SR 293 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Recognizing Minnie Fisher Cunningham on the occasion of its 143rd anniversary of her birth.

This is a commemorative resolution (SR 293) passed by the Texas Senate to honor Minnie Fisher Cunningham on the 143rd anniversary of her birth. It recognizes her pivotal role in securing women's suffrage in Texas, including leading the Texas Equal Suffrage Association, helping Texas become the first Southern state to ratify the 19th Amendment, and later championing social welfare policies. The resolution serves as a symbolic tribute to her legacy as a suffrage activist, political pioneer, and advocate for women's rights. As a procedural resolution, it does not create new laws or affect policy.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

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Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Last action Mar 19, 2025

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The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to an enrolled version, with changes primarily involving layout, spacing, and formatting rather than substantive policy. The core content about commemorating Minnie Fisher Cunningham's 143rd birth anniversary remains unchanged, though some text was reorganized and additional formatting elements were added for the final enrolled version.

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Text formatting and layout were adjusted to convert the bill from draft to enrolled version, including changes to line breaks, spacing, and organization of the resolution text.

Additional formatting elements such as signature lines for Senate officers and certification statements were added to the enrolled version.

Draft metadata and preliminary text were removed during the conversion to the final enrolled version.

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Mar 19, 2025

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