Editing Scouting in Texas (section)

==Girl Scouts of the USA in Texas==
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There are 8 Girl Scout councils in Texas.

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===Girl Scouts of Central Texas===
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Girl Scouts of Central Texas (GSCTX) serves 46 counties and includes the former councils of: Girl Scouts — Bluebonnet Council, Girl Scouts&nbsp;— El Camino Council, Girl Scouts&nbsp;— Heart of Texas Council, Girl Scouts&nbsp;— 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} Girl Scouts of Central Texas |url=https://www.gsctx.org/en/our-council/about-us.html |access-date=2017-09-16 |website=www.gsctx.org}}</ref> The council runs two residential camps: Camp Texlake and Camp Kachina.

====Camps====
Camp Texlake comprises {{convert|455|acre|km2}} on [[Lake Travis]]. It was assigned to the former Girl Scouts&nbsp;— Lone Star Council by the [[Lower Colorado River Authority]], 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 {{convert|244|acre|km2}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camp Kachina |url=https://www.gsctx.org/en/camps/explore-our-camps/camp-kachina.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916225335/https://www.gsctx.org/en/camps/explore-our-camps/camp-kachina.html |archive-date=September 16, 2017 |access-date=2017-09-16 |website=www.gsctx.org}}</ref> 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.

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=== Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest – Southern New Mexico & West Texas ===
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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:
[[Midland, Texas|Midland, TX]];
[[Odessa, Texas|Odessa, TX]];
[[Alamogordo, NM]];
[[Artesia, NM]];
[[Carlsbad, NM]];
[[Deming, NM]];
[[Hobbs, NM]];
[[Las Cruces, NM]];
[[Roswell, NM]];
[[Silver City, NM]];

====Camps====
Camp Mitre Peak is located in the [[Davis Mountains]] between [[Alpine, Texas|Alpine]] and [[Fort Davis, Texas|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===
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Headquarters: [[North Little Rock, Arkansas]]

===Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas===
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Formed by the merger of Girl Scouts Paisano Council and Girl Scouts&nbsp;— Tip of Texas Council in 2007.

====Organization====
Council Offices:
* [[Corpus Christi, TX]]
* [[McAllen, TX]]

Program Centers:
* [[Laredo, TX]]
* [[Victoria, TX]]

====Camps====
* Camp Bayview is {{convert|18|acre|m2}} near [[Bayview, TX]] along the [[Resaca de los Cuates]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rbr35 |title=RESACA DE LOS CUATES |date=June 15, 2010 |work=Handbook of Texas Online |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref> 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 {{convert|50|acre|m2}} and is located near [[Mathis, TX]] on [[Lake Corpus Christi]]. The site is mostly wooded. Small craft can be launched from the waterfront.

=== Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas ===
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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 [[Palestine, Texas]], known for its equestrian program.
* Camp Rocky Point - A resident summer camp on [[Lake Texoma]] founded in 1952.
* Camp Whispering Cedars - 20 minutes from downtown Dallas
* Camp Kadohadacho - on Lake Texoma
* Camp Gambill - {{convert|54|acre|m2}} near [[Paris, Texas]]. Initial bit donated in 1947 by John C. Gambill

===Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council===
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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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 8, 2007 |title=Girl Scouts have place to call their own |publisher=El Campo Leader-News |url=http://www.leader-news.com/news/2007/1208/lifestyle/036.html |url-status=dead |access-date=February 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706223406/http://www.leader-news.com/news/2007/1208/lifestyle/036.html |archive-date=July 6, 2008}}</ref> The entrance canopy of the Program Place was designed and built by University of Houston graduate architecture students.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Girl Scouts Opens Program Place for Girls |url=http://www.gssjc.org/news/2007/12-programplace.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203192441/http://www.gssjc.org/news/2007/12-programplace.cfm |archive-date=December 3, 2008 |access-date=February 13, 2009 |publisher=Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The pavilion was represents a Girl Scout sash.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 1, 2008 |title=Special Recognition Award: The Girl Scouts: Building confidence, character and a new Headquarters |url=http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6603398.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026182850/http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6603398.html |archive-date=October 26, 2008 |access-date=February 13, 2009 |website=Building Design and Construction |publisher=Reed Elsevier Inc}}</ref>

====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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SouthEast Texas Girl Scouts Camping |url=http://www.geocities.com/setxgs/camp.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022110854/http://geocities.com/setxgs/camp.html |archive-date=October 22, 2009 |access-date=February 13, 2009}}</ref>

Camp Agnes Arnold is a {{convert|479|acre|km2|adj=on}} camp near [[Conroe, Texas|Conroe]]. Campers can be accommodated in tents, [[yurt]]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 {{convert|7|mi|km}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2008 |title=Nature Center Opens At Girl Scout Camp |url=http://www.gssjc.org/newsdata.cfm?n=180 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321040029/http://www.gssjc.org/newsdata.cfm?n=180 |archive-date=March 21, 2009 |access-date=February 13, 2009 |publisher=Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council}}</ref> The center has over {{convert|4000|sqft|m2}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2008 |title=Girl Scouts Recognized by Texas Forestry Association |url=http://www.gssjc.org/newsdata.cfm?n=199 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321040112/http://www.gssjc.org/newsdata.cfm?n=199 |archive-date=March 21, 2009 |access-date=February 13, 2009 |publisher=Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council}}</ref> In total, there are {{convert|7|mi|km}} of hiking and cycling trails on the site. The Ann Temple Allen Lodge is air-conditioned.

Camp Camwood covers {{convert|100|acre|km2}} in [[Hockley, Texas|Hockley]]. 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 [[Galveston Bay]] in [[Seabrook, Texas]] and under ownership of the Girl Scouts San Jacinto Council. Camp Casa Mare was founded in 1958<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camp Casa Mare |url=http://www.campchannel.com/camps/2312.html |access-date=February 13, 2009 |publisher=Camp Channel, Inc}}</ref> and has offered [[Sailing|sailing programs]], [[List of water sports|aquatics]], and [[Sports|sporting activities]], not to mention [[performing arts]] and academic classes. [[Fencing]] is also offered to campers at this site.

The Galveston Boat Club (GBC) is a two-storey building on [[Galveston Island]]. 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 {{convert|328|acre|km2|adj=on}} wooded camp located in [[Conroe, Texas|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 {{convert|206|acre|km2|adj=on}} camp in [[Willis, Texas|Willis]]. 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 {{convert|131|acre|km2|adj=on}} camp located in Conroe.

Camp Whispering Pines is a {{convert|93|acre|m2|adj=on}} site located in [[Garrison, Texas|Garrison]]. Swimming, canoeing and rope assisted hill climbing are all on offer at this site.

Camp Wind-A-Mere is located in [[Alvin, Texas|Alvin]]. The Tejas unit had two teepees. These were destroyed in [[Hurricane Ike]], 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.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Spaeth |first=Bob |date=November–December 2008 |title=Around Camp |url=http://www.thegoldenlink.org/doc/NovDec08GL.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728094219/http://www.thegoldenlink.org/doc/NovDec08GL.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-28 |url-status=live |journal=The Golden Link |publisher=Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council |volume=34 |issue=6 |access-date=February 12, 2009}}</ref>

=== Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas ===
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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 [[San Antonio, TX]]

====Camps====
* Camp La Jita is {{convert|236|acre|ha}} on the Sabinai River near [[Utopia, TX]]. The land for it was donated in 1946 by the John F. Camp family.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.girlscouts-swtx.org/Images/gssa/Publications/GSSWT2008CampGuide_Web_08Feb08.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726104523/http://www.girlscouts-swtx.org/Images/gssa/Publications/GSSWT2008CampGuide_Web_08Feb08.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-26 |url-status=live |title=Camp La Jita and Mira Sol |publisher=Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas}}</ref> Campers sleep in cabins. An equestrian program is offered at this camp. ''La Jita'' means precious possession.
* Camp Mira Sol is {{convert|47|acre|ha}} overlooking the [[Guadalupe River (Texas)|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===
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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]]
* [[Amarillo, TX]]
* [[Lubbock, TX]]
* [[Wichita Falls, TX]]
* [[Southlake, TX]]
Service Centers:

* [[Plainview, TX]]

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