R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The Former Texas Rangers Association is doing
 1-2     admirable work in preserving the history of the Texas Rangers, and
 1-3     the city of Kerrville would make a most appropriate location for a
 1-4     center dedicated to interpreting the history and traditions of this
 1-5     legendary force; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, Texas Rangers first appeared on the scene in 1823,
 1-7     when Stephen F. Austin commissioned 10 experienced frontiersmen to
 1-8     undertake a punitive expedition against a band of Indians;
 1-9     constituted as a regular body in 1835 and reorganized at various
1-10     times over the years, the Rangers have played a significant role at
1-11     virtually every turn in the state's history, suppressing the
1-12     frontier tribes and banditry, apprehending cattle rustlers, and
1-13     quelling violent feuds and the lawlessness of oil boomtowns, to
1-14     name only a few of their many assignments; and
1-15           WHEREAS, Efforts to establish an association of ex-Rangers
1-16     date back to 1897; the Former Texas Rangers Association, a
1-17     descendant of previous groups, was incorporated in 1971 for the
1-18     purposes of preserving and perpetuating the history of the Rangers,
1-19     commemorating landmarks related to Ranger history, administering a
1-20     scholarship program, and bringing former and present Rangers and
1-21     their families together for fellowship, support, and the pursuit of
1-22     mutual goals; the association is also pledged to maintain and
1-23     operate a Texas Rangers museum, and since 1973 the group has
1-24     overseen a museum dedicated to the Rangers in Memorial Hall,
 2-1     adjacent to the Witte Museum in San Antonio; and
 2-2           WHEREAS, The association is presently considering the
 2-3     construction of a new historical center to tell the story of the
 2-4     Rangers, and it would indeed be fitting to locate such a facility
 2-5     in the city of Kerrville, for this part of the Hill Country has
 2-6     strong associations with the Rangers' early history; and
 2-7           WHEREAS, Several encounters between Rangers and Indians took
 2-8     place in this district; in 1843 John Coffee "Jack" Hays and a band
 2-9     of Rangers were ambushed by Comanches at Bandera Pass, but Hays and
2-10     his group repelled the assault with the aid of their new Colt
2-11     revolvers; on another occasion, Hays single-handedly stood off an
2-12     Indian attack at Enchanted Rock; and
2-13           WHEREAS, When the famed Frontier Battalion of Texas Rangers
2-14     was formed in 1874 to combat Indians and desperados, one of its six
2-15     companies, Company "F," was commanded by Captain Neil Caldwell of
2-16     Kerr County, and the company's members were all drawn from Kerr
2-17     County and the surrounding area; in addition, 32 Rangers lie buried
2-18     at Center Point, more than are interred at the State Cemetery or at
2-19     any other place; and
2-20           WHEREAS, To fully understand the development of the Lone Star
2-21     State, one must appreciate the part Texas Rangers have played in
2-22     this saga for well over a century and a half; now, therefore, be it
2-23           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-24     Legislature hereby honor the Former Texas Rangers Association for
2-25     its great service in preserving Texas history and that it encourage
2-26     the association to build its new center in the city of Kerrville.
                                                                  Hilderbran
         Laney                   Goodman                  Merritt
         Alexander               Goolsby                  Miller
         Allen                   Gray                     Moreno of Harris
         Averitt                 Green                    Moreno of El Paso
         Bailey                  Grusendorf               Morrison
         Berman                  Gutierrez                Mowery
         Bonnen                  Haggerty                 Naishtat
         Bosse                   Hamric                   Najera
         Brimer                  Hardcastle               Nixon
         Brown of Kaufman        Hartnett                 Noriega
         Brown of Brazos         Hawley                   Oliveira
         Burnam                  Heflin                   Olivo
         Callegari               Hilbert                  Pickett
         Capelo                  Hilderbran               Pitts
         Carter                  Hill                     Puente
         Chavez                  Hinojosa                 Ramsay
         Chisum                  Hochberg                 Rangel
         Christian               Hodge                    Raymond
         Clark                   Homer                    Reyna of Bexar
         Coleman                 Hope                     Reyna of Dallas
         Cook                    Hopson                   Ritter
         Corte                   Howard                   Sadler
         Counts                  Hunter                   Salinas
         Crabb                   Hupp                     Seaman
         Craddick                Isett                    Shields
         Crownover               Janek                    Smith
         Danburg                 Jones of Lubbock         Smithee
         Davis of Harris         Jones of Bexar           Solis
         Davis of Dallas         Jones of Dallas          Solomons
         Delisi                  Junell                   Swinford
         Denny                   Keel                     Talton
         Deshotel                Keffer                   Telford
         Driver                  King of Parker           Thompson
         Dukes                   King of Uvalde           Tillery
         Dunnam                  Kitchen                  Truitt
         Dutton                  Kolkhorst                Turner of Coleman
         Edwards                 Krusee                   Turner of Harris
         Ehrhardt                Kuempel                  Uher
         Eiland                  Lewis of Tarrant         Uresti
         Elkins                  Lewis of Orange          Villarreal
         Ellis                   Longoria                 Walker
         Farabee                 Luna                     West
         Farrar                  McCall                   Williams
         Flores                  McClendon                Wilson
         Gallego                 McReynolds               Wise
         Garcia                  Madden                   Wohlgemuth
         George                  Marchant                 Wolens
         Geren                   Martinez Fischer         Woolley
         Giddings                Maxey                    Yarbrough
         Glaze                   Menendez                 Zbranek
                                             _______________________________
                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 1065 was adopted by the House on
         May 25, 2001, by a non-record vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House