HR 959 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

In memory of James Steven Strain.

This is a memorial resolution (not a substantive bill) honoring James Steven Strain, a local Abilene businessman and community leader who died on September 19, 2024. The Texas House of Representatives adopted the resolution to pay tribute to his life, family, and community contributions, including his work with his family's construction company and various civic organizations. It serves as a ceremonial recognition with no policy changes or direct impact on constituents. The resolution was formally adopted by the House on May 23, 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 25, 2025 Last action May 24, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted from a traditional resolution layout to a modern digital document format. The substantive content of the resolution honoring James Steven Strain remains unchanged, with only minor text corrections and spacing adjustments. The document now includes proper digital headers and certification language.

TECHNICAL

Text formatting was updated from traditional legislative resolution format to digital document format with proper spacing and alignment

Minor text corrections were made to fix spacing issues and formatting inconsistencies in the original draft

Digital content accessibility compliance language was added to align with WCAG 2.1 standards

Certification language was added confirming unanimous adoption by rising vote on May 23, 2025

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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

May 1, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors