Recognizing the participants, organizers, and sponsors of A Smokey Initiative BBQ Cook-Off.
This is a ceremonial Senate Resolution (SR 169), not a bill with policy changes. It formally recognizes the participants, organizers, and sponsors of the A Smokey Initiative BBQ Cook-Off event in Cleburne, Texas. The resolution commends the event for benefiting Veteran's OATH (operating from Midlothian and Waco) and celebrates its role in promoting Texas barbecue culture through a sanctioned cook-off. As a symbolic gesture, it has no legal effect or direct impact on any policies or individuals.
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Feb 2025
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Last action Feb 27, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a draft introduction to an enrolled final version, with minor text corrections including fixing 'Veteran's OATH' capitalization and adjusting line breaks. No substantive policy changes were made to the resolution's content, scope, or legal effect.
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Text formatting and line breaks were adjusted to convert the bill from draft to enrolled version
Minor capitalization correction changed 'Veteran 's OATH' to 'Veteran's OATH'
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Brian Birdwell
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