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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 361
2	2	WHEREAS, The members and sponsors of the Texas Bison
3	3	Student Study Group have rendered an immeasurable public service
4	4	through their work to promote the conservation and preservation
5	5	of the legendary bison herd at Caprock Canyons State Park; and
6	6	WHEREAS, Once found in the millions across the Great
7	7	Plains, the buffalo were all but exterminated by hunters in the
8	8	1870s and 1880s; a few, however, survived in small herds on
9	9	private ranches, such as the group maintained by Charles
10	10	Goodnight on the JA Ranch, largely at the encouragement of his
11	11	wife, Mary Ann; during the decades when the Goodnights cared for
12	12	the herd, it supplied stock for conservation efforts that
13	13	succeeded in saving the species; in 1996, the owners of the JA
14	14	Ranch donated the descendants of the Goodnight herd to the State
15	15	of Texas, which relocated them to Caprock Canyons State Park; and
16	16	WHEREAS, The Texas Bison Student Study Group was organized
17	17	on September 12, 2010, at Lucy Rede Franco Middle School by The
18	18	STAR DAY Foundation of El Paso; this dynamic group is responsible
19	19	for a number of initiatives that have raised the profile of the
20	20	Caprock Canyons bison herd, fostered public appreciation for its
21	21	importance, and contributed to its support; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Shortly after the formation of the study group,
23	23	its members campaigned for the recognition of the Caprock Canyons
24	24	herd as the official State Bison Herd of Texas, an objective that
25	25	was achieved in 2011 when the 82nd Texas Legislature approved HCR
26	26	86; two years later, the 83rd Texas Legislature responded to
27	27	further proposals by the study group and passed SCR 10 and HCR 51,
28	28	designating September 12 and March 5 as Mary Ann "Molly"
29	29	Goodnight Day and Charles Goodnight Day, respectively; and
30	30	WHEREAS, At the urging of the study group, The STAR DAY
31	31	Foundation has established the Official State Bison Herd of Texas
32	32	Fund, a permanent endowment intended to assist in the maintenance
33	33	and improvement of the herd at Caprock Canyons; the fund was
34	34	officially launched on the first Mary Ann "Molly" Goodnight Day,
35	35	in 2013, and for its role in the creation of the fund, the study
36	36	group was honored by then governor Rick Perry; and
37	37	WHEREAS, During the 84th legislative session, the study
38	38	group sought to make the town of Quitaque, located near Caprock
39	39	Canyons State Park and named for Charles Goodnight's Quitaque
40	40	Ranch, the official Bison Capital of Texas, and SCR 22
41	41	successfully accomplished that goal; other study group proposals
42	42	have led to the inauguration of the Mary Ann "Molly" Goodnight
43	43	Library and Science Center Luncheon Seminar, held annually in
44	44	Quitaque and sponsored by The STAR DAY Foundation, and to the
45	45	development of the Texas Bison Journal, published on The STAR DAY
46	46	Foundation website; and
47	47	WHEREAS, Through their many efforts to support the bison
48	48	herd at Caprock Canyons State Park and to raise public awareness
49	49	ofitshistoryandsignificance,membersoftheTexasBison
50	50	Student Study Group have proven fervent, effective advocates for
51	51	the animal justly known as the Lord of the Plains, and they and
52	52	all who have supported their endeavors may indeed take pride in
53	53	their outstanding service to a worthy cause; now, therefore, be it
54	54	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
55	55	Legislature, hereby recognize the Texas Bison Student Study
56	56	Group for its efforts in behalf of the official State Bison Herd
57	57	of Texas and extend to all those associated with the group
58	58	sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
59	59	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
60	60	the group as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
61	61	Seliger
62	62	________________________________
63	63	President of the Senate
64	64	I hereby certify that the
65	65	above Resolution was adopted by
66	66	the Senate on March 6, 2017.
67	67	________________________________
68	68	Secretary of the Senate
69	69	________________________________
70	70	Member, Texas Senate