HR 531 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Commemorating the 88th anniversary of the New London School Explosion.

This resolution (HR 531) commemorates the 88th anniversary of the 1937 New London, Texas, school explosion, which killed nearly 300 people. It honors the victims and recognizes the upcoming Day of Remembrance event hosted by the West Rusk Alumni Association and New London Museum on March 18, 2025. The resolution directs the Texas House of Representatives to send official copies to these organizations as a gesture of respect. It does not create new laws or policies, as it is a purely commemorative measure.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 12, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a multi-page document with line numbers and headers to a clean, single-page enrolled version. The substantive content of the resolution commemorating the 88th anniversary of the New London school explosion remains unchanged. This is a technical formatting update preparing the bill for final passage.

TECHNICAL

Removed line numbers, page headers, and formatting artifacts from the original draft version

Added certification statement confirming House adoption date of March 31, 2025

Removed draft metadata including bill number variations and amendment markers

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

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Committee

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors