SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 12
         WHEREAS, The prosperity of the Lone Star State has been
  greatly influenced by family farming and ranching, and Jana Beth
  Johnson and Mary Sue Klein of Clay County have been officially
  recognized as heirs to this proud tradition with the acceptance
  of the Gray Wynn Klein Ranch into the state's Family Land
  Heritage Program in 2023; and
         WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Texas Department of Agriculture,
  this program honors farms and ranches that have been in
  continuous agricultural operation by the same family for a
  century or more; established in 1873, the Gray Wynn Klein Ranch
  is currently owned and operated by Ms. Johnson and Ms. Klein, the
  great-great-grandchildren of the ranch's founders, Christian and
  Lucy Sanzenbacher; and
         WHEREAS, Christian and Lucy Sanzenbacher joined Johann
  "Uncle John" Sanzenbacher in southern Clay County in 1873 and
  subsequently began raising cattle; in 1921, the land and the herd
  that the couple had accumulated were split among their seven
  living children, including their daughter Ida and her husband,
  Fred Wynn, who acquired the family's horned Hereford cattle; Ida
  and Fred Wynn named their operation Wynn Ranch, and in the
  decades since, five generations of the family have worked
  together to maintain the land; Ms. Johnson and Ms. Klein assumed
  ownership in 2013 following the passing of their mother, Cheryl
  Klein, and today, they continue to oversee the ranch's cattle and
  hay operation; and
         WHEREAS, In preserving their property as a working ranch,
  Jana Beth Johnson and Mary Sue Klein are making their own
  contribution to their family's legacy, and it is indeed fitting
  that they be honored for their outstanding stewardship; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
  Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Jana Beth
  Johnson and Mary Sue Klein on the induction of the Gray Wynn Klein
  Ranch into the Texas Department of Agriculture Family Land
  Heritage Program and extend to them sincere best wishes for the
  future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for Ms. Johnson and Ms. Klein as an expression of high
  regard from the Texas Senate.
 
  Springer
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on October 12, 2023.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate