SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 12
	WHEREAS, The prosperity of the Lone Star State has been
	greatly influenced by family farming and ranching, and Jana Beth
	Johnson and Mary Sue Klein of Clay County have been officially
	recognized as heirs to this proud tradition with the acceptance
	of the Gray Wynn Klein Ranch into the state's Family Land
	Heritage Program in 2023; and
	WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Texas Department of Agriculture,
	this program honors farms and ranches that have been in
	continuous agricultural operation by the same family for a
	century or more; established in 1873, the Gray Wynn Klein Ranch
	is currently owned and operated by Ms. Johnson and Ms. Klein, the
	great-great-grandchildren of the ranch's founders, Christian and
	Lucy Sanzenbacher; and
	WHEREAS, Christian and Lucy Sanzenbacher joined Johann
	"Uncle John" Sanzenbacher in southern Clay County in 1873 and
	subsequently began raising cattle; in 1921, the land and the herd
	that the couple had accumulated were split among their seven
	living children, including their daughter Ida and her husband,
	Fred Wynn, who acquired the family's horned Hereford cattle; Ida
	and Fred Wynn named their operation Wynn Ranch, and in the
	decades since, five generations of the family have worked
	together to maintain the land; Ms. Johnson and Ms. Klein assumed
	ownership in 2013 following the passing of their mother, Cheryl
	Klein, and today, they continue to oversee the ranch's cattle and
	hay operation; and
	WHEREAS, In preserving their property as a working ranch,
	Jana Beth Johnson and Mary Sue Klein are making their own
	contribution to their family's legacy, and it is indeed fitting
	that they be honored for their outstanding stewardship; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Jana Beth
	Johnson and Mary Sue Klein on the induction of the Gray Wynn Klein
	Ranch into the Texas Department of Agriculture 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 Ms. Johnson and Ms. Klein as an expression of high
	regard from the Texas Senate.
	Springer
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on October 12, 2023.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate