SR 178 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Recognizing Mercy Rushing on the occasion of her retirement.

This is a ceremonial resolution (SR 178), not a substantive bill. It formally recognizes Mercy L. Rushing's retirement as Mineola's city manager and executive director of the Mineola Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) on February 28, 2025. The resolution highlights her 30+ years of service, including roles as street director, historic preservation officer, and her work securing grants and managing city programs, along with her community awards and education. It expresses the Texas Senate's appreciation for her contributions and extends "sincere best wishes" for her retirement.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

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Feb 2025

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Feb 2025

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Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action Feb 26, 2025

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The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative layout to a modern, accessibility-compliant digital document format. The substantive content of Senate Resolution 178 congratulating Mercy L. Rushing on her retirement remains unchanged, with only structural and presentation modifications made.

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Replaced traditional multi-column legislative formatting with a single-column, web-accessible layout to meet WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.

Added header information identifying this as the enrolled version of SR 178 with bill number 89(R).

Removed original page numbers and internal tracking codes (e.g., 89R14594 KRT-D) that were part of the draft version.

Reorganized text flow from fragmented line-by-line formatting to continuous paragraphs for improved readability.

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Feb 26, 2025

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