Bill Text: TX SR65 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the induction of the Holistic and Historical 1882 Grote Ranch into the Texas Department of Agriculture Family Land Heritage Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-31 - Reported enrolled [SR65 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR65-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 Grote | ||
| family of Llano County have been officially recognized as heirs | ||
| to this proud tradition with the acceptance of the Holistic and | ||
| Historical 1882 Grote 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; | ||
| the Grote Ranch is currently owned and operated by Janice Annette | ||
| Jensen, great-granddaughter of its founders; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Grote Ranch was established in 1882 by C. H. | ||
| and Mina Grote, who raised Hereford cattle on the 2,000-acre | ||
| property; Mr. and Mrs. Grote became the parents of 11 children, | ||
| several of whom continued working the land after the couple's | ||
| passing in 1948; their son Raymond Grote inherited 425 acres of | ||
| the ranch, and following his death, his wife, Annette Dupree | ||
| Grote, raised Angus cattle on the property; upon her passing, | ||
| their daughter Annette Helen Altgelt Grote took over her parents' | ||
| share of the land, and in 2012, Mrs. Grote's daughter and current | ||
| owner Janice Annette Jensen inherited 30 acres; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In preserving their property as a working ranch, | ||
| the Grotes 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 Grote | ||
| family on the induction of the Holistic and Historical 1882 Grote | ||
| 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 the Grote 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 | ||
