Commending retired U.S. Navy Commander Everett Alvarez Jr. for his service in the Vietnam War.
This resolution (HR 1136) is a ceremonial commendation by the Texas House of Representatives for retired U.S. Navy Commander Everett Alvarez Jr. It honors his service during the Vietnam War, specifically recognizing his capture, eight-year imprisonment as a POW, and receipt of multiple military awards. The resolution has no policy impact - it solely expresses the Texas House's gratitude and extends best wishes to Alvarez. It was adopted by the Texas House on May 15, 2025, as a symbolic gesture.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 13, 2025
Last action May 15, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted and cleaned up to remove extraneous markup, page numbers, and formatting artifacts from the original introduction. The substantive content of the resolution honoring Everett Alvarez Jr. remains unchanged, with no modifications to policy, scope, or eligibility criteria.
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Removed formatting artifacts, page numbers, and extraneous text from the original introduction version to produce a clean enrolled bill text.
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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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May 15, 2025
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Matt Shaheen
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