HR 221 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Commemorating the 189th anniversary of the William B. Travis letter from the Alamo.

HR 221 is a commemorative resolution adopted by the Texas House of Representatives on May 23, 2025, to mark the 189th anniversary of Lieutenant Colonel William B. Travis's letter from the Alamo (written February 24, 1836). The resolution honors Travis and the Alamo defenders' sacrifice, acknowledges the historical significance of the letter, and commends the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for preserving the artifact. It includes no policy changes or funding; it simply expresses the House's recognition through a formal resolution. The resolution was adopted and sent to the library as a gesture of respect.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action May 23, 2025

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MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted from a traditional resolution layout to a modern HTML-style structure with accessibility updates. The substantive content regarding the commemoration of the 189th anniversary of the Alamo letter remains unchanged, with only minor text corrections (e.g., 'L˘pez' to 'López', 'Mr.ASmither' to 'Mr. Smither').

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No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and accessibility improvements were made.

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Added accessibility compliance statement for WCAG 2.1 standards

Reformatted bill text from traditional resolution layout to modern HTML-style structure with proper spacing and line breaks

Corrected text formatting errors including spacing issues (e.g., 'Mr.ASmither' to 'Mr. Smither') and character encoding issues (e.g., 'L˘pez' to 'López')

Added certification statement confirming House adoption date and vote type

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How they voted

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

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Committee

May 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors