HR 785 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

In memory of former state comptroller and Austin mayor Carole Keeton.

This bill is a memorial resolution honoring Carole Keeton, former Austin mayor and Texas state comptroller. It commemorates her life and career, highlighting her historic roles as Austin's first female mayor (serving three terms), Texas' first female state comptroller, and her advocacy for education and community improvement. The resolution formally pays tribute to her legacy and extends sympathy to her family. As a commemorative measure, it has no policy impact or direct effect on any individuals or programs.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Last action Jun 1, 2025
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Introduced Enrolled · 3 edits
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The bill text was reformatted from a traditional resolution layout to a modern digital document format with accessibility improvements. The substantive content of the resolution honoring Carole Keeton remains unchanged, with no modifications to policy, scope, or applicability.
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Document formatting changed from traditional printed resolution style to digital accessible format with improved readability and WCAG 2.1 compliance.

Added metadata header identifying the bill as HR 785 enrolled version with accessibility standards compliance notice.

Removed traditional line-numbered formatting and page headers used in printed legislative documents.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local & Consent Calendars
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Donna Howard
Donna Howard
DDemocratic
TX
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