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.

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[edit] Early history (1910-1950)

By 1918, unofficial Wolf Cub packs appeared in Paris, Texas.

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.

Most Girl Scout units were originally segregated by race according to state and local laws and customs. The first troop for Mexican Americans was formed in Houston, Texas in 1922.

[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

[edit] Districts

  • 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] OA Lodge

Aina Topa Hutsi #60

Main article: Aina Topa Hutsi


[edit] Bay Area Council

  • Coastal District
  • Cradle of Texas District
  • Thunderbird District
  • Northern Star 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 - Serves Bowie and Cass counties in Northeast Texas.

[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] Former Chisholm Trail Council

  • Double Mountain District
  • Frontier District
  • White Buffalo District

[edit] Circle Ten Council

Main article: 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. Its headquarters are located in Dallas, 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] Former 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

[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

Loquanne Allangwh Lodge #428

[edit] Northwest Texas Council

  • Red River District
  • Greenbelt District

[edit] Rio Grande Council

*Arrowhead District

  • Tip-O-Tex District
  • Arroyo District
  • Llano Grande District

[edit] Camp Properties

Laguna Station High Adventure Sea Base

Camp Perry

[edit] High Adventure Sea Bases

Laguna Station High Adventure Sea Base

[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

History

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] Texas Trails Council

The Texas Trails Council was formed in 2003 by the consolidation of the Chisholm Trail Council and the Comanche Trail Council

  • Double Mountain District
  • Kickapoo District
  • Noreast District
  • White Buffalo 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 councils in Texas. However the councils are being merged and rearranged to leave a total of 7.

[edit] Planned Texas Central Council

No name yet but will include

[edit] Girl Scouts-Bluebonnet Council

Waco, Texas Serves girls in Bell, Bosque, Brazos, Coryell, Falls, Grimes, Hill, Leon, Limestone, Madison, McLennan, and Robertson counties and the northeastern half of Burleson county. 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).

[edit] Girl Scouts - El Camino Council

San Angelo, Texas. Serves some 1500 girls in 18 counties. Web Site: http://www.elcaminogsc.com

[edit] Girl Scouts - Lone Star Council

Austin, Texas. Serves over 15,000 girls in 19 central Texas counties. The first Girl Scout troop in Austin was founded in November, 1922. Web Site: http://www.girlscouts-lonestar.org

[edit] Planned Texas North Central Council

No name yet but will include

[edit] Girl Scouts of Caprock Council

Lubbock, Texas Web Site: http://www.girlscoutscaprock.com

[edit] Girl Scouts-Circle T Council

Fort Worth, Texas Serves over 18,000 girls. Web Site: http://www.circletgsc.org

[edit] Girl Scouts - Heart of Texas Council

Brownwood, Texas Web Site: http://www.heartoftexasgsc.org

[edit] Girl Scouts-Five Star Council

Amarillo, Texas. Serves some 4,300 girls. Besides part of Texas, the Council also includes parts of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Kansas and covers an area of 69,000 square miles. The first troop in Amarillo was formed in 1921. Web Site: http://www.gs-fsc.org

[edit] Girl Scouts, Norcentex Council

Wichita Falls, Texas Web Site: http://www.norcentexgirlscouts.org

[edit] Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas

New council being formed by the merger of Cross Timbers, Red River Valley, and Tejas Councils will be merging into Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Council[1]

[edit] Cross Timbers Girl Scout Council

Denton, Texas Web Site: http://www.girlscoutsctc.com

[edit] Girl Scout Council of Red River Valley

Paris, Texas Web Site: http://www.redrivervalleygsc.org

[edit] Girl Scouts of Tejas Council

Dallas, Texas Web Site: http://www.tejasgsc.org

[edit] Girl Scouts of The San Antonio Area

San Antonio, Texas Serves over 17,000 girls in Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Frio, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, and Wilson counties Web Site: http://www.sagirlscouts.org

[edit] Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council

Houston, Texas This was merged with the Girl Scouts of South Texas Council in 2006. The new council serves some 64,000 girls in Shelby, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine, Angelina, Houston, Trinity, Polk, Tyler, Jasper, Newton, Walker, San Jacinto, Hardin, Montgomery, Liberty, Orange, Waller, Harris, Chambers, Jefferson, Fort Bend, Galveston, Wharton, and Brazoria counties. Web site: http://www.gssjc.org/

Camp Casa Mare is a year-round camping facility for Girl Scouts ages 8-17 years old. It is located on Galveston Bay in Seabrook, Texas and under ownership of the Girl Scouts San Jacinto Council.

[edit] History

Camp Casa Mare was founded in 1958 and has offered sailing programs, aquatics, and sporting activities. Not to mention Performing arts and academic classes.

[edit] Girl Scouts of South Texas Council

Lake Jackson, Texas Merged with the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council in 2006. Web Site: http://www.gsst.org

[edit] Planned Texas South Council

No name yet but will include

[edit] Girl Scouts Paisano Council

Corpus Christi, Texas Web Site: http://www.pgsc.org

[edit] Girl Scouts - Tip of Texas Council

Harlingen, Texas Web Site: http://www.gstotc.org

[edit] Planned Texas West/New Mexico South Council

No name yet but will include

[edit] Girl Scouts of The Permian Basin

Odessa, Texas Web Site: http://www.gspb.org

[edit] Girl Scouts of The Rio Grande

El Paso, Texas Web Site: http://www.gsriogrande.org

[edit] Girl Scouts - Zia Council

In New Mexico

[edit] Scouting museums in Texas

[edit] See also

Portal:Scouting
 Scouting Portal

[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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Camp Arrowhead (Hunt) | Camp Bowie (Brownwood) | Camp Casa Mare (Seabrook) | Camp Champions (Marble Falls) | Camp Cherokee (Athens) | Camp Constantin (Mineral Wells) | Camp El Har (Dallas) | Camp El Tesoro (Granbury) | Camp Fern (Marshall) | Camp John Marc (Meridian) | Camp Kiowa (Denton) | Camp La Junta (Hunt) | Camp Mabry (Austin) | Camp Olympia (Trinity) | Camp Sweeney (Gainesville) | Camp Wisdom (Dallas) | Camp Young Judaea (Wimberley) | Echo Hill Ranch (Kerrville) | Lone Star Camp (Tilden) | Texas Lions Camp (Kerrville) | YMCA Camp Carter (Fort Worth) | YMCA Camp Flaming Arrow (Hunt) | YMCA Camp Grady Spruce (Graford) | YMCA Camp Pine Tree (Spring) | YMCA Hamman Ranch (Bandera)
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