Bill Text: TX SR23 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing the Sanzenbacher Ranch on its induction into the Texas Department of Agriculture Family Land Heritage Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-10-16 - Reported enrolled [SR23 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SR23-Introduced.html

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88S30558 AMB-D
By: Springer S.R. No. 23

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The prosperity of the Lone Star State has been
greatly influenced by family farming and ranching, and the
Sanzenbacher Ranch in Clay County has been recognized for its role
in this proud tradition with its acceptance into the state's Family
Land Heritage Program in 2023, during its 150th anniversary year;
and
WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Texas Department of Agriculture,
this program honors farms and ranches that have been in continuous
agricultural operation by the same family for a century or more;
established in 1873, the Sanzenbacher Ranch is currently owned and
operated by J. H. "Sonny" Baldwin, Forrest Baldwin, Ryan Baldwin,
Harrison Baldwin, and Jacquelyn Sewell; and
WHEREAS, Johann "Uncle John" Sanzenbacher emigrated to the
United States from Germany in 1847, and in 1873, he founded
Sanzenbacher Ranch alongside his nephew, Christian, and
Christian's wife, Lucy; Uncle John passed away in 1879, and Lucy's
brother, Henry Carle, joined the endeavor in 1886; he and the
couple's youngest son, Henry Chris, assumed operations when
Christian fell ill, and following the deaths of Christian and Lucy,
the ranch was divided among their heirs in 1926; Henry Chris kept
the original parcel of land and the house, which is still in use
today; and
WHEREAS, Henry Carle and his wife, Elsie Borgman, maintained
the landholdings and herd with their son, Carle Roselle, and his
wife, Anna Lee, until 1978, when ownership and management fell to
Elsie and to Anna Lee's nephew, Sonny Baldwin; after Elsie's passing
in 1995, Sonny inherited the ranch, and he went on to introduce new
breedlines that improved the quality and size of calves; his son
Forrest Baldwin currently manages the ranch's daily operations and
oversees its production of cattle, horses, and hay; and
WHEREAS, In preserving their property as a working ranch,
Sonny Baldwin, Forrest Baldwin, Ryan Baldwin, Harrison Baldwin, and
Jacquelyn Sewell are making their own contribution to their
family's legacy, and it is indeed fitting that they be honored for
their outstanding stewardship; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd
Called Session, hereby congratulate J. H. "Sonny" Baldwin, Forrest
Baldwin, Ryan Baldwin, Harrison Baldwin, and Jacquelyn Sewell on
the induction of the Sanzenbacher Ranch into the Texas Department
of Agriculture Family Land Heritage Program and extend to them
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the family as an expression of high regard by the Texas
Senate.