HR 79 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Recognizing the city of Palestine.

This is a ceremonial resolution (not a law) passed by the Texas House of Representatives to formally recognize the city of Palestine, Texas. It honors Palestine's history, cultural landmarks, economic contributions (including its role as a transportation hub and home to Walmart distribution centers), and natural attractions like Davey Dogwood Park. The resolution has no legal effect or policy changes - it simply expresses the House's appreciation for the city and its residents. It was adopted by the Texas House on March 6, 2025, as a symbolic gesture of recognition.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits

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The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative resolution format to a modern digital document format with accessibility improvements. The substantive content of the resolution recognizing the city of Palestine remains unchanged, but the document structure was significantly altered to meet WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.

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No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the resolution content remains identical to the original version.

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Document format changed from traditional legislative markup to digital text format with accessibility compliance

Added accessibility statement confirming alignment with WCAG 2.1 standards

Removed traditional legislative formatting elements including page numbers and original bill number references

Text layout restructured from indented resolution format to clean paragraph format with proper spacing

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This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.

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Committee

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors