Bill Text: TX SCR4 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizing the State Preservation Board, subject to state law and rules of the board, to approve and permit the relocation of the Texas Game Warden Memorial to a site at the State Capitol, south of the Sam Houston Building, just outside of the historic grounds.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-08 - Co-author authorized [SCR4 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SCR4-Introduced.html
85R5335 KSM-D | ||
By: Nichols | S.C.R. No. 4 |
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WHEREAS, Texas game wardens devote themselves to the | ||
protection of the state's natural resources, and since 1895, 18 of | ||
these dedicated public servants have tragically lost their lives | ||
while fulfilling their important duties; and | ||
WHEREAS, Game wardens, as certified peace officers, are | ||
responsible for preserving the peace and enforcing the game, fish, | ||
and water safety laws of Texas, which include, but are not limited | ||
to, apprehending poachers and other individuals who ignore wildlife | ||
law; many of the criminals that game wardens encounter have also | ||
ventured into other illegal activities, such as theft or the drug | ||
trade, and because game wardens are often patrolling areas with | ||
hunters, loaded guns are a constant in their work; the myriad | ||
challenges of the job may put them in harm's way at any time; and | ||
WHEREAS, To honor those who died in the line of duty, the | ||
Texas Game Warden Association erected the Game Warden Memorial at | ||
the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens; the monument, a | ||
bronze, life-sized statue of a warden, is dedicated to the memory of | ||
Joe Williams, Harry Raymond, Dawson Richard Murchison, R. M. Wynne, | ||
Gus Engeling, Claude Keller, J. D. Murphree, Joe Evans, Lloyd | ||
Gustin, Ronnie Germany, James Daughtrey, Barry Decker, Bruce Hill, | ||
Michael Pauling, Wes Wagstaff, Justin Hurst, Teyran "Ty" Patterson, | ||
and George Harold Whatley Jr.; and | ||
WHEREAS, Many Texans are unaware of the sacrifices made by | ||
game wardens; the relocation of the monument to the State Capitol, | ||
however, would help the public gain a greater understanding of the | ||
vital mission of Texas game wardens and of the extraordinary | ||
commitment they make to upholding the laws of our state and | ||
protecting its natural resources; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby authorize the State Preservation Board, subject to state law | ||
and rules of the board, to approve the relocation of the Texas Game | ||
Warden Memorial to the State Capitol Complex, at a site outside of | ||
the historic Capitol grounds; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That the board consider a site south of the Sam | ||
Houston Building for the location of the memorial; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward an | ||
official copy of this resolution to the executive director of the | ||
State Preservation Board and to the chair and president of the Texas | ||
Game Warden Association. | ||
Authorizing the State Preservation Board, subject to state law and | ||
rules of the board, to approve and permit the relocation of the | ||
Texas Game Warden Memorial to a site at the State Capitol, south of | ||
the Sam Houston Building, just outside of the historic grounds. |