Bill Text: TX SCR46 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the placement of the Texas Game Warden Memorial at the State Capitol Complex.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-18 - Signed by the Governor [SCR46 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SCR46-Enrolled.html
| S.C.R. No. 46 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Texas game wardens devote themselves to the | ||
| protection of the state's natural resources, and since 1895, 20 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 Game | ||
| Warden Peace Officers Association has commissioned a Game Warden | ||
| Memorial to be designed and sculpted to the Association's | ||
| specifications, and be 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, George | ||
| Harold Whatley Jr., James Birmingham, and Chris Wilson; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Many Texans are unaware of the sacrifices made by | ||
| game wardens; the placement of the monument at 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 88th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby authorize the State Preservation Board, subject to state law | ||
| and rules of the board, to approve the placement of the Texas Game | ||
| Warden Memorial at 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 Game | ||
| Warden Peace Officers Association. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 46 was adopted by the Senate | ||
| on May 3, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 46 was adopted by the House | ||
| on May 24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, | ||
| one present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
