SR 479 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

In memory of John Douglas Thornton.

This is a ceremonial Senate Resolution (SR 479) honoring John Douglas Thornton, a nonprofit journalism leader who died in March 2025. It commemorates his life, career (including cofounding the Texas Tribune and the American Journalism Project), and contributions to journalism and democracy. The resolution expresses the Texas Senate's condolences to his family and directs that a copy be sent to them. As a memorial resolution, it has no legal effect or policy changes - it solely serves to honor his legacy.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

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Apr 2025

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May 2025

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Introduced Apr 30, 2025 Last action May 5, 2025

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The bill text was reformatted from a multi-column layout to a single-column format, with the title changed from 'S.R.ANo.A479' to '89(R) SR 479 - Enrolled version - Bill Text'. The content of the Senate Resolution remains substantively unchanged, honoring John Douglas Thornton. No policy, funding, eligibility, or procedural changes were made.

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Layout changed from multi-column to single-column format for readability and standardization.

Title updated to reflect enrolled status and session number (89(R)).

Original byline 'By: AAEckhardt' removed and replaced with signature lines for Senate leadership.

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