SR 26 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Recognizing Richard C. Benson for his service to the University of Texas at Dallas and to the field of higher education.

This is a ceremonial Senate resolution (SR 26), not a law. It honors Dr. Richard C. Benson for his service as president of the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), recognizing his leadership over eight years. The resolution highlights his achievements, including raising over $415 million through the New Dimensions campaign, overseeing major campus projects like the Biomedical Engineering building, and advancing UTD's research profile. As a symbolic gesture, it has no legal effect or policy changes - it simply expresses the Texas Senate's appreciation for his contributions to UTD and higher education.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025

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This bill was updated from its introduced draft to the final enrolled version, with significant formatting and structural changes. The content remains substantively the same - a Senate resolution honoring President Richard C. Benson of UT Dallas for his leadership and achievements. The primary changes involve reformatting the document to meet final legislative standards, including adding proper title headers, removing draft markings, and reorganizing the text layout.

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No substantive scope change - the bill's purpose and content remain unchanged

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Document formatting and structure were updated from draft format to final enrolled format, including removal of draft identifiers and reorganization of text layout

Added proper enrolled version header with bill number and status designation

Removed draft markings and preliminary text including 'By: AA Johnson, et al.' and 'S.R.ANo.A26'

Text was reorganized from line-numbered draft format to standard enrolled resolution format with proper spacing and paragraph structure

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Feb 4, 2025

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