SR 258 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

In memory of U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner of Houston.

Senate Resolution 258 is a commemorative measure honoring the late U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner of Houston, who died on March 5, 2025. The resolution recognizes his career as a Texas state legislator, mayor of Houston, and U.S. Congressman, highlighting his dedication to public service in Houston's Acres Homes neighborhood and his work on health care, education, and community resilience. It does not create new policies or affect specific groups, as it is a symbolic tribute to his legacy.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 11, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted from a legislative draft to an enrolled version, with significant reorganization of the resolution text and addition of sponsor signatures and certification language. The substantive content honoring Congressman Sylvester Turner remains the same, though the formatting and structure were substantially altered for final publication.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and header information were changed from draft format to enrolled format, including adding bill number and version status.

The resolution text was reorganized with different paragraph breaks and line formatting, though the substantive content remains identical.

Sponsor signatures and Senate certification language were added to the enrolled version to indicate official adoption.

Draft markup indicators, page numbers, and original formatting were removed in favor of clean enrolled text.

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

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Committee

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

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27 primary · 0 co-sponsors