Chisholm Trail 100 Club

Honored to present a Chisholm Trail 100 Club Benevolence disbursement to the family of Burleson Police Department’s Detective Mark Pate.

Pate dedicated over 20 years to law enforcement; serving his community with courage and professionalism in a variety of specialized roles. Throughout his distinguished career, he worked in Patrol, STOP, School Resource Officer (SRO), Auto Task Force, SWAT, Accident Investigation, and as a Detective. His fellow officers knew him as someone they could depend on, and the community benefited greatly from his experience, leadership, and integrity.

Pate was a devoted husband, loving father, cherished son, brother, uncle, and friend whose life was defined by service, loyalty, and love for his family. No matter how demanding his career became, his greatest pride and purpose were found at home with those he loved most.

From an early age, Pate demonstrated leadership, integrity, and a commitment to helping others. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout and was a proud member of the Order of the Arrow, experiences that helped shape the values he carried throughout his life—honor, selflessness, and service.

While Pate’s professional accomplishments were many, he would have wanted to be remembered most for the man he was to his family. He was a true family man who never missed an opportunity to be present for the people he loved. Whether it was a school event, holiday gathering, sporting event, birthday celebration, or simply spending time together, Pate made family his priority. He showed his love not only through words but through his constant presence, support, and devotion.

Pate leaves behind a legacy of service, strength, kindness, and unwavering love. His impact continues to be felt through the lives he touched, the community he served, and the family he treasured above all else.

The sole purpose of the Chisholm Trail 100 Club is to “Stand in the Gap for our First Responders and Their Families in Times of Tragedy”. We are grateful to all those who support our mission and who helped make this presentation to the family a reality.

Please help us in congratulating Captain Corbin Bullington of the North Hood County VFD and Texas EMS for being awarded the 2026 EMS Responder of the Year! 🏆🚒👨‍🚒

We are so proud of his accomplishments and his service to our community; and to call him one of our own!

Keep up the great work Captain! The Chisholm Trail 100 Club has your six!

Great job to all the departments and agencies involved in this successful outcome! Thank you for your service!
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A multi-agency search today ended in the way we would hope for them all to go. The child was found safe & is now with their parents. Great work all around from the crews involved.Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Johnson County Emergency Services District No. 1, Johnson County, TX Emergency Management, Liberty Chapel VFD, Grandview Volunteer Fire Department, CareFlite, Johnson & Bosque County Game Wardens, Rio Vista Police Department, RVISD Police, Joshua Police Department, Johnson County Constable's Office Pct. 1, Matt Wylie Constable, Emergency Support Service

Each year, the Chisholm Trail 100 Club seeks nominations for exemplary service from our service area's* First Responder agencies.

Below is the link to the online nominations form. The form provides the detail on the nomination process and awards.

Please submit any/all nominations by 11:59pm, Thursday, June 25th.

2025-2026 Chisholm Trail 100 Awards Nomination Form:
https://forms.gle/6jeLm46w5UpyMCZ99

The Nomination Form can also be accessed via the Chisholm Trail 100 website on the First Responder Awards page - https://www.ct100.org/First-Responder-Awards

*NOTE: The Chisholm Trail 100 Club service area includes First Responders (law enforcement, fire, EMS and emergency dispatcher personnel) who serve Johnson County, Somervell County and Hood County.

Congratulations to all of the Team and Individual winners of the 15th Annual "100 Shots for the 100 Club" Clay Shoot held on May 1st at Beaumont Ranch!

We are so thankful for all of the teams and the 300 shooters who showed up and participated in the wet and muddy conditions!

A special thank you to each and every one of our 2026 Sponsors!

Thank you to EVERYONE who purchased a ticket in our 2026 "100 Shots for the 100 Club" Clay Shoot Raffle! The drawing was held Friday, May 1st at the conclusion of the Clay Shoot (and live-streamed on our page)...CONGRATULATIONS to each of the winners!

The purchase of a ticket in this annual raffle allows the CT100 Club to continue our mission of "standing in the gap for our First Responders and their families in times of tragedy"!

In any large fundraising event, there are so many behind the scenes stories…but this has to be the story of the day!

With this week’s rains, there was an extra challenge at the 15th Annual “100 Shots for the 100 Club” Clay Shoot - THE HILL!

Some carts needed a bit of extra manpower to get up the muddy mess…and Micheal Bradley of the Grizzly Glass team jumped out to help PUSH and in the slippery goo his college ring slipped OFF into the sea of mud!

Unknowingly, we rolled up just seconds afterwards on a picture-taking mission of the 72 fielded teams and found Mike & his team frantically sifting through the mud as if panning for gold (literally)!

I could see on his face how much that ring meant to him and suggested looking for it with a metal detector once the weather cleared (not having a clue where to even get a metal detector 😳).

Last night I the reached out to our venue sponsor - The Beaumont Guest Ranch & Event Center - told them the story & asked if Mike & his team could come search this morning. Not only did Beaumont say yes, but offered the use of their 2 metal detectors!

Shortly after arrival and a bit more mud, the ring was FOUND!

I love a good happy ending and the TEAMWORK of community working together for a good cause no matter the size!