HCR 107 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Designating the Texas Almanac as the official State Book of Texas.

HCR 107 is a ceremonial resolution designating the Texas Almanac as Texas' official State Book. It recognizes the Almanac's 170-year history as a reference resource covering Texas history, government, and culture, dating back to its 1857 publication. The resolution, passed by both legislative chambers and signed by the governor on May 24, 2025, has no legal effect beyond this symbolic designation. It does not create new laws, alter funding, or impact any specific group or policy.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced May 5, 2025 Signed May 24, 2025
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Introduced Enrolled · 3 edits · May 24, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative introduction format to an enrolled version with accessibility updates. The substantive content of the resolution remains unchanged, designating the Texas Almanac as the official State Book of Texas. The changes are primarily formatting and technical adjustments rather than policy modifications.
TECHNICAL

Bill header and formatting were updated from introduction draft to enrolled version with accessibility standards alignment.

Line breaks and spacing were restructured throughout the document for enrolled version formatting.

Certification signatures and voting records were added to the enrolled version to document legislative adoption.

Floor votes · House May 1, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
15
Committee
12
May 24, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Administration
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Transferred to Calendars Committee
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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