Designating Fort Worth as the official Aviation and Defense Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
HCR 142 is a symbolic resolution designating Fort Worth as Texas' official "Aviation and Defense Capital" for a 10-year period ending in 2035. It recognizes the city's historical and current role in aerospace manufacturing (including F-35 production by Lockheed Martin) and defense infrastructure (like Bell Helicopter's legacy and Carswell Air Force Base). The resolution has no funding or regulatory impact - it simply grants Fort Worth this official title under Texas law, to be reviewed after the 10-year term. This designation does not alter existing laws or provide new resources.
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
Jun 2025
Introduced May 19, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative document structure to a modern, clean layout with improved accessibility compliance (WCAG 2.1 standards). The substantive policy content, including the designation of Fort Worth as the Aviation and Defense Capital of Texas and the 10-year duration of this designation, remains unchanged. The only notable addition is a header note about the digital content update for accessibility.
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Added accessibility compliance header stating the document aligns with WCAG 2.1 standards
Reformatted layout from dense legislative markup to clean, readable text with proper spacing and structure
Removed internal legislative tracking numbers and page markers that were present in the original version
Floor votes · House May 16, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
13
Committee
10
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Administration
upper
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 8, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
May 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charlie Geren
RRepublican
P
John McQueeney
RRepublican
P
KH
Kelly Hancock
RRepublican
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