Texas SCR 3: Urging the federal government to immediately declare violent foreign drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and encouraging the Texas Military Department and all state resources to use authority under Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution to repel this violent foreign drug cartel-facilitated invasion in the least lethal manner possible consistent with bringing this facilitated invasion to a conclusion at the earliest possible moment.

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89(R) SCR 3 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 S.C.R. No. 3

  

  

  

  

 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

  

 WHEREAS, Cowboys, horses, and ranching are cultural icons 

  

 that have helped define the identity of the Lone Star State, and 

  

 they have played an essential role in the development and 

  

 prosperity of Bandera throughout the city's history; and

  

        WHEREAS, Located in the Hill Country northwest of San 

  

 Antonio, Bandera was founded in the early 1850s, when the area was 

  

 part of the Texas frontier, and in its early years, the town 

  

 benefited from the presence of U.S. Cavalry troops stationed nearby 

  

 at Camp Verde; when the era of the great cattle drives dawned in the 

  

 decades after the Civil War, Bandera became a staging point for 

  

 drives up the Western Trail; with plentiful water and grass for the 

  

 herds, the town was an ideal departure point for the drives, and 

  

 during the 1870s and 1880s, residents witnessed the majestic sight 

  

 of cowboys herding several thousand longhorns northward, beginning 

  

 a long journey to destinations in Kansas and beyond; and

  

        WHEREAS, The legacy of those epic trail drives has remained a 

  

 touchstone for area residents ever since, and today, Bandera's ties 

  

 to its Western roots remain strong; the city is a hub for modern-day 

  

 ranchers and cowpokes, who not only raise livestock but also 

  

 operate guest ranches and horseback riding businesses to serve the 

  

 legions of visitors seeking to experience cowboy culture firsthand; 

  

 in addition, the city hosts rodeo competitions throughout the year, 

  

 and Bandera is renowned for its skilled riders, having produced a 

  

 host of state, national, and world champions in the sport; and

  

        WHEREAS, A number of Western-themed annual events take place 

  

 in the city, including Cowboy Mardi Gras, the National Day of the 

  

 American Cowboy festivities in July, and the Bandera Round-Up 

  

 Celebration, a Labor Day weekend festival that includes live music, 

  

 gunfighter reenactments, and a longhorn cattle drive and parade; 

  

 year-round, visitors can appreciate the town's vintage 

  

 architecture, learn more about local history at the Frontier Times 

  

 Museum, and go two-stepping at one of the city's honky-tonks; and

  

        WHEREAS, By retaining a vibrant connection with its storied 

  

 past, Bandera has long been known as the Cowboy Capital of the 

  

 World, and it is indeed fitting that the city be officially accorded 

  

 this same title for the State of Texas; now, therefore, be it

  

        RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas 

  

 hereby designate Bandera as the official Cowboy Capital of Texas; 

  

 and, be it further

  

        RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section 

  

 391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect 

  

 until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally 

  

 passed by the legislature.

  

  

  

  
 ______________________________
 ______________________________

  
    President of the Senate
 Speaker of the House     

  

  

  

  
 ______________________________
 ______________________________

  
    President of the Senate
 Speaker of the House     

  

   

        I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 3 was adopted by the Senate 

   

 on May 1, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.

   

 ______________________________

   

                                             Secretary of the Senate

   

        I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 3 was adopted by the House 

   

 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 102, Nays 19, 

   

 five present not voting.

   

 ______________________________

   

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