HR 62 Texas House · 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Congratulating El Mercado restaurant in Austin on its 40th anniversary.

This is a ceremonial resolution, not a policy bill. HR 62 formally congratulates El Mercado restaurant in Austin on its 40th anniversary, recognizing its history since 1985 as a family-owned Tex-Mex establishment that evolved from a market to a popular dining destination with multiple locations. The resolution, adopted by the Texas House of Representatives, includes a symbolic gesture of presenting an official copy to the restaurant. It has no legal effect or policy changes; it solely serves as a formal expression of appreciation from the legislature.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Aug 2025

Committee Review

Aug 2025

House Passage

Aug 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Aug 21, 2025 Last action Aug 27, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 1 edit

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The bill text was reformatted from a traditional multi-line resolution format to a single continuous paragraph structure. The substantive content, including all WHEREAS clauses, RESOLVED clauses, and the legislative history of El Mercado, remains unchanged. This appears to be a technical formatting update rather than a policy change.

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Changed the document layout from numbered line-by-line resolution format to continuous paragraph text format while preserving all original content and meaning.

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

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Committee

Aug 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Aug 25, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors