Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1		86R11883 CLE-D
2		-	By: Smith~~, Springer, Moody, et al.~~ H.C.R. No. 73
	2	+	By: Smith H.C.R. No. 73
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5	5		CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
6	6		WHEREAS, The Butterfield Overland Trail, which crosses Texas
7	7		and seven other states, was used by the Butterfield Overland Mail to
8	8		transport mail and passengers from St. Louis and Memphis to San
9	9		Francisco from 1858 to 1861; and
10	10		WHEREAS, Covering a distance of nearly 3,000 miles, the
11	11		Butterfield Overland Mail was one of the longest mail routes using
12	12		horse-drawn stagecoaches in the history of the United States; and
13	13		WHEREAS, On September 21, 1858, the Butterfield Overland Mail
14	14		stagecoach made its first stop at the Diamond Station, just west of
15	15		Whitesboro; the well-documented mail route also included stops in
16	16		Sherman and El Paso; reflecting the sense of pride that Texans share
17	17		about the historic Butterfield Overland Trail, the City of
18	18		Whitesboro unveiled special signage in 2008 to commemorate the
19	19		150th anniversary of the Butterfield Overland Mail; and
20	20		WHEREAS, Today, Texans continue to use the Butterfield
21	21		Overland Trail recreationally; among the historic remnants and
22	22		artifacts for public use and enjoyment are historic Fort Belknap
23	23		and Fort Chadbourne, which served as stops on the Butterfield
24	24		Overland Mail, and a refurbished original Butterfield Overland Mail
25	25		stagecoach in Whitesboro; the stagecoaches were unique because of
26	26		the scenes on their doors, and no two coaches were alike; and
27	27		WHEREAS, The U.S. Department of the Interior has determined
28	28		that the Butterfield Overland Trail is eligible for designation as
29	29		a National Historic Trail because it meets all of the requirements
30	30		of the National Trails System Act and other requirements for
31	31		designation as a National Historic Trail, namely, that the trail be
32	32		nationally significant, have a well-documented route, and offer
33	33		significant potential for public recreational use; and
34	34		WHEREAS, A National Historic Trail may only be designated by
35	35		an Act of Congress, and congressional action to designate the
36	36		Butterfield Overland Trail as a National Historic Trail would help
37	37		to preserve and protect this historic route and its historic
38	38		remnants and artifacts for public use and enjoyment; now,
39	39		therefore, be it
40	40		RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas
41	41		hereby respectfully urge the Congress of the United States to
42	42		designate the Butterfield Overland Trail as a National Historic
43	43		Trail; and, be it further
44	44		RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official
45	45		copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to
46	46		the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of
47	47		Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the
48	48		members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that
49	49		this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a
50	50		memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.