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HCR 142

Designating Fort Worth as the official Aviation and Defense Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Adopted

Verdict: not graded

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Rep. Charlie GerenRHouse 99
Caption

Designating Fort Worth as the official Aviation and Defense Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Caption from the bill history · Introduced.

Summary

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Receipt

The receipt

89R-HCR142 · 2025-04-28

SOLD BY

Rep. Charlie GerenRHouse 99 Rep. John McQueeneyRHouse 97

ITEM

Designating Fort Worth as the official Aviation and Defense Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

WHAT IT DOES

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CHARGES

Not graded

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
  3. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  4. Considered in public hearing
  5. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  6. Left pending in committee
  7. Considered in formal meeting
  8. Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. Committee report distributed
  12. Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
  13. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
  14. Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
  15. Laid before the House
  16. Adopted
  17. Record vote RV#2812
  18. Received from the House
  19. Read first time
  20. Referred to Administration
  21. Posting rule suspended
  22. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  23. Considered in public hearing
  24. Vote taken in committee
  25. Reported favorably w/o amendments
  26. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  27. Committee report printed and distributed
  28. Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  29. Laid before the Senate
  30. Read 2nd time
  31. Adopted
  32. Vote recorded in Journal
  33. Senate passage reported
  34. Reported enrolled
  35. Signed in the House
  36. Signed in the Senate
  37. Sent to the Governor
  38. Signed by the Governor
FILED UNDER

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SIGNED FOR BY

House · 125 yea · 0 nay

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Adoption · May 16, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Adoption · May 25, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Charlie Geren

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$100KJon & Rebecca Brumley$50,000Michael Gallagher$40,000

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 · Nov 5, 2024 to Oct 24, 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$100,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

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 · Jun 26, 2025 to Oct 23, 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: 101004598, 101020024, 101055554, 101067438, 101071413.

Jon & Rebecca Brumley$50,000.00
Michael Gallagher$40,000.00
Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

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 · Jun 26, 2025 to Oct 23, 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: 101004598, 101020024, 101055554, 101067438, 101071413.

Votes2

Senate May 25, 2025

Adoption

Yea
31
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

HCR 142 (Hancock) Designating Fort Worth as the official Aviation and Defense Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035. (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 31 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 16, 2025

Adoption

Yea
125
Nay
0
Present, not voting
2
Absent
11
Excused
12
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2812

HCR 142 was adopted by (Record 2812): 125 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 125 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 11 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 12 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses11
For
10
Against
1
On
0
Names

For

  • American Airlines1 registration
  • Bell-Textron1 registration
  • City of Fort Worth1 registration
  • Downtown Fort Worth Inc.1 registration
  • Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce1 registration
  • Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company1 registration
  • Montgomery Strategies1 registration
  • North Texas Commission1 registration
  • Texas Association of Manufacturers1 registration
  • Visit Fort Worth1 registration

Against

  • Self1 registration
Sources

11 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

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Apr 28, 2025

06/20/2025 E Signed by the Governor

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Senate Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Oct 20, 2026 at 4:15 PM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Sponsors
Kelly HancockRSenate 9

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

Senate committee · Administration · Committee vote 7 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Subjects

FORT WORTH, CITY OF (G49AS)

Resolutions--Official Designations--Capitals

AVIATION & DEFENSE CAPITAL OF TEXAS (NU841)