SR 14 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

In memory of Jesus "Jesse" Vargas of Brazoria County.

This is a ceremonial Senate resolution (SR 14) honoring Deputy Jesus "Jesse" Vargas of the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office, who died in the line of duty on January 15, 2025. The resolution extends condolences to his wife, three daughters, parents, siblings, and colleagues, and memorializes him as a 17-year veteran dedicated to community service. It has no policy impact - it serves solely as a formal tribute with no legislative effect.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Jan 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 24, 2025 Last action Jan 28, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative draft to an enrolled version, adding a header identifying it as SR 14 and including a digital accessibility update note. The substantive content of the Senate resolution honoring Deputy Jesus Vargas remained unchanged, though some formatting inconsistencies were corrected in the final version.

TECHNICAL

Added header identifying the document as '89(R) SR 14 - Enrolled version - Bill Text' and a note about WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards for digital content.

Corrected formatting inconsistencies in the resolution text, such as removing line breaks within sentences and standardizing spacing.

Added signature lines for the President of the Senate, Secretary of the Senate, and a Member of the Texas Senate to certify adoption.

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

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Committee

Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Adopted

upper

27 primary · 0 co-sponsors