SR 18 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

In memory of Harry James Sims of Sulphur Springs.

This is a commemorative resolution (SR 18) passed by the Texas Senate to honor Harry James Sims of Sulphur Springs, who died on March 12, 2025. The resolution recognizes his life, including his 33-year career at Keller’s Creamery, his marriage to Sherri Sims, his 9 children, 17 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren, and his interests in dominoes, sports, and the Dallas Cowboys. It formally extends the Senate’s condolences to his family and directs that the resolution be presented to them. As a procedural tribute with no policy provisions, it does not affect any laws or regulations.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Aug 2025

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Sep 2025

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Introduced Aug 19, 2025 Last action Sep 4, 2025

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The bill text was reformatted from a draft introduction to an enrolled version, with significant changes to the bill number, title, and formatting. The substantive content of the resolution honoring Harry James Sims remained largely the same, though family member names were slightly adjusted in the final version. The changes are primarily administrative and formatting rather than substantive policy changes.

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Bill number changed from 'S.R.ANo.A18' to '89(2) SR 18' with updated title indicating enrolled version

Formatting changed from standard legislative markup to clean enrolled text with proper spacing and line breaks

Date of Senate adoption changed from March 2025 to September 4, 2025

Family member names slightly adjusted in the final version (e.g., 'D.A.D.ABerry' to 'D. D. Berry', 'Debase' to 'Debase' in different positions)

Added digital content accessibility statement at the beginning of the document

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Sep 4, 2025

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