[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 86 (Thursday, May 19, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN CELEBRATION OF BLUEBONNET YOUTH RANCH

  (Mr. CLOUD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLOUD. Madam Speaker, today I rise in celebration of the 
Bluebonnet Youth Ranch's 50 years of lending a helping hand to the 
vulnerable children and families in south Texas.
  In 1968, a group of Yoakum businessmen pooled their funds together to 
provide a home to five children facing separation from their widowed 
mother who was scheduled to go to rehabilitation treatment. Word 
quickly spread around town, and a generous patron came forth and 
donated 50 acres of land to serve as the location for the soon-to-be 
Bluebonnet Youth Ranch.
  A few years later in 1972, the Bluebonnet Youth Ranch officially 
opened its doors as a nonprofit provider of residential care for 
dependent, abused and neglected children. Since then, the ranch has 
served as a home for an estimated 600 children from 68 different Texas 
towns.
  I am thankful for the work of this organization and how it embodies 
the Texas spirit and Christ's command to love our neighbor. I look 
forward to seeing them continue to provide much-needed care for 
families across the great State of Texas.

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