Bill Text: TX HR237 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Commemorating the induction of the Mason Family Farm in Garza County into the Family Land Heritage Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-12 - Reported enrolled [HR237 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HR237-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.R. No. 237
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, Family farms and ranches have long been essential to
  the economy and culture of the Lone Star State, and the Mason Family
  Farm in Garza County has been recognized for its role in this proud
  tradition with its acceptance into the Family Land Heritage Program
  in 2018; and
         WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Texas Department of Agriculture,
  the Family Land Heritage Program honors farms and ranches that have
  been in continuous operation by the same family for a century or
  more; and
         WHEREAS, On April 4, 1918, L. R. and Eula Mason acquired 172
  acres in Garza County, where they began raising livestock and
  producing cotton, milo, and corn; following Mr. Mason's death,
  three of his nine children procured the title to the land, and in
  1959, his eldest son, Thomas Mason, purchased 200 acres of land,
  including the original property, which he converted into irrigated
  farmland; and
         WHEREAS, Today, the farm actively produces cotton, rye, and
  milo, and five of Thomas Mason's children, Thomas, Charles, Jack,
  and Joe Mason and Ida Mason Brown, own the land under the name of
  Mason Family Farms Inc.; and
         WHEREAS, For the past century, the Mason Family Farm has
  played an important role in Garza County and helped to preserve the
  rich agricultural heritage of Texas, and it is indeed fitting that
  the members of Mason Family Farms Inc. be recognized for their
  outstanding stewardship; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
  Legislature hereby commemorate the induction of the Mason Family
  Farm into the Family Land Heritage Program and extend to all those
  associated with the farm sincere best wishes for the future; and, be
  it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the Mason family as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Springer
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 237 was adopted by the House on March
  6, 2019, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
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