Recognizing José D. Ollervides for his service to the City of Laredo.
HR 59 is a symbolic resolution recognizing José D. Ollervides for his service to the City of Laredo. It commends him for his roles as the Laredo Convention and Visitors Bureau's international relations coordinator, assistant to the mayor (2018-2024), and former audiovisual technical assistant, highlighting his work in global diplomacy, U.S.-Mexico relations, and community service. The resolution has no legal effect - it expresses the Texas House’s appreciation through formal commendation. It was adopted by the House on March 6, 2025, as part of a ceremonial resolution.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Last action Mar 6, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative markup style to a clean, modern layout. The content of the resolution itself remains unchanged, continuing to commend José D. Ollervides for his service to the City of Laredo. This is primarily a formatting and presentation update rather than a substantive policy change.
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Replaced traditional legislative markup with clean, readable text format
Added digital accessibility statement referencing WCAG 2.1 standards
Removed traditional legislative line numbers and markup symbols
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local & Consent Calendars
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Richard Raymond
DDemocratic
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