Bill Text: TX HR2003 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Cal Farley's Boys Ranch on the occasion of its 80th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR2003 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2003-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2003 |
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WHEREAS, The year 2019 marks the 80th anniversary of Cal | ||
Farley's Boys Ranch, a residential community near Amarillo that is | ||
dedicated to bettering the lives of at-risk youth; and | ||
WHEREAS, Cal Farley, a semiprofessional baseball player and | ||
wrestler, founded the ranch on 120 acres of land in 1939 in hopes of | ||
providing assistance to boys from the Amarillo area who came from | ||
broken homes; by 1941, it had enrolled around two dozen residents, | ||
and it grew rapidly as word traveled about the important work being | ||
done by the organization; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1944, the Texas Legislature created the Boys | ||
Ranch Independent School District, which encompasses four schools | ||
that serve children from kindergarten through 12th grade; also | ||
during the 1940s, the first Boys Ranch Rodeo was held, and it has | ||
since grown into a beloved tradition that gives children the | ||
opportunity to showcase their skills and compete in a range of | ||
exciting rodeo activities; and | ||
WHEREAS, Following the passing of Mr. Farley in 1967, other | ||
dedicated individuals have carried on his legacy by striving to | ||
instill the values of integrity, hard work, faith, and perseverance | ||
in subsequent generations of young people; the ranch merged with | ||
the organization Girlstown, U.S.A., in 1987, and it went on to | ||
become coeducational in 1992 with the opening of the first girls | ||
home on the campus; and | ||
WHEREAS, Much has changed in the world since Boys Ranch | ||
welcomed its first class, and the organization has continued to | ||
adapt as experts have gained a better understanding of children's | ||
neurological development; today, the ranch maintains a strong | ||
emphasis on enabling young people to gain real-world experience | ||
that will serve them well on their journeys to becoming | ||
self-sufficient adults, and it likewise places a high priority on | ||
encouraging healthy relationships between ranch residents and | ||
their families; and | ||
WHEREAS, The past few decades have witnessed the | ||
establishment of new facilities to further the ranch's mission; in | ||
2010, Boys Ranch celebrated the opening of an Alumni Independent | ||
Living Center that includes transitional apartments for those | ||
beginning life on their own; and | ||
WHEREAS, For eight decades, Cal Farley's Boys Ranch has | ||
provided young people with the guidance, structure, and support | ||
that they need to realize a brighter future, and it is indeed a | ||
pleasure to recognize the organization's exceptional achievements | ||
during this milestone year; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Cal Farley's Boys Ranch on the occasion of | ||
its 80th anniversary and extend to the ranch's leadership and staff | ||
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Cal Farley's Boys Ranch as an expression of high regard | ||
by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Price | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2003 was adopted by the House on | ||
May | ||
27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||