SCR 24 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Israel and for the creation of a Texas Trade and Investment Office in Israel.

This is a symbolic resolution (not a binding law) expressing Texas's support for strengthening economic ties with Israel. It urges the creation of a Texas Trade and Investment Office in Jerusalem to foster business connections, particularly with countries in the Abraham Accords or peace agreements with Israel. The resolution reaffirms Texas's existing trade relationship with Israel - where Texas ranks among top U.S. states for exports - and directs officials to share the resolution with state, federal, and Israeli leaders. It does not create new programs or allocate funding, serving only as a formal statement of support.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Last action Apr 9, 2025
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Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · Mar 24, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative format to an 'Engrossed version' with accessibility updates. The substantive content of the resolution regarding Texas-Israel relations remains unchanged, though formatting was standardized with proper headers and spacing.
Scope change
No substantive change to the resolution's scope or applicability; only formatting and presentation were updated.
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Header information was updated to reflect the bill as an 'Engrossed version' with accessibility standards compliance

Formatting was standardized with proper spacing, removed line number markers, and corrected capitalization throughout the document

Added accessibility statement about digital content updates to align with WCAG 2.1 standards

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on International Relations by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Economic Development
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
24 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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