
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| 38 | 38 | | lasting impact of his efforts. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Rios Ybarra |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 42 | 42 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 118 was adopted by the House on |
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| 43 | 43 | | March 26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 118 was adopted by the Senate on May |
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| 47 | 47 | | 15, 2009, by a viva-voce vote. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 50 | 50 | | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Date |
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| 52 | 52 | | __________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Governor |
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