R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, Cuero, Texas, is renowned as the site of a landmark
 1-2     event in Texas history, as it was a starting point of the famed
 1-3     Chisholm Trail and thus the birthplace of countless cattle drives;
 1-4     and
 1-5           WHEREAS, In 1866, Crockett Cardwell of DeWitt County
 1-6     recognized that there was a need for meat in the northern states
 1-7     and an abundance of cattle in Texas, so he called on Thornton
 1-8     Chisholm to lead a cattle drive to northern markets; this historic
 1-9     drive began on April 1, 1866, at Cardwell Flats, just north of the
1-10     present-day site of Cuero, and included 1,800 head of Texas
1-11     longhorns; and
1-12           WHEREAS, The drive lasted seven months and 10 days and ended
1-13     in St. Joseph, Missouri; over the next two decades, the Chisholm
1-14     Trail would serve as the major route out of Texas for livestock,
1-15     and the income derived from the drives greatly aided the Lone Star
1-16     State in its recovery after the Civil War; and
1-17           WHEREAS, The Chisholm Trail, made famous by Texas cowboys and
1-18     Texas cattle, helped the state to become a leader in the cattle
1-19     industry, and the city of Cuero can certainly take pride in the
1-20     historic role it played in the development of this state and
1-21     nation; now, therefore, be it
1-22           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
 2-1     Legislature hereby recognize Cuero as a starting point of the
 2-2     Chisholm Trail and the birthplace of numerous Texas cattle drives.
                                                                    Morrison
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 1164 was adopted by the House on May
         21, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House