Bill Text: TX SR61 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the induction of the Kraus Farm into the Texas Department of Agriculture Family Land and Heritage Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-31 - Reported enrolled [SR61 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR61-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The prosperity of the Lone Star State has been | ||
| greatly influenced by family farming and ranching, and the Kraus | ||
| family of Gillespie County have been officially recognized as | ||
| heirs to this proud tradition with the acceptance of the Kraus | ||
| Farm 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; the Kraus Farm is currently owned and operated | ||
| by Jerome and Genevieve Kraus; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1855, Christian Kraus emigrated from Germany | ||
| to Fredericksburg, and he married Anna Maria Hofacker shortly | ||
| thereafter; he established Kraus Farm in 1873, and the family | ||
| resided on the property while raising cattle, goats, sheep, and | ||
| chickens and cultivating wheat and hay; his two sons, John and | ||
| Michael, eventually took over the farm's operation, and in the | ||
| 1930s, it was passed down to Michael's children and their | ||
| families; the farm was transferred to Jerome Kraus in the 1980s, | ||
| and today, it continues to produce hay and cattle; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In preserving their property as a working farm, | ||
| the Krauses 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 the Kraus | ||
| family on the induction of the Kraus Farm 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 the Kraus family as an expression of high regard | ||
| from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Flores | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on October 31, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
