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.
[edit] Early history (1910-1950)
Until 1948, some southern councils of the Boy Scouts of America were racially segregated. Colored Troops, as they were officially known, were given little support from Districts and Councils. Some Scouting executives and leaders believed that Colored Scouts and Leaders would be less able to live up to the ideals of the Boy Scouts. The National Office began a program of integrating local councils in 1940, which was largely complete in 1948.
[edit] Recent history (1950-1990)
[edit] Scouting in Texas today
The National Scout Museum has now been relocated to the National BSA Headquarters in Irving, Texas.
There are twenty Boy Scouts of America local councils in Texas.
[edit] Alamo Area Council
- Broken Arrow District
- Cherokee District
- Eagle District
- El Dorado District
- Four Rivers District
- Galaxy District
- Keystone District
- Mission Tejas District
- Phoenix District
- Sioux District
[edit] Bay Area Council
- Challenger District
- Cradle of Texas District
- Island District
- Mainland District
- Mustang District
[edit] Buffalo Trail Council
- Big Bend District
- Chaparral District
- Comanche Trails District
- Lone Buffalo District
- Lone Star District
- Sand Hills District
[edit] Caddo Area Council
Caddo Area Council serves Scouts in Texas and Arkansas.
- Longhorn District
[edit] Capitol Area Council
- Arrowhead District
- Comanche District
- Green Dickson District
- Longhorn District
- Pioneer District
- Tejas District
- Tomahawk District
- Twin Valley District
- Wolf Mountain District
[edit] Chisholm Trail Council
- Double Mountain District
- Frontier District
- White Buffalo District
[edit] Circle Ten Council
Circle Ten Council, founded in 1910, is the main Boy Scouts of America chartered council in the Central North Texas area, as well as a portion of Oklahoma. It's headquarters are located in Irving, Texas and it involves approximately 80,000 individuals a year in the Scouting movement.
- Arrowhead District
- Bluebonnet District
- Cherokee District
- Comanche District
- Gray Owl District
- Great Plains District
- Mountain Lake District
- Mustang District
- North District
- North Trail District
- Tawakoni District
- Texoma Valley District
- Tomahawk District
- West View District
- Western Star District
- White Buffalo District
- White Rock District
- Wisdom Trail District
[edit] Comanche Trail Council
- Kickapoo District
- Noreast District
[edit] Concho Valley Council
- Amangi Trail District
- Amistad District
- Permian Basin District
- Winter Garden District
[edit] East Texas Area Council
- Caddo District
- Cherokee Trace District
- Naconiche District
- Okee Tuklo District
- Tall Timbers District
- Three Rivers District
[edit] Golden Spread Council
Golden Spread Council serves Scouts in Texas and Oklahoma.
[edit] Districts
- Golden Eagle District
- Frontier District
- Lonewolf District
- Longhorn District
- Santa Fe District
- Palo Duro District
- Venture District
[edit] Camp Properties
[edit] OA Lodge
[edit] Longhorn Council
- Brazos Valley District
- Chisholm Trail District
- Comanche Trails District
- Crosstimbers District
- Frontier Trails District
- Indian Nations District
- Lakeview District
- Leon Valley District
- Roadrunner District
- Santa Fe District
- Silver Star District
- Tejas District
- Three Rivers District
- Tonkawa District
- Trailblazers District
- Trinity Trails District
- Woodbine-Eagle Trails District
[edit] NeTSeO Trails Council
NeTSeO Trails Council serves Scouts in Texas and Oklahoma.
[edit] Districts
- Central District
- Northern Star District
- White Oak District
[edit] Camp Properties
Camp Fredrick Dierks, Wright City, Oklahoma
Lynwood Hogue Scout Camp, Paris, TX
[edit] OA Lodge
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[edit] Northwest Texas Council
- Chisholm Trail District
- Greenbelt District
[edit] Rio Grande Council
- Arrowhead District
[edit] Sam Houston Area Council
[edit] International exchanges
Houston Scouts have an international relationship with Scouts in Chiba, Japan.
- Aldine Pathfinder District
- Antares District
- Arrowmoon District
- Bayshore District
- Brahman District
- David Crockett District
- Eagle Trail District
- Flaming Arrow District
- George Strake District
- Golden Arrow District
- Mustang District
- Polaris District
- Raven District
- Rising Star District
- Skyline District
- Tomahawk District
- Tatanka District
- W.L. Davis District
[edit] South Plains Council
South Plains Council serves Scouts in Texas and New Mexico.
- Chaparral District
- Comanche Trail District
- George White District
- Haynes District
- Quanah Parker District
OA Lodge
Nakona 150
[edit] South Texas Council
The South Texas Council of Corpus Christi, Texas, was renamed from the Gulf Coast Council in 2003.
- Aztec District
- DeLeon District
- Gulf Breeze District
- Indianola District
- Mesquite District
- Phoenix District
- Tancahua District
- Venado District
- Whooping Crane District
[edit] Three Rivers Council
- Big Thicket District
- Buffalo District
- Orange District
- Spindletop District
[edit] Yucca Council
Yucca Council serves Scouts in Texas and New Mexico.
- Chamizal District no longer exists
- Geronimo District
- Mescalero District
- Polaris District
- Sunshine District
- Wapaha District
- White Sands District
- Mission Trails District no longer exists
[edit] Other Scout associations in Texas
In 1997, the leaders of a Scout troop in Fort Worth, Texas contacted the Baden-Powell Scout Association in the United Kingdom to inquire about a possible affiliation. The Chief Commissioner of the Baden-Powell Scouts in England issued a Branch Warrant to the Fort Worth group in 1998. The unit operated under a dual status from 1998 until January of 2002, at which time the troop divided, and the 1st Tarrant Group was officially established solely as a Baden-Powell Scout Association unit.
[edit] Girl Scouting in Texas
There are 19 Girl Scout council offices in Texas.
[edit] Girl Scouts-Bluebonnet Council, Incorporated
Waco, Texas Web Site: http://www.bluebonnetgsc.org
Although nationally the Girl Scouts of the USA does not have a relationship with Planned Parenthood, some Girl Scout councils may choose to have connections to Planned Parenthood. In 2004 in Waco, Texas, the Bluebonnet Council had endorsed a Planned Parenthood education event, but did not provide money nor send Girl Scouts to it. This was criticized by some pro-life movement supporters and social conservatives. The Bluebonnet Council subsequently removed their endorsement. (USA Today article).
Girl Scouts of Caprock Council Lubbock, Texas Web Site: http://www.girlscoutscaprock.com
Girl Scouts-Circle T Council, Incorporated Fort Worth, Texas Web Site: http://www.circletgsc.org
Cross Timbers Girl Scout Council Denton, Texas Web Site: http://www.girlscoutsctc.com
Girl Scouts - El Camino Council San Angelo, Texas Web Site: http://www.elcaminogsc.com
Girl Scouts-Five Star Council Amarillo, Texas Web Site: http://www.gs-fsc.org
Girl Scouts - Heart of Texas Council, Inc Brownwood, Texas Web Site: http://www.heartoftexasgsc.org
Girl Scouts - Lone Star Council Austin, Texas Web Site: http://www.girlscouts-lonestar.org
Girl Scouts, Norcentex Council Wichita Falls, Texas Web Site: http://www.norcentexgirlscouts.org
Girl Scouts Paisano Council, Inc Corpus Christi, Texas Web Site: http://www.pgsc.org
Girl Scouts of The Permian Basin Odessa, Texas Web Site: http://www.gspb.org
Girl Scout Council of Red River Valley, Inc Paris, Texas Web Site: http://www.redrivervalleygsc.org
Girl Scouts of The Rio Grande El Paso, Texas Web Site: http://www.gsriogrande.org
Girl Scouts of The San Antonio Area San Antonio, Texas Web Site: http://www.sagirlscouts.org
Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council Houston, Texas Web Site: http://www.gssjc.org
Girl Scouts of South Texas Council Lake Jackson, Texas Web Site: http://www.gsst.org
Girl Scouts of Tejas Council Dallas, Texas Web Site: http://www.tejasgsc.org
Girl Scouts - Tip of Texas Council Harlingen, Texas Web Site: http://www.gstotc.org
West Texas Girl Scout Council Abilene, Texas Web Site: http://www.wtgsc.org
[edit] Scouting museums in Texas
- Fred H. Poppe Museum, Amarillo, Texas
- National Scouting Museum, Irving, Texas
- Worth Ranch Museum, Palo Pinto, Texas
[edit] See also
- Roy Williams (Scouting)
- Asociación de Scouts de México, A.C.
- Shiner, Texas, the Eagle Scout Capital of Texas
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- I go to prepare a trail for you; a History of Mikanakawa Lodge, by Peter McNabb
- 2006 Mikanakawa Lodge Operations Manual
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