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.
Early history (1910-1950)
In 1913 Troop 1 was established in Wichita Falls, Texas. Troop 1 has been continuously chartered since 1916.
In 1914, the BSA gave local councils the power to ban African Americans from Scouting. Until 1974, some southern councils of the Boy Scouts of America were still racially segregated. (The Old Hickory council did not integrate until 1974.)
By 1918, unofficial Wolf Cub packs appeared in Paris, Texas.
The Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council traces its roots back to the 1920s when Frances Mann Law and Corrinne Fonde organized a Girl Scout Council in Houston. The council office was in a three roomed cottage.
Most Girl Scouts of the USA units were originally segregated by race according to state and local laws and customs. The first troop for Mexican Americans was formed in Houston in 1922. In 1936, the first African American Girl Scout troop west of the Mississippi was formed in Texas.
The Girls Scouts' Camp Texlake was dedicated in 1949.
Recent history (1950-1990)
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. All of Texas lies within Southern Region, except for El Paso, Hudspeth and Parmer counties, as part of Western Region.
Alamo Area Council
Alamo Area Council is composed of:Alamo Area Council
Old 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
These ten are no longer have their old names, except Galaxy. Beginning February 2009, each received it's new name:
New Districts
- Texas Hills District
- Rough Rider District
- Diamondback District
- Summit District
- Memorial District
- Longhorn District
- Cimarron District
- Two Rivers District
- Armadillo District
- Victory District
OA Lodge
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Bay Area Council
- Coastal DistrictBay Area Council
- Cradle of Texas District
- Thunderbird District
- Northern Star District
OA Lodge http://www.wihinipahinsa.org/
Buffalo Trail Council
- Big Bend DistrictBuffalo Trail Council
- Chaparral District
- Comanche Trails District
- Lone Buffalo District
- Lone Star District
- Sand Hills District
Caddo Area Council
Caddo Area Council serves Scouts in Texas and Arkansas.Caddo Area Council
Longhorn District - Serves Bowie and Cass counties in Northeast Texas.
Capitol Area Council
Capitol Area Council serves Scouts and Scouting volunteers in 15 Central Texas counties, surrounding Austin
- Armadillo District
- Bee Cave District
- Blackland Prairie District
- Chisholm Trail District
- Colorado River District
- Hill Country District
- Live Oak District
- Lone Star District
- North Shore District
- Sacred Springs District
- San Gabriel District
- Thunderbird District
OA Lodge
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Circle Ten Council
Main article: Circle Ten CouncilCircle Ten Council is the main Boy Scouts of America (BSA) chartered council in central north Texas and a portion of Oklahoma. It encompasses all or parts of: Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Henderson, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, Rains, Rockwall and Van Zandt counties in Texas as well as Bryan County in Oklahoma. Founded in 1910 and based in Dallas, approximately 70,000 youth and 10,000 adults participate in Scouting through the council each year. The council has six camps; the Order of the Arrow is represented by Mikanakawa Lodge.
Concho Valley Council
- Amangi Trail DistrictConcho Valley Council
- Amistad District
- Permian Basin District
- Winter Garden District
East Texas Area Council
- Caddo DistrictEast Texas Area Council
- Cherokee Trace District
- Naconiche District
- Okee Tuklo District
- Tall Timbers District
- Three Rivers District
- Tejas Lodge 72 Tejas Lodge
Golden Spread Council
Main article: Golden Spread CouncilGolden Spread Council serves Scouts in Texas and Oklahoma.
Longhorn Council
Longhorn Council
- Aguila District
- Brazos Valley District
- Chisholm Trail District
- Comanche Trails District
- Cross Timbers District
- Frontier Trails District
- Indian Nations District
- Lakeview District
- Leon Valley District
- Mustang District
- Roadrunner District
- Santa Fe District
- Silver Star District
- Tejas District
- Three Rivers District
- Tonkawa District
- Topsanah District
- Trailblazer District
- Trinity Trails District
- Woodbine-Eagle Trails District
NeTseO Trails Council
NeTseO Trails Council serves Scouts in Texas and Southeastern Oklahoma.NeTSeO Trails Council
Districts
- Two Rivers District
- Northern Star District
- White Oak District
Camp Properties
Camp Fredrick Dierks, Wright City, Oklahoma
"Hogue's Landing" a.k.a. Lynwood Hogue Scout Camp, Paris, TX
OA Lodge
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Northwest Texas Council
Northwest Texas Council Since 1916 Wichita Falls and surrounding communities have had the opportunity to be involved in Scouting. The Mission of the Boy Scouts of America is ‘To prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. The Aims of the BSA is to promote character development, citizenship training and mental and physical fitness. We serve over 2,000 youth members in almost 100 units in the following 12 north Texas counties along the Red River (Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, and Wilbarger.)
- Red River District
- Greenbelt District
Rio Grande Council
Rio Grande Council The Rio Grande Council covers 5 counties, including Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Starr & Zapata and it serves a membership of approximately ,4,000 youth and 1,500 adult leaders. The Rio Grande Council has four districts:
- Arrowhead District
- Tip-O-Tex District
- Arroyo District
- Llano Grande District
This council is one of 300 geographic council in the Boy Scouts of America. Scouting in the southern most parts of texas, has provided the values that young people have need in the border town of the Rio Grande valley since 1926.
Camp Properties
Laguna Station High Adventure Sea Base is located on South Padre Island. Campers can gain SCUBA certification.
Camp Perry was established in 1927 and has continuously operated as a Boy Scout Camp longer than any other such camp in Texas. Situated on the banks of the Arroyo Colorado, it covers over 260 acres. There are twelve campsites at Camp Perry.
High Adventure Sea Bases
Laguna Station High Adventure Sea Base
Sam Houston Area Council
Camp Properties
- Camp Strake is a Boy Scout Camp in Southern Montgomery County off of I-45.
- El Rancho Cima is a Boy Scout Camp near Wimberly, Texas in the Devil's Backbone of the Texas Hill Country.
OA Lodges
- Colonneh Lodge #137
International exchanges
Houston Scouts have an international relationship with Scouts in Chiba, Japan.
Sam Houston Area Council
- Aldine Pathfinder District
- Antares District
- Arrowmoon District
- Bayshore District
- Big Cypress District
- Brahman District
- David Crockett District
- Eagle Trail District
- Flaming Arrow District
- George Strake District
- Golden Arrow District
- Iron Horse District
- Mustang District
- Orion District
- Phoenix District
- Polaris District
- PD was 1 now 3: Iron Horse District
- PD was 1 now 3: Orion District
- PD was 1 now 3: Phoenix District
- Raven District
- Rising Star District
- RSD was 1 now 3: Soaring Eagle Dist
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