Bill Text: TX HCR92 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Parker County Sheriff's Posse on its 75th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-24 - Signed by the Governor [HCR92 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR92-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 92 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Parker County Sheriff's Posse is celebrating the | ||
| 75th anniversary of its founding in 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established in Weatherford in 1947, the posse | ||
| adopted a charter outlining such goals as preserving traditions of | ||
| the Old West, promoting good sportsmanship, good horsemanship, and | ||
| civic engagement, and assisting the county sheriff; membership | ||
| quickly grew from 20 to 60, and the group held its first parade on | ||
| opening day of the 1947 Fort Worth Fat Stock Show; in addition, the | ||
| posse participated in several rodeos that year; it purchased 37 | ||
| acres of land, and riders with stout lariats cleared away post oak, | ||
| mesquite, and an abandoned peach orchard; the clubhouse was | ||
| completed the following year, and the site has served as | ||
| headquarters ever since; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The posse formed an early affiliation with the | ||
| National Cutting Horse Association; after building an arena, which | ||
| would host the Frontier Days Rodeo and the area's first FFA Junior | ||
| Rodeo, PCSP continued to expand and improve its facilities; the | ||
| organization launched its annual trail ride to Mineral Wells in | ||
| 1961; over the years, the posse participated in events across the | ||
| state and beyond, including the Battle of Flowers Parade in | ||
| San Antonio, the Texas State Fair in Dallas, the State Fair of | ||
| Louisiana in Shreveport, and the inaugural parade for Governor Mark | ||
| White; members brought home numerous trophies, among them three | ||
| first-place wins during the 50th anniversary year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2006, the posse's Ranch Rodeo proved a tremendous | ||
| success, and it became an annual event; the next decade brought | ||
| invitations to the prestigious Frontier Days parade in Cheyenne, | ||
| Wyoming, where PCSP twice won the Outstanding Mounted Riding Group | ||
| award; as its activities have expanded in recent years, it has also | ||
| benefited a number of worthy causes, showing support for the | ||
| families of fallen officers, wounded warriors, and children in | ||
| need, as well as the Parker County Livestock Improvement | ||
| Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of its long history, the Parker | ||
| County Sheriff's Posse has brought the community together for a | ||
| host of memorable events and proudly represented Western heritage | ||
| in venues far and wide, and its continued existence is a tribute to | ||
| the great dedication of its members, past and present; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby congratulate the Parker County Sheriff's Posse on its 75th | ||
| anniversary and extend to the members sincere best wishes for the | ||
| future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Rogers | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 92 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 92 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| April 5, 2023, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
