H.R. No. 613
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The colorful history of the Lone Star State is
inextricably linked with the great late-nineteenth-century cattle
drives that secured the mythic stature of the state's intrepid
cattlemen and lifted Texas from the economic ruin of the Civil War;
and
WHEREAS, The Great Western Trail, which originated in South
Texas and extended up through Dodge City, Kansas, was crucial to the
success of these bold ventures, and between 1876 and 1895 some seven
million head of cattle were moved along its length; and
WHEREAS, Rightly thrilled by this rich history, modern-day
Texans have sought to celebrate the romance of the Great Western
Trail by re-creating the great cattle drives and marking its
passage through the American heartland; and
WHEREAS, A 2004 trail drive from Bandera to Dodge City proved
extremely successful, igniting widespread public interest and
prompting other communities with ties to the trail to stage their
own celebrations; and
WHEREAS, The first marker of the trail's path was placed at
Doan's Crossing on the Red River as a gift from the people of
Oklahoma, who are marking the trail in their state; closer to home,
members of the Vernon Rotary Club followed suit in modern-day
Wilbarger County; and
WHEREAS, The project's second marker was placed in Bandera,
and since that time further markers have been placed in Baylor,
Throckmorton, and Shackleford Counties, with plans in place to
continue the process throughout the trail's Texas route; and
WHEREAS, The importance of the Great Western Trail to the
development and history of Texas cannot be overestimated, and those
citizens who take it upon themselves to preserve this proud legacy
are truly deserving of our respect and gratitude; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the Great Western Trail and extend
sincere best wishes to all those associated with the modern project
of marking its path through the Lone Star State.
Hardcastle
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 613 was adopted by the House on March
17, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House