Bill Text: TX HR146 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Stephenville for its contributions to rodeo and the cowboy way of life.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-30 - Reported enrolled [HR146 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR146-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 146 | ||
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| WHEREAS, For more than 75 years, Stephenville has played a | ||
| significant role in preserving and promoting the heritage of the | ||
| American rodeo and the cowboy way of life; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Considered by many to be the Cowboy Capital of the | ||
| World, Stephenville and its vicinity first became important to the | ||
| history of rodeo in 1937, when Everett Colborn moved his new rodeo | ||
| company to the nearby Lightning C Ranch, where he raised some of the | ||
| best rodeo stock in the world; during the 1950s, George and Beulah | ||
| Brown, the only husband and wife to be inducted into the Texas | ||
| Cowboy Hall of Fame, helped introduce rodeo to the area; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Stephenville is headquarters of the United | ||
| States Team Roping Championship, and it is home to Lone Star Arena, | ||
| a premier rodeo venue that also hosts expositions, concerts, horse | ||
| shows, and other events; the city is also home to Tarleton State | ||
| University and its championship rodeo team; since 1947, Tarleton | ||
| riders and ropers have won 21 individual national titles in such | ||
| events as barrel racing, calf roping, and steer wrestling, and | ||
| Tarleton teams have taken six national titles; the team is one of | ||
| the largest in the nation, boasting more than 100 members; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Many championship riders and their families have | ||
| lived in the surrounding county, including world champion bull and | ||
| bronc rider Harry Tompkins, bull-riding champion Ty Murray and his | ||
| wife, the singer Jewel, world champion bull rider Tuff Hedeman, the | ||
| twin brother bull riders Adam and Gilbert Carrillo, and | ||
| J. J. Hampton, who has won more championships than any other woman | ||
| in professional rodeo; Stephenville was also the home of pioneering | ||
| barrel racer and National Cowgirl Hall of Fame inductee Isora | ||
| Young; many of these individuals have been honored in | ||
| Stephenville's Cowboy Capital Walk of Fame; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The rich history of the Western cowboy and cowgirl, | ||
| with their code of honor, dedication to traditional values, and | ||
| strong work ethic, remains vital and alive in Stephenville, and the | ||
| city's residents may indeed take great pride in the role they have | ||
| played in sustaining this outstanding cultural legacy; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby honor Stephenville for its | ||
| long history as a center of Western heritage and extend to the | ||
| city's officials and residents sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success in their maintenance of this proud tradition; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the City of Stephenville as an expression of high | ||
| regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Sheffield of Coryell | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 146 was adopted by the House on July | ||
| 29, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
