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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bill Monroe Tullos of Arden has been chosen as the |
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2010 recipient of the National Golden Spur Award; and |
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WHEREAS, This prestigious honor recognizes the lifetime |
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achievements of the individual selected as the top rancher in the |
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United States as judged by a group of respected organizations that |
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includes the American Quarter Horse Association, the National |
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Cattlemen's Foundation, the Ranching Heritage Association, the |
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Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, the Texas Cattle |
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Feeders Association, and the Texas Farm Bureau; the only national |
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distinction of its kind, the Golden Spur Award acknowledges the |
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humanistic and scientific contributions made by the honoree to the |
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livestock and ranching industries; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Tullos earned the commendation as a result of |
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his enduring efforts to bring his ranchland back to its natural |
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state; by removing the cedar and mesquite trees that consume |
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valuable water and by allowing the natural grasses to return to |
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prominence, he has made the land more conducive to grazing; he began |
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the conservation program in 1959, when the combination of a drought |
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and the spread of the trees caused his creeks to run dry; his work |
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has helped bring about a revitalization of Little Rocky Creek and |
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the Middle Concho River, both of which traverse his property; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Tullos has been director of the Middle Concho |
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Soil and Water Conservation District since 1955 and more recently |
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has assisted the Upper Colorado River Authority with its |
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participation in the Clean Rivers Program; he has been a Texas Farm |
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Bureau vice president and state director and is a member of the |
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Texas Beef Council, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, and |
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the Sheep & Goat Predator Management Board; moreover, he has been |
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named an honorary director for life by the Texas Sheep & Goat |
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Raisers' Association; and |
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WHEREAS, With the exception of the four years he spent as a |
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pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, Mr. Tullos has |
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always lived on his ranch, which is the home of the Bar-T brand; in |
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all his endeavors, he has enjoyed the love and support of his wife, |
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Margie, his son, George William Tullos and his wife, Teri, his |
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daughter, Carolyn Olivia Tullos McGehee and her husband, Gary, and |
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his five grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, The dedication and passion Bill Tullos has brought |
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to his pursuits have helped return a portion of the Texas landscape |
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back to its natural condition, and that accomplishment has made him |
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a positive role model for other ranchers who seek to preserve the |
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beauty and productivity of the Lone Star State's open spaces; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Bill Monroe Tullos on being chosen |
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as the recipient of the 2010 National Golden Spur Award and extend |
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to him sincere 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 Mr. Tullos as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |