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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Live Oak Beefmaster Breeders Association is |
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celebrating the 35th anniversary of its founding in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, In the early 1930s, rancher Tom Lasater of Duval and |
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Brooks Counties developed the Beefmaster breed by crossing |
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Hereford, Shorthorn, and Brahman cattle; officially recognized as a |
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pure breed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1954, |
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Beefmaster cattle thrive in the climate of South Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The organization Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU) |
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was formed in 1961, and in 1974, the Live Oak Beefmaster Breeders |
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Association (LOBBA) was founded as an official satellite to the |
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BBU, working to assist Beefmaster breeders in Live Oak County and |
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neighboring counties in marketing their cattle; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1977, LOBBA's members financed and built the |
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Beefmaster barn and auction ring at the Live Oak County |
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Fairgrounds, donating the barn to the Fair Association in 1984; the |
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association sponsors three cattle auctions a year at the facility, |
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drawing buyers from across the South and the Southwest, as well as |
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from Mexico; and |
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WHEREAS, LOBBA auctions have generated more than $14 million |
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in cattle sales and contributed over $3.5 million to the economy of |
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Live Oak County; the association has also donated $25,000 to the |
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South Texas Children's Home and $15,000 to the Junior Beefmaster |
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Breeders Association; it has sponsored a number of educational |
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events; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of president Ricardo O. |
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Carrillo and vice president Lawrence Lyssy, the Live Oak Beefmaster |
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Breeders Association continues to play a vital role in the growth |
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and prosperity of South Texas, and its members may take great pride |
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in their many contributions to the economy and to the culture of |
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cattle ranching; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Live Oak |
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Beefmaster Breeders Association and extend to its members sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |