88S40854 JRI-D
By: Craddick H.C.R. No. 17
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Buffalo Trail Council of Scouts BSA is
celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2023; and
WHEREAS, In response to a lack of scouting in West Texas, the
Buffalo Trail Council was organized on November 1, 1923, and its
name reflects the presence of buffalo tracks found in the sandstone
near Big Spring; in 1948, the council acquired a 6,000-acre tract of
land in the Davis Mountains for camping, and a council service
center was purchased in 1959 in Midland following a fundraising
campaign; in addition to gifts from the Humble Pipe Line Company and
the Mobil oil company, the group received land from the American
Petrofina Corporation and a large dining hall, and over the years,
what came to be known as the Hughes Aquatic Base has been used for
programs such as aquatic camps, wood badge and University of
Scouting College of Commissioner Science courses, weekend camping,
and other training events; and
WHEREAS, Today, the Buffalo Trail Council encompasses more
than 30 units and its members include more than 700 scouts from
Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Culberson, Reeves, Loving,
Winkler, Ward, Ector, Andrews, Midland, Martin, Howard, Glasscock,
Mitchell, Borden, Scurry, and Sterling Counties; and
WHEREAS, The Buffalo Trail Council has made a significant
difference in the lives of countless young Texans while
contributing to the betterment of the community, and it is indeed a
pleasure to join in recognizing this momentous milestone in the
group's rich history; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas,
4th Called Session, hereby commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the
Buffalo Trail Council of Scouts BSA and extend to all those
affiliated with the group sincere best wishes for the future; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the council as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives and Senate.