HR 870 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

In memory of South Belt community leader Marie Flickinger.

This is a commemorative resolution (HR 870), not a legislative bill with policy provisions. It honors Marie Flickinger, a southeast Houston community leader and journalist who co-founded the South Belt-Ellington Leader newspaper, exposed environmental contamination at the Brio Superfund site, and served on the San Jacinto College Board for 30 years. The resolution recognizes her lifelong civic contributions, including organizing community events and securing infrastructure improvements. It was adopted by the Texas House on May 23, 2025, as a formal tribute to her legacy.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 15, 2025 Last action May 23, 2025

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The document appears to be a resolution honoring Marie Flickinger, a community activist from Houston. The changes are primarily formatting and structural rather than substantive policy changes. The text was reorganized from a traditional multi-column legislative format to a more modern, single-column layout with improved accessibility features.

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Formatting changes from multi-column layout to single-column layout for better readability and accessibility compliance with WCAG 2.1 standards

Added accessibility statement at the beginning of the document

Removed page numbers and internal document tracking numbers that were part of the original formatting

Text was reorganized to flow in a continuous vertical format rather than the original tabular layout

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

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Committee

May 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

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