Scouting in Texas
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Scouting in Texas has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live. Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play constructive roles in society.
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) provides Scouting for boys and girls in all programs. Texas is home to the BSA national headquarters, in Irving, Texas. The Boy Scouts of America in Texas are organized into 20 local councils.
Girl Scouts of the USA, organized into eight local councils, only serves girls.
Scouting in Texas unofficially dates to the publication of British lieutenant general Robert Baden-Powell's popular book, Scouting for Boys, in 1908. Even before a national organization had been started, groups of boys began Scout activities in troops and small groups in 1908, 1909, and 1910. The claims of several troops to be the first organized in Texas, whether before or after the incorporation of the Boy Scouts of America on February 8, 1910, are difficult to verify. BSA archives do show that the thirty-seventh registered scoutmaster in the country was a Texan, Rev. George W. Sheafor, of Comanche, in 1910.[1]
In February 1910, just days after the Boys Scouts of America was organized, Boy Scout Troop 114 was established in Floresville, Texas by Professor W.H. Butler. A reference to the Floresville Boy Scout Troop can be found in the edition of April 2, 1911 of The Galveston Daily News when they published a picture of the Floresville troop. An article in the Victoria, Weekly Advocate (probably January 10, 1911 edition) refers to the Floresville Boy Scout troop as the second oldest in Texas. A short break in the troop's charter occurred in 1974. They no longer appear to be an active Troop.
Austin, TX Troop 5[2] was formed in 1911 and has been in continuous operation since that time. In 2011, Austin Troop 5 celebrated its 100th anniversary centennial at Camp Mabry. Troop 5 is believed to be the oldest continuously chartered scout troop in Texas.
In 1913 Troop 7 was established in Grapevine, Texas. The troop has been chartered every year since starting except 1979.
In 1916 Troop 1 was established in Wichita Falls, Texas. Troop 1 in Wichita Falls has been continuously chartered since 1916.
An African American troop was formed in Port Arthur as early as 1916. The BSA report to Congress for 1930 named Dallas as one of the southern cities in which Scouting was growing in the black community. Hispanic boys were also active in Scouting, often in units with non-Hispanic boys. Jewish youth had been active in Scouting in San Antonio for many years before a synagogue sponsored a troop for them in 1924.[1]
By 1918, unofficial Wolf Cub packs appeared in Paris, Texas.
The BSA national office was moved to Irving in 1979.
The Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council traces its roots back to the 1920s when Frances Mann Law and Corrinne Fonde organized a Girl Scout Council in Houston.[3] The council office was in a three roomed cottage.
Most Girl Scouts of the USA units were originally segregated by race according to state and local laws and customs. The first troop for Mexican Americans was formed in Houston in 1922. In 1936, the first African American Girl Scout troop west of the Mississippi was formed in Texas.
The Girls Scouts' Camp Texlake was dedicated in 1949.
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In 1912, the Alamo Council formed (#583), changing its name in 1918 to the San Antonio Council (#583). In 1925, the council changed its name to the Alamo Area Council (#583).
In 1912, the Austin Council (#564) was founded and changed its name to the Austin-Travis County Council (#564) in 1924. It changed its name again in 1928 to the Austin Area Council. In 1934, the council changed its name to the Capitol Area Council (#564).[4] In 1913, the Houston Council (#576) formed, changing its name in 1923 to Harris County Council (#574). It changed to Houston Area Council (#576) in 1927, changing again to Sam Houston Area Council in 1936. In 1913, the Midland Council was founded and closed in 1914. In 1913, the Rosenberg Council was founded and closed. In 1915, the Dallas County Council (#571) was formed as the Dallas Council (#571). It changed its name to the Circle Ten Council (#571) in 1928. In 1915, the El Paso Council (#573) was formed. In 1924 it changed its name to the El Paso County Council (#573). In 1928, it changed its name again to the El Paso Area Council (#573). EPAC changed its name to the Yucca Council (#573) in 1937 In 1915, the Waco Council was founded and closed in 1919. In 1917, the Corpus Christi Council was founded and closed in 1923. In 1918, the Bay City Council was founded and closed in 1920. In 1918, the Kingsville Council (#575) was founded and closed in 1924. In 1918, the Paris Council (#580) was formed, changing its name to the Lamar County Council (#580) in 1925. In 1928, the council renamed itself again to the Lone Star Area Council (#580). In 1955, the council became the NeTseO Trails Council. In 1919, the Beaumont Council (#565) was founded and changed its name to the Beaumont Area Council (#565) in 1934. In 1942 the council changed its name to the Trinity-Neches Council (#565). In 1970, Trinity-Neches merged into the Three Rivers Council (#578) with the Sabine Area Council. In 1919, the Port Arthur Council (#578) was founded and was merged into Sabine Area Council (#578) in 1929. In 1919, the Galveston Council (#574) formed, changing its name in 1925 to Galveston County Council (#574). It changed to Bay Area Council (#574). In 1919, the Nacogdoches Council was founded and closed in 1920. In 1919, the Texarkana Council (#584) was formed, changing its name to the Texas-Arkansas Council (#584) in 1928. In 1936, the council changed its name to the Caddo Area Council (#584). In 1920, the Brazos Valley Council (#566) was founded and closed in 1926. In 1920, the Fort Worth Council (#582) was formed, changing its name to the Tarrant County Council (#582) in 1922. In 1927, the council changed its name to the Fort Worth Area Council (#582), and again to the Longhorn Council in 1949. In 1920, the Laredo Council was formed, merging into the Webb County Council (#700). In 1920, the Mount Pleasant Council (#577) was founded and closed in 1924. In 1920, the Waxahachie Council (#586) was founded and closed in 1927. In 1920, the Webb County Council (#700) formed. In 1924, the Laredo Council formed, merging into Webb County Council in 1922. In 1925, Webb County Council changed its name to the Aztec Council (#700) in 1927. In 1933, the Aztec Council (#700) merged into Gulf Coast Council. In 1920, the Wichita Falls Council (#587) was formed, changing its name to the Wichita Area Council (#587) in 1927. It changed its name again in 1937 to the Northwest Texas Council (#587). In 1921, the Orange County Council (#578) was founded and was merged into Sabine Area Council (#578) in 1929. In 1970, Sabine Area merged into the Three Rivers Council (#578) with the Trinity-Neches Council. In 1921, the Amarillo Council (#562) was founded and changed its name to Panhandle Area Council in 1924. In 1928, it changed its name to Amarillo Area Council. In 1939, the council changed its name to Llano Estacado Council (#562). In 1986 it merged with Adobe Walls to form the Golden Spread Council (#562). In 1921, the Brownwood Council was founded and closed in 1924. In 1921, the Cleburne Council was founded and closed in 1921. In 1921, the Cooke County Council (#570) formed. In 1921, the Denton Council formed, merging with Cooke County to become Mo-Co-Wi-De Council (#572) in 1924. In 1927 to council changed its name to the Cooke and Denton Area Council. It merged into the Fort Worth Area Council (#582) in 1928. In 1921, the Terrell Council was founded and closed in 1921. In 1922, the Abilene Council (#561) was founded and changed its name to the Chisholm Trail Council (#568) in 1926. The Chisholm Trail Council merged with the Comanche Trail Council in 2003 to form the Texas Trails Council (#561). In 1922, the Guadalupe Valley Area Council (#547) was founded and changed its name to Tonqua Area Council in 1924. The Tonqua Area Council folded in 1932. In 1922, the Tyler Council (#585) was founded and changed its name to Kickapoo Council in 1924. The Kickapoo Council folded in 1926. In 1922, the Webb County Council (#700) was formed. In 1927, the Webb County Council changed its name to the Aztec Council (#700). In 1933, the council merged into the Alamo Area Council (#583). In 1922, the Wellington Council (#579) was founded and closed in 1924. In 1923, the Buffalo Trail Council (#567) was founded. In 1923, the Collin County Council (#569) was formed, splitting between the Lone Star Area Council (#580) and the Circle Ten Council in 1927. In 1924 the Arrowhead formed. In 1928 half of the council merged into the Alamo Area Council (#583). In 1924, the Arrowhead Council (#563) was founded and merged into the Austin Area Council (#564) in 1928. In 1924, the Falls-Milam-Robertson Area Council (#673) formed, merging into Harris County Council and McLennan County Council in 1926. In 1924, the Grayson County Council (#568) was founded, changing its name to the T-O Council (#568) in 1930. It dissolved in 1936. In 1924, the McLennan County Council (#662) was formed, changing its name to the Heart O' Texas Council (#662) in 1929. In 1924, the Navarro County Council (#676) was formed. It merged into the Circle Ten Council (#571) in 1927. In 1924, the Red River Valley Council (#563) was formed. It merged into the Circle Ten Council (#571) in 1947. In 1925, the Limestone County Council (#698) was formed, changing its name to the Limestone & Freestone Area Council (#698) in 1929, and merging into the Davy Crockett Council (#586) in 1930. In 1925, the South Plains Council (#694) was formed. In 1925, the Tr-An-Le-Ho Council (#586) was formed, merging into the Davy Crockett Council (#586) in 1930. In 1926, the Concho Valley Council (#741) was founded. In 1926, the Central Plains Council (#482) was formed, merging into the South Plains Council (#694) in 1929. In 1926, the Southwest Texas Council (#745) was formed, merging into the Concho Valley Council (#741) in 1929. In 1927, the Brownwood Council (#479) was founded and changed its name to Pecan Valley Council in 1928. In 1932, Pecan Valley merged into the Comanche Trail Council (#479) in 1932. In 1927, the Eastland County Council (#774) was founded and changed its name to Oil Belt Council in 1929. In 1932, Oil Belt merged into the Comanche Trail Council (#479). In 1927, the Lone Star Area Council (#569) was formed. It merged into the Circle Ten Council (#571) in 1928. In 1927, the Lone Star Area Council (#569) was founded and merged into the Grayson County Council (#568) in 1928. In 1927, the Rio Grande Council (#775) was formed as the Lower Rio Grande Valley Council (#775). It changed its name in 1947 to the current name.[4] In 1928, the Adobe Walls Council (#569) was founded and changed its name to Adobe Walls Area Council in 1934. In 1986 it merged with lano Estacado Council to form the Golden Spread Council (#562). In 1928, the Pine Tree Area Council (#585) was formed, merging into the East Texas Area Council (#586) in 1931. In 1928, the Quanah Parker Council (#559) was formed. In 1931 one half of the council merged into the Wichita Falls Council (#587). In 1928, the Tejas Council (#472) was formed, merging into the East Texas Area Council (#586) in 1931. In 1928, the Tex-Okla Council (#489) was founded and merged into the Adobe Walls Council (#569) in 1931. In 1928, the Southeast Panhandle Council (#563) was founded and merged into the Adobe Walls Council (#569) in 1931. In 1929, the Gulf Coast Council (#577) formed. In 1924, the Nueces Valley Council formed, merging into Gulf Coast Council in 1929. In 1929, the Lone Star Council (#580) was founded and closed in 1954. In 1930, the Davy Crockett Council (#586) was formed, merging into the East Texas Area Council (#586) in 1930. In 1933, the Sherman Council (#569) was formed. It changed its name to the Sherman Area Council (#566) in 1941. In 1966, the council changed its name again to the Texoma Valley Council (#566). It merged into the Circle Ten Council (#571) in 1947. |
Boy Scouts of America in Texas | |||
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Texas is home to the BSA National Headquarters in Irving, Texas. The National Scouting Museum was located in Irving from October 2002 until September 2017 when it was moved to Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.
There are twenty Boy Scouts of America local councils in Texas. All of Texas lies within the Southern Region, except for El Paso, Hudspeth and Parmer Counties, which are part of Western Region.[4]
Alamo Area Council
Alamo Area Council (#583) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | San Antonio, Texas | ||
Country | United States | ||
President | Jimmy Allen | ||
Scout Executive | Michael de los Santos | ||
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The Alamo Area Council, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, serves a 13 county area in Texas. The counties served by the Alamo Area BSA include Bexar, Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Frio, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, La Salle, McMullen, Medina, and Wilson.
Organization
- Districts
- Fiesta District
- River District
- Coyote District
- Roadrunner District
- Oak Tree District
- Mesquite District
- Wildflower District (meta-district includes Scoutreach)
- Prickly Pear District (meta-district includes Exploring)
- Mission District (made up of units run by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was dissolved at the end of 2019 when the Church dissolved all its scouting units)
The council is composed of:
- Old Districts
- Texas Hills District
- Rough Rider District
- Diamondback District
- Summit District
- Memorial District
- Longhorn District
- Cimarron District
- Two Rivers District
- Armadillo District
- Victory District
- Broken Arrow District
- Cherokee District
- Eagle District
- El Dorado District
- Four Rivers District
- Galaxy District
- Keystone District
- Mission Tejas District
- Phoenix District
- Sioux District
- Aztec District
- Tomahawk District
- Two Feathers District
These thirteen no longer have their old names, except Galaxy.
Camps
Alamo Area Council operates three camps: McGimsey Scout Park, where Cub Scout Day Camp is held during the summer, as well as other events throughout the year, Bear Creek Scout Reservation, where Boy Scout resident camp and Webelos resident camp are held during the summer, and the newest camp, the Mays Family Scout Ranch located south of downtown San Antonio.
Order of the Arrow
- Aina Topa Hutsi #60[5]
Bay Area Council
Bay Area Council (#574) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Galveston, Texas | ||
Country | United States | ||
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Organization
- Coastal District
- Cradle of Texas District
- Thunderbird District
- Northern Star District
Camps
- Camp Karankawa
- Sea Star Base Galveston
Order of the Arrow
- Wihinipa Hinsa Lodge
Buffalo Trail Council
Buffalo Trail Council (#567) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Midland, Texas | ||
Country | United States | ||
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The Buffalo Trail Council comprises five Districts serving West Texas.
Organization
- Chaparral District - Martin and Midland counties
- Comanche Trails District - Andrews, Ector, Loving, Ward, and Winkler counties
- Big Bend District - Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Presidio, and Reeves counties
- Lone Star District - Borden, Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry and Sterling counties
- Scoutreach District
Camps
- Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch
Caddo Area Council
Headquartered in Texarkana, Texas, the Caddo Area Council (#584) serves Scouts in Northeast Texas and Arkansas.[6]
The Longhorn District serves Bowie and Cass counties in Northeast Texas.
Capitol Area Council
Capitol Area Council (#564) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | 12500 North IH 25 Austin, Texas 78753 | ||
Location | Texas | ||
Country | United States | ||
Founded | 1912 | ||
Membership | 24,000 youth | ||
President | Marietta Scott | ||
Council Commissioner | Mani Kuruvila | ||
Scout Executive | Jon Yates | ||
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The Capitol Area Council serves Scouts and Scouting volunteers in 15 Central Texas counties surrounding Austin. The council currently (when?) serves 24,000 young people, and is led by the current Scout Executive, Jon Yates.
Organization
Camps
- Lost Pines Scout Reservation - Bastrop County, Texas
- Griffith League Scout Ranch - Bastrop County, Texas
- Camp Alma McHenry - near Giddings, Texas
- Camp Green Dickson - near Gonzales, Texas
- Smilin V -- Liberty Hill (Williamson County), Texas
- Roy D. Rivers Wilderness Camp - Near Smithville, Texas
Order of the Arrow
- Tonkawa #99[7]
First chartered by the National Council on January 20, 1937, by Joe Lindsay Jr. and Joe Lindsay Sr., Tonkawa Lodge #99 started as Tejas Lodge but was later changed to Tonkawa in 1938 with lodge 72 already having the name. Tonkawa Lodge #99 was proudly had one of its members become the Order of the Arrow National Chief in 2011, Jonathan "Bunker" Hillis. Currently Tonkawa Lodge #99 has 12 Chapters that are aligned and named with the above-mentioned Districts.
Circle Ten Council
Circle Ten Council (#571) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Dallas, Texas | ||
Country | United States | ||
Founded | 1913 | ||
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The Circle Ten Council serves BSA units in North Texas and a portion of Oklahoma. Its service area encompasses all or parts of Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Henderson, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Navarro, Rains, Rockwall and Van Zandt Counties in Texas as well as Bryan County in Oklahoma. Founded in 1913 and based in Dallas, approximately 50,000 youth and 15,000 adults participate in Scouting through the council each year.
The council has four camps - Camp Wisdom, Camp James Ray, Clements Scout Ranch / Camp Trevor Rees-Jones and Camp Constantin / Jack D. Furst Aquatics Base. The Order of the Arrow is represented by Mikanakawa Lodge.
Conquistador Council
The Conquistador Council (No. 413), with its office in Roswell, New Mexico, primarily oversees BSA units in southeast New Mexico. However, Parmer County, Texas is included in the council territory because of its proximity to Clovis, New Mexico. There are no units chartered in Parmer County. The area is part of El Llano Grande District. The Kwahadi Lodge #78 of the Order of the Arrow serves local Arrowmen.
East Texas Area Council
East Texas Area Council (#585) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Tyler, Texas | ||
Country | United States | ||
Founded | 1930 | ||
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The East Texas Area Council was formed in 1930 through the merger of the Davey Crockett Council, the Pine Tree Area Council, and the Tejas Council. It serves 17 counties in Texas.
Organization
- Five Rivers District
- Golden Eagle District
- Tomahawk District
- Wo Ha Li District
Camps
- George W. Pirtle Scout Reservation (Camp Pirtle)
Order of the Arrow
- Tejas Lodge 72[8]
Golden Spread Council
Golden Spread Council (#562) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Amarillo, Texas | ||
Country | United States | ||
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Website goldenspread | |||
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The Golden Spread Council (#562) serves Scouts in the Panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma. Its service area includes all or part of 23 counties in Texas and three counties in Oklahoma.
Organization
- Adobe Walls District
- Golden Eagle District
- Lone Wolf District
- Quanah Parker District
Camps
- Camp Don Harrington
- Camp M.K. Brown
Order of the Arrow
- Nischa Achowalogen
Longhorn Council
Longhorn Council (#662) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Hurst, Texas | ||
Country | United States | ||
Scout Executive | Wendy Shaw | ||
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The Longhorn Council serves Scouts in a 23 county area of North Texas and Central Texas. Its headquarters is in Hurst (near Fort Worth), with an additional service center in Waco.
Organization
The council is organized into 20 districts:
- Aguila District, serving Soccer and Scouting[9] units in Fort Worth
- "Brazos Valley District"., serving Young, Hood, Jack, and Palo Pinto Counties, and most of Parker County (except for Azle and Azle ISD).
- "Chisholm Trail District"., serving Falls, Milam, and Robertson Counties, and most of Bell County (except Killeen ISD and Florence ISD)
- Comanche Trails District, serving Freestone, Limestone, and Leon Counties
- "Cross Timbers District". Archived from the original on October 19, 2015.
- "Frontier Trails District"., serving Denton and Cooke Counties
- "Indian Nations District"., serving McLennan County
- "Lakeview District".
- "Leon Valley District"., serving Coryell County and Killeen ISD and Florence ISD in Bell County
- "Mustang District".
- Orion District
- "Roadrunner District".
- Santa Fe District
- "Silver Star District".
- "Tejas District".
- Three Rivers District, serving Bosque, Hamilton, and Hill Counties
- "Trailblazer District"., serving Tarrant County
- "Trinity Trails District".
- Woodbine District
Camps
- Worth Ranch (Palo Pinto, Texas)
- Sid Richardson Scout Ranch (Bridgeport, Texas)
- Camp Tahuaya (Belton, Texas)
- Hills and Hollows (Denton, Texas)
- Camp Shuler (Lake Whitney, Texas)
Order of the Arrow
- Netopalis Sipo Schipinahck Lodge #209[10]
NeTseO Trails Council
NeTseO Trails Council (#580) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Paris, Texas | ||
Country | United States | ||
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NeTseO Trails Council serves Scouts in northeastern Texas (neT) and southeastern Oklahoma (seO) and has the Council Office in Paris, Texas on the west side of Loop 286. Council merged with Circle Ten 3/1/2017.
Organization
- Two Rivers District
- Northern Star District
- White Oak District
Camps
- Camp Frederick H. Dierks, Wright City, Oklahoma (sold 2017)
- Lynwood Hogue Scout Camp a.k.a. "Hogue's Landing", Paris, TX
Order of the Arrow
- Loquanne Allangwh Lodge #428
Northwest Texas Council
Northwest Texas Council (#587) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Wichita Falls, Texas | ||
Country | United States | ||
Founded | 1920 | ||
Scout Executive/CEO | Greg Brownfield | ||
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The Northwest Texas Council (#587) was founded in 1920. Based in Wichita Falls, the Northwest Texas Council serves almost 100 units in 12 Texas counties (Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, and Wilbarger).
Organization
The Northwest Texas Council has two districts:
- Green Belt District
- Red River District
Camps
- Camp Perkins - a gift in 1941 from Mr. & Mrs. J. J. Perkins, is the primary camp for the council. It is about 400 acres (160 ha) located along the Red River.
Order of the Arrow
- Wichita Lodge 35
Rio Grande Council
Rio Grande Council (#775) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Harlingen, Texas | ||
Country | United States | ||
Founded | 1926 | ||
President | Manuel "Manny" Guerra III | ||
Council Commissioner | Paty Garcia | ||
Scout Executive | Rudy Gonzalez | ||
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The Rio Grande Council (#775) was formed in 1927 as the Lower Rio Grande Valley Council (#775). It changed its name in 1947 to the current name.[4] It covers 5 counties, including Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Starr & Zapata and it serves a membership of approximately, 4,000 youth and 1,500 adult leaders in the southernmost parts of Texas.
Organization
The Rio Grande Council has four districts:
- Arrowhead District
- Tip-O-Tex District
- Arroyo District
- Rio Bravo District
Camps
- Laguna Station High Adventure Sea Base[11] is located on South Padre Island. Campers can gain SCUBA certification.
- Camp Perry[12] was established in 1927 and has continuously operated as a Boy Scout Camp longer than any other such camp in Texas. Situated on the banks of the Arroyo Colorado, it covers over 260 acres (1.1 km2). There are twelve campsites at Camp Perry.
Order of the Arrow
- Wewanoma Lodge
Sam Houston Area Council
Sam Houston Area Council (#576) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Houston, Texas | ||
Location | 2225 N Loop W, Houston, Texas 77008-1311 | ||
Country | United States | ||
Founded | 1914 | ||
Scout Executive / CEO | Marvin Smith | ||
Chief Operating Officer | Thomas Franklin | ||
Chief Development Officer | Jim Rees | ||
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The Sam Houston Area Council serves youth in 16 counties in southeast Texas. The council headquarters is in Houston.
Organization
Central Division
East Division
Frontier Division
North Division
South Division
West Division
Learning for Life Division
Camps
- Camp Strake was a Boy Scout Camp in Southern Montgomery County, Texas off of I-45. The camp closed in December 2014. Camp Strake is moving to a rural site in the Sam Houston National Forest, between New Waverly and Coldspring near the community of Evergreen in order to create a 21st-century Scouting experience for Scouts and their leaders.[13]
- El Rancho Cima Scout Reservation, a 2,680 acre mountain ranch purchased in 1953. It is located on the Blanco River near Wimberley, Texas in the Devil's Backbone of the Texas Hill Country. El Rancho Cima contains three main areas.[14] -
- Due to devastating flooding at El Rancho Cima's River Camp on Memorial Day 2015, El Rancho Cima was closed as a scout camp. Hays County purchased a portion of the land from SHAC in November 2019.[15]
- Camp Brosig is located seven miles north of Sealy, Texas. This camp is used primarily for weekend camping at district/council activities.
- Bovay Scout Ranch is located off SH 6, just south of Navasota, Texas. Bovay Scout Ranch contains the McNair Cub Adventure Camp and the Tellepsen Scout Camp.
OA Lodges
- Colonneh Lodge #137[16]
International exchanges
Houston Scouts have an international relationship with Scouts in Chiba, Japan.
South Plains Council
The South Plains Council (#694) serves the area around Lubbock.
South Texas Council
South Texas Council (#577) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Corpus Christi, Texas | ||
Country | United States | ||
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The South Texas Council of Corpus Christi, Texas, was renamed from the Gulf Coast Council in 2003.
Organization
- Aztec District
- Brush Country District
- Coastal Plains District
- LaSalle District
- Pawnee District
- Venado District
Camps
- Camp Karankawa
- Camp Huisache
Order of the Arrow
- Karankawa Lodge 307
Texas Southwest Council
Texas Southwest Council (#741) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | San Angelo, Texas | ||
Country | United States | ||
Scout Executive | Devin Koehler | ||
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The Texas Southwest Council serves Scouts in Southwest Central Texas through the jurisdiction of two districts and 26 Boy Scout troops.[17]
Organization
- Concho Valley District
- Amistad District
Camps
- Camp Sol Mayer
- Camp Fawcett
- Baden Powell Park
Order of the Arrow
- Wahinkto Lodge 199[18]
2024 Lodge Chief-Santiago Guerra
Texas Trails Council
Texas Trails Council (#561) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Abilene, Texas | ||
Country | United States | ||
Scout Executive | Mark Conrad | ||
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The Texas Trails Council was formed in 2003 by the consolidation of the Chisholm Trail Council (all of Taylor, Shackelford, Haskell, Jones, Callahan, and Coleman counties, and part of Runnels County) and the Comanche Trail Council (Brown, Comanche, Erath, Mills, San Saba, and Lampasas counties).
Organization
- Old Comanche Trails District (Stephens, Erath, Eastland, and Comanche counties, along with Moran ISD and Cross Plains ISD)
- Pecan Valley District (Lampasas, San Saba, Brown, Mills, and Coleman counties)
- Buffalo Mountain District (Stonewall, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Nolan, and Taylor counties, along with Albany ISD, Baird ISD, Clyde ISD, and Winters ISD)
Camps
- Camp Billy Gibbons
- Camp Tonkawa
Order of the Arrow
- Penateka Lodge
Three Rivers Council
Three Rivers Council (#578) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Beaumont, Texas | ||
Country | United States | ||
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Organization
- Big Thicket District
- Sabine District
- Spindletop District
- Trinity District
Camps
Scott Scout Ranch formerly Camp Urland
- Camp Urland Scout Reservation
Order of the Arrow
- Hasinai Lodge
Neche Lodge 36, Second Oldest in the South until 1970 when the merger of Trinity Neches and Sabine Area required a combine lodge name change to Hasinai.
Yucca Council
Yucca Council (#573) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | El Paso, Texas | ||
Country | United States | ||
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Yucca Council serves Scouts in Texas and New Mexico in the El Paso area.
Organization
- Geronimo District
- Mescalero District
- Polaris District
- Sunshine District
- Wapaha District
- White Sands District
Camps
- Black Range Cavalcade
- Camp Dale Resler
Order of the Arrow
- Gila Lodge
As the Boy Scouts of America has trademarked the phrase, "Scouting," there are no other organizations in the state who may use the term in reference to its program for boys.[19]