HB 738

bill to find and restore Rosenwald School buildings

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Rep. Barbara Gervin-HawkinsDHouse 120

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to creation by the Texas Historical Commission of a program to identify and restore Rosenwald Schools structures.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Texas Historical Commission can buy them and reopen them as community learning centers.

The bill orders the Texas Historical Commission to set up a program to find, restore, maintain and protect Rosenwald School buildings in Texas. It lets the commission buy property with these buildings, take gifts and grants, write rules, and allow restored buildings to be used as community learning centers. The program starts first in the south central region of the state, and the law takes effect September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Culture, Recreation & Tourism committee 9-0 on May 8, 2025. Never placed on a calendar. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB738 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Barbara Gervin-HawkinsDHouse 120

ITEM

relating to creation by the Texas Historical Commission of a program to identify and restore Rosenwald Schools structures.

WHAT IT DOES

Texas Historical Commission can buy them and reopen them as community learning centers.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($348,567)

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version I · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 30, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB738, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($848,634) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. There would be additional capital expenses for restoring Rosenwald School structures, the costs for which cannot be estimated at this time. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

First year · FY 2026 · ($348,567)

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Mar 5, 2025Read first time
Mar 5, 2025Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
May 1, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 1, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 1, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
May 1, 2025Left pending in committee
May 8, 2025Considered in formal meeting
May 8, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 13, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 13, 2025Committee report distributed
May 14, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Barbara Gervin-Hawkins

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$36K Texas Sands PAC$34K Legacy 44$17K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Aug 6, 2024 to Feb 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$36,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$36,000.00

Cash: $36,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $36,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 20, 2024 to Feb 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981675, 101026167, 101035798, 101038806.

Texas Sands PAC$34,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$34,000.00

Cash: $34,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $34,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to Feb 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981675, 101038806.

Legacy 44$17,000.00

Legacy 44

$17,000.00

Cash: $1,000.00
Paid by others: $16,000.00
Total: $17,000.00

digital $16,000.00

Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 18, 2024 to Feb 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981675, 101038806.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$36,000.00

Cash: $36,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $36,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 20, 2024 to Feb 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981675, 101026167, 101035798, 101038806.

Texas Sands PAC

$34,000.00

Cash: $34,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $34,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to Feb 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981675, 101038806.

Legacy 44

$17,000.00

Cash: $1,000.00
Paid by others: $16,000.00
Total: $17,000.00

digital $16,000.00

Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 18, 2024 to Feb 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981675, 101038806.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses4

For: 3
Against: 0
On: 1

Names

For

Austin NAACP1 registration
Self1 registration
Self; San Antonio African-American community, archive and Museum1 registration

On

Texas Historical Commission1 registration

Sources

4 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($348,567)

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version I · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 30, 2025

First year · FY 2026 · ($348,567)

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Culture, Recreation & Tourism · Committee vote 9 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Subjects

Education--General

Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs

Historic Preservation & Museums

HISTORICAL COMMISSION, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 229 words

89R3693 LRM-D

By: Gervin-Hawkins
H.B. No. 738

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to creation by the Texas Historical Commission of a

program to identify and restore Rosenwald Schools structures.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 442.034 to read as follows:

Sec. 442.034. ROSENWALD SCHOOLS STRUCTURES PROGRAM. (a)

The commission shall establish a program to:

(1) identify, renovate, restore, maintain, and

preserve Rosenwald Schools structures, and their contents, located

in this state; and

(2) protect the historical and architectural

integrity of the exterior, interior, and grounds of the Rosenwald

Schools structures.

(b) The commission may, as part of the program, acquire

property containing a Rosenwald School structure.

(c) A Rosenwald School structure restored, repaired, or

renovated under the program may be used as a community learning

center.

(d) The commission may accept gifts, grants, and in-kind

donations from public and private entities to implement the

program. The legislature may appropriate money to the commission

to implement the program.

(e) The commission may adopt rules reasonably necessary to

implement the program.

SECTION 2. The Texas Historical Commission shall first

implement the program established by Section 442.034, Government

Code, as added by this Act, in the south central region of this

state.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.