SR 188 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

In memory of L. Clifford Davis of Tarrant County.

This Senate Resolution (SR 188) commemorates the life and legacy of L. Clifford Davis, a pioneering civil rights attorney and the first Black district court judge in Tarrant County. It expresses the Texas Senate’s condolences to his family and recognizes his decades-long contributions, including desegregating schools, founding the Fort Worth Black Bar Association, and serving as a judge for over 30 years. The resolution does not create new laws or policies - it is a formal expression of respect for Davis’s service to civil rights, the legal profession, and his community. It was adopted unanimously by the Texas Senate on March 4, 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits

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The bill text was updated from an introduced draft to an enrolled final version, primarily involving formatting cleanup, text alignment, and minor grammatical corrections. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, dates, or eligibility criteria were altered.

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Removed header metadata including sponsor information and page numbers, replacing them with a clean enrolled title and bill number.

Corrected inconsistent spacing and line breaks throughout the text to standardize formatting.

Fixed minor punctuation and capitalization errors in the narrative text, such as changing 'Mr.ADavis' to 'Mr. Davis' and 'bachelor's' to 'bachelor's'.

Added a certification section at the end with signatures for the President and Secretary of the Senate, dated March 4, 2025.

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

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Mar 4, 2025

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