Bill Text: TX HCR115 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Boy Scout Troop No. 201 in Longview.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-04 - Signed by the Governor [HCR115 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HCR115-Enrolled.html
H.C.R. No. 115 |
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WHEREAS, Current and former members of Boy Scout Troop | ||
No. 201 in Longview are celebrating the troop's 100th anniversary | ||
at a ceremony on May 6, 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, One of the oldest Boy Scout troops in Texas and one | ||
of the oldest west of the Mississippi River, Troop No. 201 was | ||
chartered in Longview in March 1917, only seven years after the Boy | ||
Scouts of America was founded; the Longview Lions Club officially | ||
took over sponsorship of the troop on April 1, 1935, and the Lions | ||
have remained associated with the troop ever since; and | ||
WHEREAS, From the beginning, the troop has helped its members | ||
to build character by learning such important life skills as | ||
leadership, teamwork, discipline, and service to others; the | ||
Longview Scouts have also had the opportunity to enjoy such | ||
timeless and fun experiences as camping trips, canoeing | ||
expeditions, and long-distance hikes; and | ||
WHEREAS, On the troop's 50th anniversary in 1967, Governor | ||
John Connally came to Longview to help bury a time capsule near the | ||
Scout Hut in Teague Park, and at the 100th anniversary, that capsule | ||
will be unearthed and replaced with the assistance of Governor Greg | ||
Abbott and Gregg County District Judge David Brabham, who are both | ||
proud former members of Troop No. 201; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the course of the past century, Boy Scout Troop | ||
No. 201 in Longview has enabled generations of young Texans to | ||
prepare themselves for the challenges and opportunities of | ||
adulthood, and on this special occasion, the past and present | ||
members of the troop may indeed take great pride in their shared | ||
history; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby commemorate the centennial of Boy Scout Troop No. 201 in | ||
Longview and extend to all those associated with the troop sincere | ||
best wishes for a meaningful and memorable event; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Troop No. 201 as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
Dean | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.C.R. No. 115 was adopted by the House on | ||
April 6, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.C.R. No. 115 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
April 11, 2017, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |