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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bay City ranchers Scott and Pam Evans have earned a |
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unique distinction with their longhorn steer Sato, who has been |
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officially cited by Guinness World Records for having the longest |
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horns on a steer, ever; and |
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WHEREAS, In September 2018, Sato's horns were measured at |
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126.375 inches, or just over 10.5 feet, beating the previous record |
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by nearly five inches; the measurement was photographed, |
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videotaped, and witnessed by several prominent cattle ranchers, a |
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veterinarian, and the Kansas rancher whose steer held the previous |
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record; the Guinness World Records officially posted the results on |
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its website on September 30, 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, A nine-year-old steer, this impressive animal has |
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already won eight world championships, and his horns will continue |
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to grow until the end of his life, which could possibly be as long as |
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30 years; unfortunately, Sato no longer competes because he has |
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been retired out to pasture; and |
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WHEREAS, Scott and Pam Evans named their award-winning steer |
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in memory of a special family friend; they have been raising pure |
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longhorn cattle for nearly a quarter century on the Red Bluff Ranch |
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outside of Bay City, and their herd currently numbers 70 head of |
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cattle; and |
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WHEREAS, The remarkable Sato is the living embodiment of one |
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of the iconic symbols of our state's heritage and history, the |
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longhorn steer, and he proves once again, as if further proof were |
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needed, that everything really is bigger in Texas; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Scott and Pam Evans on their |
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record-breaking steer and extend to them, and to Sato, sincere best |
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wishes for a long life and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Evans as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |