Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 602
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Family farms and ranches have long been essential to
6	6	the economy and culture of the Lone Star State, and the White Ranch
7	7	in Chambers County is indeed deserving of recognition for its
8	8	important role in the history of Southeast Texas; and
9	9	WHEREAS, The White Ranch traces its origins back to 1828,
10	10	when James Taylor White settled in present-day Chambers County and
11	11	established a cattle ranch; the operation began with a stock of a
12	12	dozen cattle, and over the years, the herd grew to some 10,000 head;
13	13	a pioneer in the cattle-raising industry, Mr. White developed what
14	14	would stand for many years as the industry's prime business model,
15	15	trailing cattle from the ranch where they were raised to market; he
16	16	drove his cattle along the Opelousas Trail to Louisiana, where they
17	17	could be sold for a higher price than they would earn in Texas; and
18	18	WHEREAS, The ranch has been operated by the White family for
19	19	many generations, and its original "Crossed W" brand is the oldest
20	20	Texas cattle brand in continuous use; during the 1860s, James
21	21	Taylor White II and his brother-in-law, James Jackson, built one of
22	22	the first cattle fences at the ranch; today, James Taylor White's
23	23	great-great-great-grandson Bill White and his wife, Katherine, are
24	24	holding the reins, and they have continued the tradition of
25	25	swimming their cattle across the Intracoastal Canal each fall to
26	26	winter pasture on Bolivar Peninsula and then back in the spring; and
27	27	WHEREAS, For nearly two centuries, the White Ranch has
28	28	contributed to the rich heritage of Southeast Texas, and the White
29	29	family may take great pride in all they have done to make the ranch
30	30	one of the treasures of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
31	31	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
32	32	Legislature hereby recognize the White Ranch for 195 years of
33	33	continuous operation as well as for having the oldest Texas cattle
34	34	brand in continuous use and extend to the members of the White
35	35	family sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
36	36	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
37	37	prepared for the family as an expression of high regard by the Texas
38	38	House of Representatives.
39	39	Leo-Wilson
40	40	______________________________
41	41	Speaker of the House
42	42	I certify that H.R. No. 602 was adopted by the House on March
43	43	27, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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45	45	Chief Clerk of the House