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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Buffalo Trail Council of Scouts BSA is |
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celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, In response to a lack of scouting in West Texas, the |
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Buffalo Trail Council was organized on November 1, 1923, and its |
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name reflects the presence of buffalo tracks found in the sandstone |
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near Big Spring; in 1948, the council acquired a 6,000-acre tract of |
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land in the Davis Mountains for camping, and a council service |
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center was purchased in 1959 in Midland following a fundraising |
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campaign; in addition to gifts from the Humble Pipe Line Company and |
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the Mobil oil company, the group received land from the American |
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Petrofina Corporation and a large dining hall, and over the years, |
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what came to be known as the Hughes Aquatic Base has been used for |
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programs such as aquatic camps, wood badge and University of |
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Scouting College of Commissioner Science courses, weekend camping, |
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and other training events; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the Buffalo Trail Council encompasses more |
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than 30 units and its members include more than 700 scouts from |
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Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Culberson, Reeves, Loving, |
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Winkler, Ward, Ector, Andrews, Midland, Martin, Howard, Glasscock, |
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Mitchell, Borden, Scurry, and Sterling Counties; and |
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WHEREAS, The Buffalo Trail Council has made a significant |
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difference in the lives of countless young Texans while |
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contributing to the betterment of the community, and it is indeed a |
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pleasure to join in recognizing this momentous milestone in the |
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group's rich history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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4th Called Session, hereby commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the |
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Buffalo Trail Council of Scouts BSA and extend to all those |
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affiliated with the group sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the council as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |