Cradle of Texas District Welcome to the Cradle of Texas District of the Bay Area Council Boy Scouts of America! The Cradle of Texas District includes the Brazosport, Sweeny, Columbia-Brazoria, and Damon communities. Cradle of Texas currently has 12 Cub Scout Packs, 11 Boy Scout Troops, three Venture Crews, one Sea Scout Ship, and two Law Enforcement Explorer Posts. This district also serves all of the special needs students of Brazosport ISD with the "Learning for Life" program, presenting Scouting's values and life skills to those students. Funding for this program is kindly provided by the Brazosport Rotary Club. The total youth membership of the Cradle of Texas District averages around 1,000 at any given time. This will be the page you will access to find information pertaining to the District, its events, any announcements, links to signups, etc. The Cradle of Texas District is always seeking volunteers to help serve on the District Committee, as well as to help organize and carry out events. We are also continually seeking organizations to partner with to create new units. If you are interested in volunteering or chartering a unit, please contact the District Executive for more information. To receive District emails on events and information, please send a request to the District Executive. (Include your unit # & leadership position - ex. Troop 574, Committee Member.) District contacts | District Chair Joe Ripple | District Commissioner Frank Curl | District Executive Justin Crooks 979-248-0437 justin.crooks@scouting.org | District meetings | Meeting | Date/Time | Location | | District Committee Meeting | 3rd Monday of the Month at 7pm (expect July) | TBD | | District Commissioner Meeting | 1st Thursday of the Month at 6:30pm (except July) | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 502 Southern Oaks Lake Jackson, TX 77566 | | Roundtable | 1st Thursday of the Month at 7pm (except July) | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 502 Southern Oaks Lake Jackson, TX 77566 | | Order of the Arrow | 1st Thursday of the Month at 7pm (except July) | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 502 Southern Oaks Lake Jackson, TX 77566 | |