SR 356 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

In memory of Carole Stewart Keeton of Austin.

This is a commemorative Senate resolution (SR 356) honoring Carole Stewart Keeton, a pioneering Texas public servant who died in March 2025. It recognizes her historic achievements as the first woman elected mayor of Austin, first woman on the Texas Railroad Commission, and first woman Texas Comptroller, along with her dedication to education, fiscal responsibility, and community service. The resolution expresses the Texas Senate's condolences to her family and directs the Senate to adjourn in her memory. As a purely ceremonial resolution with no policy changes, it does not affect any laws or directly impact constituents.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Last action Mar 31, 2025

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This document is a legislative resolution honoring the life of Carole Stewart Keeton, a pioneering Texas public servant. The text was reformatted from an introduced draft to an enrolled version, with minor adjustments to spacing and line breaks while maintaining the same substantive content.

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The bill title and header information were updated to reflect the enrolled version (SR 356 - Enrolled version - Bill Text) instead of the original introduced draft format.

Formatting and spacing changes were made throughout the document, including adjustments to WHEREAS clauses and the resolution text, but no substantive policy content was altered.

The names of Senate members who sponsored or supported the resolution were added at the bottom of the enrolled version, which is standard for final legislative documents.

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

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Mar 31, 2025

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7 primary · 0 co-sponsors