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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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provides Scouting for boys and girls in all programs. Texas is home to the BSA national headquarters, in
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. The Boy Scouts of America in Texas are organized into 20 local councils.
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, organized into eight local councils, only serves girls.


History

Scouting in Texas unofficially dates to the publication of British lieutenant general
Robert Baden-Powell Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, ( ; 22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941) was a British Army officer, writer, founder of The Boy Scouts Association and its first Chief Scout, and founder, with ...
's popular book, ''
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'', in 1908. Even before a national organization had been started, groups of boys began Scout activities in troops and small groups in 1908, 1909, and 1910. The claims of several troops to be the first organized in Texas, whether before or after the incorporation of the
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on February 8, 1910, are difficult to verify. BSA archives do show that the thirty-seventh registered scoutmaster in the country was a Texan, Rev. George W. Sheafor, of
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, in 1910. In February 1910, just days after the Boy Scouts of America was organized, Boy Scout Troop 114 was established in
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by Professor W.H. Butler. A reference to the Floresville Boy Scout Troop can be found in the edition of April 2, 1911 of ''The Galveston Daily News'' when they published a picture of the Floresville troop. An article in the Victoria, ''Weekly Advocate'' (probably January 10, 1911 edition) refers to the Floresville Boy Scout troop as the second oldest in Texas. A short break in the troop's charter occurred in 1974. They no longer appear to be an active Troop. Austin, TX Troop 5 was formed in 1911 and has been in continuous operation since that time. In 2011, Austin Troop 5 celebrated its 100th anniversary centennial at Camp Mabry. Troop 5 is believed to be the oldest continuously chartered scout troop in Texas. In 1913 Troop 7 was established in
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. The troop has been chartered every year since starting except 1979. In 1916 Troop 1 was established in
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. Troop 1 in Wichita Falls has been continuously chartered since 1916. In 1925 Troop 30 was established in Houston, Texas. The troop has been continuously chartered since 1925. An African American troop was formed in Port Arthur as early as 1916. The BSA report to Congress for 1930 named Dallas as one of the southern cities in which Scouting was growing in the black community. Hispanic boys were also active in Scouting, often in units with non-Hispanic boys. Jewish youth had been active in Scouting in San Antonio for many years before a synagogue sponsored a troop for them in 1924. By 1918, unofficial Wolf Cub packs appeared in Paris, Texas. The BSA national office was moved to Irving in 1979. 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
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. The council office was in a three roomed cottage. Most
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units were originally segregated by race according to state and local laws and customs. The first troop for
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was formed in Houston in 1922. In 1936, the first African American Girl Scout troop west of the Mississippi was formed in Texas. The Girl Scouts' Camp Texlake was dedicated in 1949.


Boy Scouts of America in Texas

Texas is home to the BSA National Headquarters in
Irving, Texas Irving is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and is an Inner suburb, inner city suburb of Dallas. Irving is noted for its #Demographics, racial and ethnic diver ...
. The
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was located in Irving from October 2002 until September 2017 when it was moved to Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico. There are twenty
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local councils in Texas. All of Texas lies within the Southern Region, except for El Paso, Hudspeth and Parmer Counties, which are part of Western Region.


Alamo Area Council

The Alamo Area Council, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, serves a 13 county area in Texas. The counties served by the Alamo Area BSA include Bexar, Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Frio, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, La Salle, McMullen, Medina, and Wilson.


Organization

;Structure Instead of districts lead by District Executives (professional staff) and volunteer District Commissioners, the Council's structure unites all its members and functions as a single district. Professional staff offer support in specific areas of Membership, Engagement, and Retention to Commissioners and unit leadership.


Camps

Alamo Area Council operates three camps: McGimsey Scout Park, where Cub Scout Day Camp is held during the summer, as well as other events throughout the year, Bear Creek Scout CCamp, where Scout resident camp and Webelos resident camp are held during the summer. Mays Family Scout Ranch located south of downtown San Antonio.


Order of the Arrow

* Aina Topa Hutsi #60


Bay Area Council


Organization

* Coastal District * Cradle of Texas District * Thunderbird District * Northern Star District


Camps

* Camp Karankawa * Sea Star Base Galveston


Order of the Arrow

* Wihinipa Hinsa Lodge


Buffalo Trail Council

The Buffalo Trail Council comprises five Districts serving West Texas.


Organization

* Chaparral District - Martin and Midland counties * Comanche Trails District - Andrews, Ector, Loving, Ward, and Winkler counties * Big Bend District - Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Presidio, and Reeves counties * Lone Star District - Borden, Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry and Sterling counties * Scoutreach District


Camps

* Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch


Caddo Area Council

Headquartered in
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, the Caddo Area Council (#584) serves Scouts in Northeast Texas and
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. The Longhorn District serves Bowie and Cass counties in Northeast Texas.


Capitol Area Council

The Capitol Area Council serves Scouts and Scouting volunteers in 15
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counties surrounding Austin. The council currently (when?) serves 24,000 young people, and is led by the current Scout Executive, Jon Yates.


Organization

* Armadillo District * Bee Cave District * Blackland Prairie District * Chisholm Trail District * Colorado River District * Hill Country District * Live Oak District * North Shore District * Sacred Springs District * San Gabriel District * Thunderbird District * Waterloo District


Camps

* Lost Pines Scout Reservation - Bastrop County, Texas * Griffith League Scout Ranch - Bastrop County, Texas * Camp Alma McHenry - near Giddings, Texas * Camp Green Dickson - near Gonzales, Texas * Smilin V -- Liberty Hill (Williamson County), Texas * Roy D. Rivers Wilderness Camp - Near Smithville, Texas


Order of the Arrow

* Tonkawa #99 First chartered by the National Council on January 20, 1937, by Joe Lindsay Jr. and Joe Lindsay Sr., Tonkawa Lodge #99 started as Tejas Lodge but was later changed to Tonkawa in 1938 with lodge 72 already having the name. Tonkawa Lodge #99 was proudly had one of its members become the
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National Chief in 2011, Jonathan "Bunker" Hillis. Currently Tonkawa Lodge #99 has 12 Chapters that are aligned and named with the above-mentioned Districts.


Circle Ten Council

The Circle Ten Council serves BSA units in 24 counties across North Texas and portions of Oklahoma.


Organization

;North Central Service Area * Northern Trail District * Rising Sun District * Tejas Caddo District * West Park District ;North Metro Service Area * Chisholm Trail District * Eagle Trail District * Iron Horse District * Lone Star District * Texoma Valley District ;Northeastern Service Area * Duck Creek District * East Trinity Trails District * Eastern Lakes District * Post Oak District * Two Rivers District ;Southwestern Service Area * Elm Fork District * Soaring Eagle District * Southern Star District * Western Horizion District


Camps

* Camp Constantin - Graford, TX * Clements Scout Ranch - Athens, TX * Camp James Ray - Pottsboro, TX * Camp Wisdom - Dallas, TX


Order of the Arrow

* Mikanakawa Lodge #101


Conquistador Council

The Conquistador Council (No. 413), with its office in
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, primarily oversees BSA units in southeast New Mexico. However,
Parmer County, Texas Parmer County is a county located in the southwestern Texas Panhandle on the High Plains of the Llano Estacado in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 9,869. The county seat is Farwell. The county was created i ...
is included in the council territory because of its proximity to
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. There are no units chartered in Parmer County. The area is part of El Llano Grande District. The Kwahadi Lodge #78 of the Order of the Arrow serves local Arrowmen.


East Texas Area Council

The East Texas Area Council was formed in 1930 through the merger of the Davey Crockett Council, the Pine Tree Area Council, and the Tejas Council. It serves 17 counties in Texas.


Organization

* Five Rivers District * Golden Eagle District * Tomahawk District * Wo Ha Li District


Camps

* George W. Pirtle Scout Reservation (Camp Pirtle)


Order of the Arrow

* Tejas Lodge 72


Golden Spread Council

The Golden Spread Council (#562) serves Scouts in the Panhandles of
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and
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. Its service area includes all or part of 23 counties in Texas and three counties in Oklahoma. Organization * Adobe Walls District * Golden Eagle District * Lone Wolf District * Quanah Parker District Camps * Camp Don Harrington * Camp M.K. Brown Order of the Arrow * Nischa Achowalogen


Longhorn Council

The Longhorn Council serves Scouts in a 23 county area of North Texas and Central Texas. Its headquarters is in
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(near
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), with an additional service center in
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.


Organization

The council is organized into 12 districts: * Arrowhead District * * * * Heart O' Texas District * * Lone Star District * * Orion District * Pathfinder District * Santa Fe District *


Camps

* Worth Ranch (Palo Pinto, Texas) * Sid Richardson Scout Ranch (Bridgeport, Texas) * Camp Tahuaya (Belton, Texas) * Hills and Hollows (Denton, Texas)


Order of the Arrow

* Netopalis Sipo Schipinahck Lodge #209


NeTseO Trails Council

NeTseO Trails Council serves Scouts in northeastern Texas (neT) and southeastern Oklahoma (seO) and has the Council Office in Paris, Texas on the west side of Loop 286. Council merged with Circle Ten 3/1/2017.


Organization

* Two Rivers District * Northern Star District * White Oak District


Camps

* Camp Frederick H. Dierks, Wright City, Oklahoma (sold 2017) * Lynwood Hogue Scout Camp a.k.a. "Hogue's Landing", Paris, TX


Order of the Arrow

* Loquanne Allangwh Lodge #428


Northwest Texas Council

The Northwest Texas Council (#587) was founded in 1920. Based in Wichita Falls, the Northwest Texas Council serves almost 100 units in 12 Texas counties (Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, and Wilbarger). Organization The Northwest Texas Council has two districts: * Green Belt District * Red River District


Camps

* Camp Perkins - a gift in 1941 from Mr. & Mrs. J. J. Perkins, is the primary camp for the council. It is about located along the Red River.


Order of the Arrow

* Wichita Lodge 35


Rio Grande Council

The Rio Grande Council (#775) was formed in 1927 as the Lower Rio Grande Valley Council (#775). It changed its name in 1947 to the current name. It covers 5 counties, including Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Starr & Zapata and it serves a membership of approximately, 4,000 youth and 1,500 adult leaders in the southernmost parts of Texas.


Organization

The Rio Grande Council has two districts: * East * West


Camps

* Laguna Station High Adventure Sea Base is located on
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. Campers can gain
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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 . There are twelve campsites at Camp Perry.


Order of the Arrow

* Wewanoma Lodge


Sam Houston Area Council

The Sam Houston Area Council serves youth in 16 counties in southeast Texas. The council headquarters is in Houston.


Organization

Central Division * * * * East Division * * * * Frontier Division * * * * North Division * * * * * South Division * * * * * West Division * * * * Learning for Life Division * * * *


Camps

* Camp Strake was a Boy Scout Camp in Southern
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off of
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. The camp closed in December 2014. Camp Strake is moving to a rural site in the Sam Houston National Forest, between New Waverly and Coldspring near the community of Evergreen in order to create a 21st-century Scouting experience for Scouts and their leaders. * El Rancho Cima Scout Reservation, a 2,680 acre mountain ranch purchased in 1953. It is located on the Blanco River near
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in the Devil's Backbone of the
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. El Rancho Cima contains three main areas. - ** Due to devastating flooding at El Rancho Cima's River Camp on Memorial Day 2015, El Rancho Cima was closed as a scout camp. Hays County purchased a portion of the land from SHAC in November 2019. * Camp Brosig is located seven miles north of
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. This camp is used primarily for weekend camping at district/council activities. * Bovay Scout Ranch is located off SH 6, just south of
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. Bovay Scout Ranch contains the McNair Cub Adventure Camp and the Tellepsen Scout Camp.


OA Lodges

* Colonneh Lodge #137


International exchanges

Houston Scouts have an international relationship with
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in Chiba, Japan.


South Plains Council

The South Plains Council (#694) serves the area around Lubbock.


South Texas Council

The South Texas Council of
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, was renamed from the ''Gulf Coast Council'' in 2003.


Organization

* Aztec District * Brush Country District * Coastal Plains District * LaSalle District * Pawnee District * Venado District


Camps

* Camp Karankawa * Camp Huisache


Order of the Arrow

* Karankawa Lodge 307


Texas Southwest Council

The Texas Southwest Council serves Scouts in Southwest Central Texas through the jurisdiction of two districts and 26 Boy Scout troops.


Organization

* Concho Valley District * Amistad District


Camps

* Camp Sol Mayer * Camp Fawcett * Baden Powell Park


Order of the Arrow

*Wahinkto Lodge 199 2024 Lodge Chief-Santiago Guerra


Texas Trails Council

The Texas Trails Council was formed in 2003 by the consolidation of the Chisholm Trail Council (all of Taylor, Shackelford, Haskell, Jones, Callahan, and Coleman counties, and part of Runnels County) and the Comanche Trail Council (Brown, Comanche, Erath, Mills, San Saba, and Lampasas counties).


Organization

* Old Comanche Trails District (
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, Erath,
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, and
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counties, along with Moran ISD and Cross Plains ISD) * Pecan Valley District (
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, San Saba,
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,
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, and
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counties) * Buffalo Mountain District ( Stonewall,
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, Nolan, and
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counties, along with Albany ISD, Baird ISD, Clyde ISD, and Winters ISD)


Camps

* Camp Billy Gibbons * Camp Tonkawa


Order of the Arrow

* Penateka Lodge


Three Rivers Council


Organization

* Big Thicket District * Sabine District * Spindletop District * Trinity District


Camps

Scott Scout Ranch formerly Camp Urland * Camp Urland Scout Reservation


Order of the Arrow

* Hasinai Lodge Neche Lodge 36, Second Oldest in the South until 1970 when the merger of Trinity Neches and Sabine Area required a combine lodge name change to Hasinai.


Yucca Council

Yucca Council serves Scouts in Texas and New Mexico in the
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area.


Organization

* Geronimo District * Mescalero District * Polaris District * Sunshine District * Wapaha District * White Sands District


Camps

* Black Range Cavalcade * Camp Dale Resler


Order of the Arrow

* Gila Lodge As Scouting America has trademarked the phrase, "Scouting", there are no other organizations in the state who may use the term in reference to its program for boys.


Girl Scouts of the USA in Texas

There are 8 Girl Scout councils in Texas.


Girl Scouts of Central Texas

Girl Scouts of Central Texas (GSCTX) serves 46 counties and includes the former councils of: Girl Scouts — Bluebonnet Council, Girl Scouts — El Camino Council, Girl Scouts — Heart of Texas Council, Girl Scouts — Lone Star Council. In 2017, the Girl Scouts of Central Texas served 17,000 girls, ages 5–17 years, and over 12,000 adult volunteers in 46 counties. The council runs two residential camps: Camp Texlake and Camp Kachina.


Camps

Camp Texlake comprises on
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. It was assigned to the former Girl Scouts — Lone Star Council by the
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, and was dedicated on July 17, 1949. That summer nearly 400 girls attended camp. The dining facility overlooks Lake Travis itself. The council houses ten horses at this site as well as encouraging watersports. The camp can accommodate 335 overnight guests in a variety of situations. Camp Kachina is on the shores of Lake Belton. It covers a total of . Activities include archery, sailing, and water sports. Program areas include STEM, Financial Literacy, Bullying Prevention, Outdoors, Travel, and many special interest troops such as Outdoor Adventure, Robotics, Harp Ensemble, and Mariners.


Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest – Southern New Mexico & West Texas

Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest brings together Girl Scouts of the Permian Basin, Girl Scouts of the Rio Grande and Girl Scouts - Zia Council. The merger on May 1, 2009, is part of the realignment of Girl Scout councils nationwide.(see Scouting in New Mexico).


Organization

Service Centers:
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;
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; Alamogordo, NM; Artesia, NM; Carlsbad, NM; Deming, NM; Hobbs, NM; Las Cruces, NM; Roswell, NM;
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;


Camps

Camp Mitre Peak is located in the
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between
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and Fort Davis. There are three cabins, known as Kickapoo, Apache, and Seminole, located in Fern Canyon. There are also three tent units: Mescalero, Tonkawa, and Chippewa. These have views of Mitre Peak. The Janice Hill Mathews Amphitheater seats over 200 people and campfires are held here. The Pamela Catherine Haas Horseback Riding Arena, nicknamed Rebel Arena, gives girls the opportunity to participate in western riding and trail riding programs. The Laura Van Pelt Complex supports indoor activities. The complex consists of a pavilion and an educational building. The latter includes a kitchen and a darkroom. Alumni and supporters of the camp can join Troop Mitre. Camps: * Camp Pioneer in Sunland Park, NM * Camp Mitre Peak in Fort Davis, TX


Girl Scouts - Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas

Headquarters:
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Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas

Formed by the merger of Girl Scouts Paisano Council and Girl Scouts — Tip of Texas Council in 2007.


Organization

Council Offices: *
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* McAllen, TX Program Centers: *
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* Victoria, TX


Camps

* Camp Bayview is near
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along the
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. There are cabins and bungalows to accommodate campers. There is a swimming pool, amphitheater and a covered pavilion. * Camp Green Hill is spread over almost and is located near Mathis, TX on
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. The site is mostly wooded. Small craft can be launched from the waterfront.


Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas

The Dallas Girl Scouts were established in December 1920 through the joint efforts of Mr. Elmer Scott and members of the Business and Professional Women's Club. In 1963, the Dallas Girl Scouts merged with the Chisholm Trail Girl Scout Council and began serving 11 counties as the Tejas Girl Scout Council. In 2007, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas was born through the merger of Cross Timbers, Red River Valley, and Tejas Councils. Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas serves nearly 35,000 girls and 17,000 adults in 32 northeast Texas counties.


Council

Spanning 23,000 square miles, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas serves nearly 25,000 girls and 12,500 adults in 32 northeast Texas counties: Anderson, Camp, Cherokee, Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Franklin, Freestone, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Navarro, Panola, Rains, Red River, Rockwall, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt and Wood. ;Mission: Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. ;Vision: To be the best organization to help girls thrive in the 21st century. ;Value Proposition: Girl Scouts is the only organization that prepares every G.I.R.L. to practice a lifetime of leadership, by providing access to countless girl-led experiences, skill-building opportunities, and connections, because girls built of courage, confidence, and character make the world a better place.


Service Centers

There are a total of 8 service centers: Jo Ann Fogg (Headquarters), Collin Service Area Service Center, Denton Service Center, East Texas Service Center, Grayson Service Center, Highland Village Service Center, Paris Service Center, and Southern Sector Service Center.


Camps

* Camp Bette Perot - A resident summer camp near
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, known for its equestrian program. * Camp Rocky Point - A resident summer camp on
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founded in 1952. * Camp Whispering Cedars - 20 minutes from downtown Dallas * Camp Kadohadacho - on Lake Texoma * Camp Gambill - near
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. Initial bit donated in 1947 by John C. Gambill


Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council

Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council was founded by Mrs. F. M. Law and Miss Corinne Fonde in 1922 in Houston. Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council serves 26 counties in Southeast Texas, including Angelina, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, Harris, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, Tyler, Walker, Waller, and Wharton.


Program Place and Goodykoontz Museum of Girl Scout History

The Program Place and Goodykoontz Museum of Girl Scout History opened in 2007. It is situated next to the headquarters building and is intended to function in harmony with the headquarters on the shared site. The Program Place includes a library, theater, Girl Scout shop, stage, café and a lounge for older girls, as well as a park with fire pit. The Goodykoontz Museum of Girl Scout History, in the same building, features a timeline from the start of the council in the 1920s until the present, and interactive displays. The building acquisition and renovation cost $5.6 million. The entrance canopy of the Program Place was designed and built by University of Houston graduate architecture students. The pavilion was represents a Girl Scout sash.


Camps

There are ten camps run by the council. Three of these form the Treelake Complex, a series of connected camps. Trails allow Girl Scouts to hike from Camp Misty Meadows to Camp Silver Springs via Camp Agnes Arnold. Camp Agnes Arnold is a camp near Conroe. Campers can be accommodated in tents,
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s, tree houses or cabin units. The camp offers canoeing and fishing on Shadow Lake. A nature trail encircles the lake. In total, there are of hiking and cycling trails on the site. The Ann Temple Allen Lodge is air-conditioned. The Nature Center was opened on 2008-04-12. The center has over of space and includes a workroom, classroom and exhibit hall, as well as overnight accommodations for two naturalists. A glass wall makes an indoor observation deck. There is also a pillared observation deck. Wood from around the site was used to build the center. The council received the 2008 Excellence in Wood Design Award from the Texas Forestry Association (TFA) for the Nature Center. In total, there are of hiking and cycling trails on the site. The Ann Temple Allen Lodge is air-conditioned. Camp Camwood covers in
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. It is only operational during the daytime. Camp Casa Mare is a year-round camping facility for Girl Scouts ages 8–17 years old. It is located on
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in
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and under ownership of the Girl Scouts San Jacinto Council. Camp Casa Mare was founded in 1958 and has offered sailing programs,
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, and sporting activities, not to mention
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and academic classes.
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is also offered to campers at this site. The Galveston Boat Club (GBC) is a two-storey building on
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. Visitors sleep on the floor on the second storey. Adult leaders can be accommodated in a separate small building. The GBC is in a residential area. Visitors primarily use the GBC to visit the island's attractions. Camp Misty Meadows is a wooded camp located in Conroe. The main attraction of this camp is its horse riding facilities. In 2007, there was a herd of forty horses. Visitors sleep in cabins or dormitories. Camp Myra S. Pryor includes air-conditioned cabins and a camping area. The activity center is also air-conditioned. Camp Robinwood is a camp in
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. Campers are accommodated in platform tents, cabins or dorms. Swimming and canoeing is conducted on Lake Ann, a man-made reservoir donated to the camp by a family whose daughter, a Brownie Scout named Ann Winchell, died at age nine. There is also an outdoor swimming pool. Camp Silver Springs is a wooded camp located in Conroe. Camp Whispering Pines is a site located in
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. Swimming, canoeing and rope assisted hill climbing are all on offer at this site. Camp Wind-A-Mere is located in
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. The Tejas unit had two teepees. These were destroyed in
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, but will be replaced. The Caddo unit has platform tents. Pine Meadows and the Chickasaw site are camping areas. During Hurricane Ike, a great oak tree fell on the lodge and half the building was declared unsafe and unrepairable.


Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas

Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas serves more than 19,000 girls and was established in 2007 from the San Antonio Area council plus a large section of the old El Camino council.


Organization

Counties served: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Frio, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, and Wilson from the San Antonio Area jurisdiction, Edwards, Dimmit, Kimble, Kinney, Maverick, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, and Zavala from El Camino Council jurisdiction, Comal, Gonzales, and Guadalupe from Lone Star Council jurisdiction, and Karnes from Tip of Texas Council, now Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas jurisdiction. Service Centers: * Avenida Guadalupe Girl Scout Center in
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Camps

* Camp La Jita is on the Sabinai River near Utopia, TX. The land for it was donated in 1946 by the John F. Camp family. Campers sleep in cabins. An equestrian program is offered at this camp. ''La Jita'' means precious possession. * Camp Mira Sol is overlooking the Guadalupe River and is near Waring, TX. Houses: * Del Ro Girl Scout House in Val Verde county. * Eagle Pass Girl Scout Educational Center in Maverick county * Kerrville Girl Scout House in Kerr county * New Braunfels Girl Scout Hous in Comal county * Seguin Girl Scout House in Guadalupe county * Uvalde Girl Scout House in Uvalde county


Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains

Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains serves over 24,000 girls and 9,000 adult volunteers. It was formed by the merger in January 2008 of Girl Scouts of Caprock Council, Girl Scouts-Five Star Council, Girl Scouts Norcentex Council, and Girl Scouts Circle T Council. The first Girl Scout troop in Fort Worth was formed in 1924.


Organization

Regional Offices: *
Abilene, TX Abilene ( ) is a city in Taylor and Jones counties, Texas, United States. Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 176,579 as of 2020. Abile ...
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Amarillo, TX Amarillo ( ; Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Potter County, though most of the southern half of the city extends into Randall County. It is the 16th-most populous city in Texas and the most po ...
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Lubbock, TX Lubbock ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...
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Wichita Falls, TX Wichita Falls ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is the principal city of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay, and Wichita Counties. According to ...
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Southlake, TX Southlake is a city located predominantly in Tarrant County with minor areas extending into Denton County in the U.S. state of Texas. Southlake is a suburb of Dallas/Fort Worth. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 31,265. History T ...
Service Centers: * Plainview, TX


Camps

* Camp Kiwanis * Camp Rio Blanco * Camp Timberlake * Stevens Ranch * Camp Mel Davis * Camp Boothe Oaks


Scouting museums in Texas

* Fred H. Poppe Museum,
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* Goodykoontz Museum of Girl Scout History,
Houston, Texas Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...
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National Scouting Museum The National Scouting Museum is the official museum of the Scouting America. Background The museum was first opened in 1959 in North Brunswick, New Jersey as the Johnston Memorial Museum. With the relocation of the Scouting America National Hea ...
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Irving, Texas Irving is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and is an Inner suburb, inner city suburb of Dallas. Irving is noted for its #Demographics, racial and ethnic diver ...
* Worth Ranch Museum,
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* Harbin Scouting Museum at Camp Wisdom,
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See also

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* Asociación de Scouts de México, A.C. *
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References

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