S.C.R. No. 22
 
 
 
 
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, In 1877, Charles Goodnight became the manager of the
  JA Ranch in the Caprock Canyonlands of the Texas Panhandle; the
  once-great bison herds of the area had been slaughtered almost to
  the point of extinction; at the urging of his wife, Mary Ann,
  Goodnight rounded up enough of the creatures to form a small herd,
  which allowed the Southern Plains Bison population to survive; and
         WHEREAS, In 1880, Goodnight acquired the Lazy F Ranch and
  renamed it "Quitaque," which he believed was an Indian word for "end
  of the trail"; Quitaque is located on State Highway 86 in
  southeastern Briscoe County; when the county was organized in 1892,
  the townsite of Quitaque was surveyed and platted; and
         WHEREAS, Caprock Canyons State Park, located approximately
  three miles north of Quitaque, was acquired from the estate of
  Theodore Geisler in May 1975; the park opened in 1982 and is the
  third-largest state park in Texas; and
         WHEREAS, The park is home to the "Official State Bison Herd of
  Texas"; these bison are direct descendants of the last free-range
  Southern Plains Bison that the Goodnights saved from extinction;
  the herd was donated to the park in 1996 by the JA Ranch, which is
  the oldest privately owned ranch in the Texas Panhandle; and
         WHEREAS, For many years, the citizens of Quitaque encouraged
  the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to establish a state park in
  the Quitaque area and encouraged the donation of the JA Ranch Bison
  Herd to the state park; and
         WHEREAS, O. R. Stark Jr., born in Quitaque, understood the
  need for a friends group for Caprock Canyons State Park and
  Trailway; he was instrumental in forming Caprock Partners
  Foundation in 1996 and served as foundation president until his
  death; the foundation has supported the park and its historic bison
  habitat as environmental and recreational treasures; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby designate the City of Quitaque to be the official Bison
  Capital of Texas; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That in accordance with the provisions of Section
  391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect
  until the 10th anniversary of its designation.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 22 was adopted by the Senate
  on April 30, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 22 was adopted by the House
  on May 27, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 1, two
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor