SCR 38 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Recognizing the strategic importance of the Gulf of America to the economic and security interests of Texas and the United States.

This is a symbolic resolution (not a law) passed by the Texas Senate. It declares the Gulf of America's importance to Texas and U.S. economic and security interests, affirms Texas' sovereignty over its 10-mile coastal zone, and expresses support for the Trump Administration's policies on energy independence and state rights. The resolution opposes federal actions that would undermine Texas' control of coastal resources and calls for federal-state collaboration on Gulf resource management. It does not create new laws or alter existing policies.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2025 Last action May 24, 2025
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Introduced Engrossed · 4 edits · Apr 24, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative format to an 'Engrossed version' with added metadata headers. The substantive policy content of the resolution remains unchanged, with no modifications to the legislative text itself.
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Added metadata headers including bill number, sponsor information, and version designation at the top of the document.

Changed the document title from 'CONCURRENT RESOLUTION' to 'SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION'.

Replaced line numbers and page markers with blank lines and spacing adjustments.

Added a note about digital content accessibility standards compliance.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

219
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 24, 2025
D Democratic10
1 Yea 9 Nay
90% Nay
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
12
May 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on International Relations by Speaker
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Economic Development
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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