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1		-	By: Springer (Senate Sponsor - Estes) H.C.R. No. 94
2		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2015;
3		-	May 5, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
4		-	Administration; May 21, 2015, reported favorably by the following
5		-	vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 21, 2015, sent to printer.)
6		-	Click here to see the committee vote
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9	4		HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
10	5		WHEREAS, Both the Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Trail
11	6		contributed immeasurably to the agricultural boom in the United
12	7		States in the 19th century, and their far-reaching effects on the
13	8		country's culture, their historical significance, and their
14	9		potential for recreational use make them prime candidates for
15	10		designation as National Historic Trails; and
16	11		WHEREAS, The Chisholm Trail was formed in 1867, when Joseph
17	12		G. McCoy and other cattlemen sought to expand the market for Texas
18	13		beef; the passage stretched from San Antonio to Abilene, Kansas,
19	14		and with each passing year, the number of heads of cattle shipped
20	15		along the route doubled until topping out at more than 600,000 in
21	16		1871; before its closing in 1884, the trail had been the route of
22	17		the greatest migration of livestock in world history, including
23	18		five million cattle and a million mustangs; and
24	19		WHEREAS, The Great Western Trail was established by cattle
25	20		driver John T. Lytle in 1874; it reached from San Antonio to Dodge
26	21		City, Kansas, and quickly succeeded the Chisholm Trail as the
27	22		principal thoroughfare for exporting cattle; by the last reported
28	23		drive in 1893, between three and five million cattle had traveled
29	24		north along its path; and
30	25		WHEREAS, The importance of the Chisholm and Great Western
31	26		Trails in American history cannot be understated, as they provided
32	27		an abundance of beef and milk to the industrialized centers of the
33	28		country and greatly changed the economics of the agricultural
34	29		industry, and these landmarks are truly deserving of being
35	30		designated as National Historic Trails; now, therefore, be it
36	31		RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas
37	32		hereby respectfully urge Congress to designate the Chisholm Trail
38	33		and the Great Western Trail as National Historic Trails while
39	34		ensuring that the private property rights of citizens along the
40	35		trails are protected; and, be it further
41	36		RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official
42	37		copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to
43	38		the speaker of the house of representatives and to the president of
44	39		the senate of the United States Congress, and to all members of the
45	40		Texas delegation to Congress with the request that this resolution
46	41		be officially entered in the Congressional Record as a memorial to
47	42		the Congress of the United States of America.
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	43	+	Springer
	44	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	45	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	46	+	I certify that H.C.R. No. 94 was adopted by the House on April
	47	+	30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 1 present, not
	48	+	voting.
	49	+	______________________________
	50	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	51	+	I certify that H.C.R. No. 94 was adopted by the Senate on May
	52	+	26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	53	+	______________________________
	54	+	Secretary of the Senate
	55	+	APPROVED: __________________
	56	+	Date
	57	+	__________________
	58	+	Governor