79S30152 BJM-D

By:  Gonzalez Toureilles                                          H.R. No. 78 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The history of the Lone Star State has been richly 
influenced by family farming and ranching, and the Haynes family of 
McMullen County has now been officially recognized as heirs to this 
proud tradition with the acceptance of the Donald Haynes and Son 
Ranch into the Texas Family Land Heritage Program; and
	WHEREAS, The Family Land Heritage Program recognizes farms 
and ranches that have been in continuous agricultural operation by 
the same family for a century or more, and in reaching this 
remarkable milestone, the Haynes ranch has secured its stature in 
Texas ranching history; and
	WHEREAS, Purchased by Ralph Franklin in the early 1880s, the 
5,000-acre property was originally a part of Confederate Scrip No. 
1497; Mr. Franklin and his family, including his wife, Minerva, and 
their 12 children, raised cattle on the land; and
	WHEREAS, Over the ensuing years, the property was passed down 
through generations of Mr. Franklin's descendants, from his son, 
Tom, to his granddaughters, Rosemary Franklin Haynes and Charlie 
Ann Franklin Austin; Rosemary Haynes acquired her 884-acre share of 
the ranch in 1964, and together with her husband, Donald, she raised 
cattle and participated in soil conservation; today, she also 
raises coastal Bermuda grass on the land and continues a family 
tradition of agricultural excellence alongside her son, Donald 
Haynes, Jr., and her daughter, Mary Catherine Haynes Kessler; and
	WHEREAS, The rewarding but challenging work of running a 
sustainable agricultural operation is not only a valuable service 
to the community but a vital link to the rich and colorful history 
that has made the Lone Star State what it is today, and the Haynes 
family continues to contribute immeasurably to this fine tradition; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Rosemary 
Haynes and her children on the inclusion of the Donald Haynes and 
Son Ranch into the Texas 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 Haynes family as an expression of high regard by 
the Texas House of Representatives.