SR 298 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Recognizing Black Beauty Ranch on the occasion of its 46th anniversary.

This is a symbolic Senate resolution (SR 298), not a law. It formally recognizes Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas, on its 46th anniversary. The resolution honors the ranch's work as a nonprofit animal sanctuary that rescues and provides lifelong care for over 600 animals across 40 species, including those freed from roadside zoos, circuses, and neglect. It specifically highlights the ranch's 2024 effort to shelter animals displaced by Puerto Rico's zoo closure. The resolution has no binding effect - it merely expresses the Texas Senate's appreciation through a formal commendation.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

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Mar 2025

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Mar 2025

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Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Last action Mar 24, 2025

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The bill text was reformatted from a draft introduction version to an enrolled final version, with significant improvements to text formatting, spacing, and alignment. The substantive content of the Senate Resolution remains unchanged, continuing to recognize Black Beauty Ranch for its 46th anniversary and animal welfare contributions.

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Text formatting was corrected to remove excessive spacing, fix alignment issues, and standardize the layout for the enrolled version.

Added header information indicating this is the enrolled version of SR 298 with bill number 89(R).

Removed draft metadata including author attribution (By: AANichols) and page numbers from the original introduction version.

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