88S30929 BK-D
By: Flores S.R. No. 65
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The prosperity of the Lone Star State has been
greatly influenced by family farming and ranching, and the Grote
family of Llano County have been officially recognized as heirs to
this proud tradition with the acceptance of the Holistic and
Historical 1882 Grote Ranch into the state's Family Land Heritage
Program in 2023; and
WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Texas Department of Agriculture,
this program honors farms and ranches that have been in continuous
agricultural operation by the same family for a century or more; the
Grote Ranch is currently owned and operated by Janice Annette
Jensen, great-granddaughter of its founders; and
WHEREAS, The Grote Ranch was established in 1882 by C. H. and
Mina Grote, who raised Hereford cattle on the 2,000-acre property;
Mr. and Mrs. Grote became the parents of 11 children, several of
whom continued working the land after the couple's passing in 1948;
their son Raymond Grote inherited 425 acres of the ranch, and
following his death, his wife, Annette Dupree Grote, raised Angus
cattle on the property; upon her passing, their daughter Annette
Helen Altgelt Grote took over her parents' share of the land, and in
2012, Mrs. Grote's daughter and current owner Janice Annette Jensen
inherited 30 acres; and
WHEREAS, In preserving their property as a working ranch, the
Grotes are making their own contribution to their family's legacy,
and it is indeed fitting that they be honored for their outstanding
stewardship; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd
Called Session, hereby congratulate the Grote family on the
induction of the Holistic and Historical 1882 Grote Ranch into the
Texas Department of Agriculture Family Land Heritage Program and
extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Grote family as an expression of high regard by the
Texas Senate.