HR 355 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

In memory of William Everett Brannon Jr. of Sulphur Springs.

HR 355 is a memorial resolution honoring William Everett Brannon Jr., a longtime Texas Democratic Party leader and civic servant who died in December 2024. The resolution commemorates his 40+ years of service, including roles as executive director of the Texas Democratic Party, campaign consultant for over 150 elections, and local party chair. It pays tribute to his legacy and extends sympathy to his family, including his wife, children, and grandchildren. As a ceremonial resolution, it has no policy impact or direct effect on any legislation or constituents. The resolution was adopted by the Texas House of Representatives on June 1, 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Last action Jun 1, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

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The document transitioned from a draft legislative resolution (Introduced) to the final enrolled version, primarily involving formatting cleanup, text alignment, and removal of markup artifacts rather than substantive policy changes. The core content remains a tribute resolution honoring William Everett Brannon Jr., with no changes to scope, funding, eligibility, or legal requirements.

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Removed draft metadata including author attribution (AABucy), page numbers, and internal tracking codes that were present in the introduced version.

Added header information identifying the document as the enrolled version of H.R. No. 355 with certification of unanimous adoption.

Reformatted text layout and spacing throughout the resolution to correct alignment issues and remove extraneous whitespace from the introduced draft.

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

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Committee

Jun 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors