Senate Resolution No. 402 recognizes the significant achievement of two staff members at Big Bend National Park, Deb Manley and Cathy Hoyt, who discovered a new plant species named "wooly devil" during a hike in March 2024. This plant, characterized by its fuzzy leaves and maroon petals, sparked considerable interest in the botanical community, leading to collaborative research efforts involving various academic institutions. The plant was officially named Ovicula biradiata and classified within a new genus in the daisy family, highlighting the rarity of such a discovery, especially in the context of its survival amid drought conditions in the Chihuahuan Desert.

The resolution commends Manley and Hoyt for their contributions to the understanding of biodiversity in Big Bend National Park and celebrates the discovery of both a new species and a new genus. The Senate of the State of Texas formally commemorates this achievement, acknowledging the importance of their work in advancing botanical science and the ecological significance of the wooly devil plant.