Bill Text: TX HCR94 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Urging the U.S. Congress to designate the Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Trail as National Historic Trails.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-17 - Signed by the Governor [HCR94 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HCR94-Enrolled.html
H.C.R. No. 94 |
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WHEREAS, Both the Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Trail | ||
contributed immeasurably to the agricultural boom in the United | ||
States in the 19th century, and their far-reaching effects on the | ||
country's culture, their historical significance, and their | ||
potential for recreational use make them prime candidates for | ||
designation as National Historic Trails; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Chisholm Trail was formed in 1867, when Joseph | ||
G. McCoy and other cattlemen sought to expand the market for Texas | ||
beef; the passage stretched from San Antonio to Abilene, Kansas, | ||
and with each passing year, the number of heads of cattle shipped | ||
along the route doubled until topping out at more than 600,000 in | ||
1871; before its closing in 1884, the trail had been the route of | ||
the greatest migration of livestock in world history, including | ||
five million cattle and a million mustangs; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Great Western Trail was established by cattle | ||
driver John T. Lytle in 1874; it reached from San Antonio to Dodge | ||
City, Kansas, and quickly succeeded the Chisholm Trail as the | ||
principal thoroughfare for exporting cattle; by the last reported | ||
drive in 1893, between three and five million cattle had traveled | ||
north along its path; and | ||
WHEREAS, The importance of the Chisholm and Great Western | ||
Trails in American history cannot be understated, as they provided | ||
an abundance of beef and milk to the industrialized centers of the | ||
country and greatly changed the economics of the agricultural | ||
industry, and these landmarks are truly deserving of being | ||
designated as National Historic Trails; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby respectfully urge Congress to designate the Chisholm Trail | ||
and the Great Western Trail as National Historic Trails while | ||
ensuring that the private property rights of citizens along the | ||
trails are protected; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official | ||
copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to | ||
the speaker of the house of representatives and to the president of | ||
the senate of the United States Congress, and to all members of the | ||
Texas delegation to Congress with the request that this resolution | ||
be officially entered in the Congressional Record as a memorial to | ||
the Congress of the United States of America. | ||
Springer | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.C.R. No. 94 was adopted by the House on April | ||
30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 1 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.C.R. No. 94 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |