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Texas House adopts ceremonial resolutions, recognizes county and housing groups and announces committee assignments
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Summary
At a Feb. 13 session at the State Capitol, the Texas House unanimously adopted multiple ceremonial resolutions honoring local residents and organizations, recognized county- and community-designated days, and released standing committee assignments for the 80th Legislature.
AUSTIN — The Texas House of Representatives on Feb. 13 adopted a series of ceremonial resolutions recognizing local leaders, community observances and housing advocates, and the speaker announced standing committee assignments for the 80th Legislature.
The House unanimously adopted a set of House resolutions presented and moved on the floor. Representative Harold Dutton of Harris County introduced a resolution in memory of Robert Allen Pateau; Representative Y. Davis of Dallas introduced resolutions honoring Alma Jewell Prior and congratulating Shirley Ison Newsom on a living-legend award; Representative Mac McLaughlin recognized Feb. 13, 2025, as Uvalde County Day at the State Capitol; Representative Curry recognized West Day at the State Capitol; Representative Hinojosa recognized Texas NAHRO Day; and Representative Guillen commemorated the 50th anniversary of Stark County Memorial Hospital. The motions to suspend the rules and take up each resolution were made on the floor and, in every case, the chair reported no objection and the resolutions were adopted.
"He was a military person; he served in the Army for two years," Representative Harold Dutton said while explaining the resolution in memory of Robert Allen Pateau.
In addition to the ceremonial items, the speaker read the House's standing committee appointments for the 80th Legislature. The speaker named Joseph E. Moody of El Paso County to serve as speaker pro tempore and recognized Tom Craddock of Midland County and Sophronia Thompson of Harris County as the House deans. The speaker emphasized the role of committees in the session, saying, "With only 30 standing house committees, every single one will be important. There are no small roles in this House."
The clerk said hard copies of the committee assignments would be placed in members' boxes, distributed electronically and uploaded to the House website. The roll of committee chairs read on the floor included chairs for Appropriations, Ways and Means, Public Education, Transportation and other major panels; the clerk read a full list of appointments and speaker-designated slots during the announcement.
The House also moved to add all members' names to several of the resolutions on the floor when requested by members; the chair reported no objections to those motions.
The House adjourned until 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18.
The session record shows the actions on the floor were procedural and ceremonial; no substantive policy bills or contested roll-call votes were reported in this segment.
