Texas HR 800: Commending George David Scott III of Richmond for his contributions to the cattle industry.

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89(R) HR 800 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.R. No. 800

  

  

   

 R E S O L U T I O N

   

        WHEREAS, George David Scott III of Richmond has made 

  

 invaluable contributions to the Lone Star State over the course of 

  

 his exemplary career in the cattle industry; and

  

        WHEREAS, A sixth-generation cattleman and rancher, Dave 

  

 Scott is a descendent of the Stephen F. Austin Old Three Hundred 

  

 colony; in 1960, he became a partner with his father in the Scott 

  

 Livestock Commission Company, and he currently serves as the 

  

 operator of the G. D. Scott Cattle Company; he has partnerships in 

  

 several counties in the Lone Star State, and he has grazed stocker 

  

 cattle in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, and Colorado; and

  

        WHEREAS, In 2018, Mr. Scott was reappointed by Governor Greg 

  

 Abbott to the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Council, 

  

 which focuses its efforts on the conservation of working lands with 

  

 high values for water, fish and wildlife, and agricultural 

  

 production; he has also served as president of the Texas and 

  

 Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, as a director of the 

  

 National Cattlemen's Beef Association, and as board chair for the 

  

 Brazos River Authority; additionally, he belongs to the Texas 

  

 Cattle Feeders Association, and he holds life membership with the 

  

 Brazoria County Cattlemen's Association, the Fort Bend County Fair 

  

 Association, and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, for which he 

  

 chairs the range bull and commercial heifer committee; in 2024, he 

  

 was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame; and

  

        WHEREAS, Dave Scott has distinguished himself through his 

  

 unwavering commitment to the continued growth and vitality of the 

  

 state's cattle industry and to the conservation of precious natural 

  

 resources, and it is indeed a pleasure to join in honoring him at 

  

 this time; now, therefore, be it

  

        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas 

  

 Legislature hereby commend George David Scott III for his 

  

 contributions to the cattle industry and extend to him sincere best 

  

 wishes for continued success; and, be it further

  

        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 

  

 prepared for Mr. Scott as an expression of high regard by the Texas 

   

 House of Representatives.

  

   

 Morgan

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Speaker of the House     

  

   

        I certify that H.R. No. 800 was adopted by the House on May 

   

 23, 2025, by a non-record vote.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Chief Clerk of the House