Report to State 2025
Join us for the 75th annual Report to the State of Texas. All 18 councils in Texas are invited to participate. The method of participation is the formation of a delegation. Because of space limitations at the hotel and at the Capital, and time constraints, the size of each delegation is restricted to a maximum of 25 youth and adults including your council’s youth representative. His/her primary task is to deliver your council’s official report at the designated report location. Only Scout youth member delegates will be allowed on the floor of the House of Representatives due to space limitations. The other adults in your delegation will be able to sit in the gallery of the House of Representatives. Please understand this is a report to a state official, not necessarily the Governor. Delegates are youth only.
PURPOSE: A report to Texas on Scouting’s achievements from each council in Texas.
DATE: February 1, 2025
LOCATION: Austin
COST:
- $35 per delegate (youth or adult)
- $20 per spectator (youth or adult)
- $20 for Eagle participant
COST INCLUDES:
- Breakfast at the church with Guest Speaker (DELEGATES ONLY)
- Commemorative RTS patch and hat
- Electronic copy of the RTS Group photo (YOUTH DELEGATES ONLY)
- Spirit Rally
- Access to Chamber Floor to complete Report to State (YOUTH DELEGATES ONLY)
Invitation letter to Capitol Area Council delegates
2025 Delegate Event Schedule
7:30am – Check in at breakfast gathering, First United Methodist Church Family Life Center, 1300 Lavaca St.
8:00am – Breakfast and program
9:00am – Scout Spirit Rally, South steps of Capitol
9:30am – Scout Spirit Rally concludes
10:00am – House Chamber opens for youth delegates
10:20am – Report to State begins
11:00am – Group photo in House Chamber (youth delegates only)
11:30am – Report to State concludes
2025 Spectator Event Schedule
8:00am – Check in at South steps of Capitol
9:00am – Scout Spirit Rally, South steps of Capitol
9:30am – Scout Spirit Rally concludes
10:00am – House Chamber opens, spectators in balcony/mezzanine seating
10:20am – Report to State begins
11:30am – Report to State concludes
2025 Eagle Reunion Event Schedule
8:30am – Check in at South steps of Capitol
9:00am – Scout Spirit Rally, South steps of Capitol
9:30am – Scout Spirit Rally concludes
10:00am – Room opens for Eagle Re-dedication ceremony (room TBA)
10:20am – Eagle fellowship/Capitol tour
11:30am – Report to State concludes
CONTACT: If you have any questions about Report to State, please contact andra.allen@scouting.org.
REGISTER BY: January 6, 2025
ACCOMMODATIONS
Lost Pines Scout Reservation: is located approximately 35 miles from downtown Austin and is available for your delegation for $3 per person. Please bring your own tents and camping gear. Reservations must be made through Andra Allen, andra.allen@scouting.org, prior to arrival. Cabins are available for an additional fee.
AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center: the host hotel has set aside some rooms on Friday (1/31) and Saturday (2/1) at a rate of $179/night. Call 877-744-8822 and make sure you mention Boy Scouts of America Annual Breakfast to receive that rate.
You may consider contacting Austin affiliates of Charter Organizations that members in your delegation belong to for accommodations. Other facilities that might offer overnight sleepovers to Scouts and advancement opportunities:
THINGS TO DO WHILE IN AUSTIN
We encourage you to make this a memorable experience for your delegation by exposing them to some of historical sites and points of interest in Austin, including:
- The Texas Capital and the Texas Capital Visitors Center
- The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
- The LBJ Presidential Library
- The Museum of Natural Science at UT
- The Center for Mexican-American Cultural Arts
- The George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center
- The Texas Military Forces Museum at the Texas National Guard’s Camp Mabry
- Austin Nature & Science Center
- Pioneer Farms
- Texas Heritage Trail - http://www.bsacac.org/my_files/texas_heritage_trail_2.pdf
- The Austin Aquarium
- The Thinkery