HR 863 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

In memory of former state representative James R. Pitts of Waxahachie.

HR 863 is a commemorative resolution honoring the late James R. Pitts, a former Texas State Representative from Waxahachie who served from 1993 to 2015. The resolution recognizes his 22 years of public service, including his leadership as chair of the appropriations committee and his contributions to Ellis, Hill, and Henderson Counties. It formally commemorates his legacy following his passing on July 20, 2024, and highlights his work on community projects, education support, and his designation of Waxahachie as Texas' Crape Myrtle Capital. As a ceremonial resolution, it does not create new laws or policies but serves as a formal tribute to his service.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 15, 2025 Last action May 13, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted from a traditional resolution format to a modern digital document structure, with significant changes to line breaks, spacing, and the addition of a digital accessibility statement. The substantive content of the resolution honoring Representative Jim Pitts remains unchanged, as does the list of legislators who signed the enrolled version.

Scope change

No substantive policy changes; this is a formatting and presentation update for digital accessibility compliance.

TECHNICAL

Added a digital accessibility statement at the top referencing WCAG 2.1 standards

Removed traditional page numbering and margin formatting

Reorganized text layout from dense paragraph format to spaced digital document format

Added signature block with Speaker and Chief Clerk certification section

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How they voted

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

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Key actions

Committee

May 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors