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
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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.
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Chief Clerk of the House