HR 171 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Recognizing February 2025 as Black History Month.

This Texas House resolution (HR 171) formally recognizes February 2025 as Black History Month. It encourages all Texans to engage with the history, contributions, and cultural heritage of African Americans through learning and celebration. The resolution is symbolic and non-binding - it does not create new laws, allocate funding, or affect specific groups or policies. It follows longstanding tradition, referencing the origins of Black History Month dating to Dr. Carter G. Woodson's 1926 initiative.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Last action Feb 5, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative document layout to a modern digital format with accessibility improvements. The substantive content of the resolution remains unchanged - it still recognizes February 2025 as Black History Month and encourages Texans to participate in learning and celebration activities. The changes are primarily technical formatting updates rather than policy modifications.

TECHNICAL

Document layout changed from traditional legislative format to digital-friendly format with improved accessibility standards

Added digital content accessibility notes regarding WCAG 2.1 compliance

Removed traditional page headers, footers, and line number annotations from the original draft

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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors