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| 2 | 2 | | By: Craddick H.C.R. No. 17 |
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| 5 | 5 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Buffalo Trail Council of Scouts BSA is |
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| 7 | 7 | | celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2023; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, In response to a lack of scouting in West Texas, the |
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| 9 | 9 | | Buffalo Trail Council was organized on November 1, 1923, and its |
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| 10 | 10 | | name reflects the presence of buffalo tracks found in the sandstone |
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| 11 | 11 | | near Big Spring; in 1948, the council acquired a 6,000-acre tract of |
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| 12 | 12 | | land in the Davis Mountains for camping, and a council service |
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| 13 | 13 | | center was purchased in 1959 in Midland following a fundraising |
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| 14 | 14 | | campaign; in addition to gifts from the Humble Pipe Line Company and |
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| 15 | 15 | | the Mobil oil company, the group received land from the American |
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| 16 | 16 | | Petrofina Corporation and a large dining hall, and over the years, |
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| 17 | 17 | | what came to be known as the Hughes Aquatic Base has been used for |
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| 18 | 18 | | programs such as aquatic camps, wood badge and University of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Scouting College of Commissioner Science courses, weekend camping, |
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| 20 | 20 | | and other training events; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Today, the Buffalo Trail Council encompasses more |
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| 22 | 22 | | than 30 units and its members include more than 700 scouts from |
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| 23 | 23 | | Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Culberson, Reeves, Loving, |
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| 24 | 24 | | Winkler, Ward, Ector, Andrews, Midland, Martin, Howard, Glasscock, |
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| 25 | 25 | | Mitchell, Borden, Scurry, and Sterling Counties; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, The Buffalo Trail Council has made a significant |
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| 27 | 27 | | difference in the lives of countless young Texans while |
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| 28 | 28 | | contributing to the betterment of the community, and it is indeed a |
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| 29 | 29 | | pleasure to join in recognizing this momentous milestone in the |
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| 30 | 30 | | group's rich history; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4th Called Session, hereby commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the |
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| 33 | 33 | | Buffalo Trail Council of Scouts BSA and extend to all those |
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| 34 | 34 | | affiliated with the group sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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| 35 | 35 | | be it further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 37 | | prepared for the council as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 38 | 38 | | Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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