HR 24 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

In memory of John Brotherton of Pflugerville.

HR 24 is a memorial resolution honoring John Brotherton, a Pflugerville barbecue restaurateur who passed away in 2024. The resolution, adopted by the Texas House of Representatives on March 6, 2025, pays tribute to Brotherton's contributions to Texas barbecue culture, including his work at Brotherton's Black Iron Barbecue, which was featured in Texas Monthly. It extends condolences to his family and recognizes his legacy as a respected community figure. As a commemorative resolution, it has no policy impact and directly affects only his family and local community.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Nov 12, 2024 Last action Mar 6, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from an original draft to an enrolled version, with the primary change being the addition of a new introductory section about TLO digital content accessibility updates. The core resolution honoring John Brotherton remained substantively unchanged, though the text was reorganized and some formatting inconsistencies were corrected. The bill's scope, eligibility criteria, and policy provisions did not change.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the resolution remains focused on paying tribute to John Brotherton

TECHNICAL

Added a new section stating that digital content on TLO has been updated to align with WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards

Reorganized the resolution text structure and corrected formatting inconsistencies between the draft and enrolled versions

Removed draft metadata and page numbers that were present in the original version

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors