Bill Text: TX SR63 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the induction of the Old Fuller Place into the Texas Department of Agriculture Family Land Heritage Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-31 - Reported enrolled [SR63 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR63-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The prosperity of the Lone Star State has been | ||
| greatly influenced by family farming and ranching, and Betty Royal | ||
| Rackley of Atascosa County has been officially recognized as heir | ||
| to this proud tradition with the acceptance of the Old Fuller Place | ||
| 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; and | ||
| WHEREAS, William Barton Fuller moved to Atascosa County | ||
| with his parents, John S. and Rebecca Fuller, and he grew up in a | ||
| pioneer home centered around a life of ranching; in 1900, he | ||
| acquired 191 acres of land from the Jose Peche original tract, | ||
| where he raised cattle; he later passed the ranch down to his son, | ||
| Guy Fuller, who in turn transferred ownership to his nephew, Ned | ||
| Royal; today, the Old Fuller Place is owned by Betty Royal | ||
| Rackley, the great-granddaughter of the founder, and it | ||
| continues to produce beef cattle; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In preserving her property as a working ranch, | ||
| Betty Rackley is making her own contribution to her family's | ||
| legacy, and it is indeed fitting that she be honored for her | ||
| outstanding stewardship; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Betty Royal | ||
| Rackley on the induction of the Old Fuller Place into the Texas | ||
| Department of Agriculture Family Land Heritage Program and extend | ||
| to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Rackley 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 | ||
