Monitoring the Session

HCR 40

Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for border security costs incurred under Operation Lone Star.

Did not pass

Verdict: not graded

Not graded. The reader grades bills, not resolutions.

Rep. Stan GerdesRHouse 17
Caption

Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for border security costs incurred under Operation Lone Star.

Caption from the bill history · Introduced.

Summary

Not graded. The reader grades bills, not resolutions.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HCR40 · 2025-01-08

SOLD BY

Rep. Stan GerdesRHouse 17 Rep. Mano DeAyalaRHouse 133 Rep. Will MetcalfRHouse 16

+ 2 more authors, 37 coauthors

ITEM

Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for border security costs incurred under Operation Lone Star.

WHAT IT DOES

Not graded. The reader grades bills, not resolutions.

CHARGES

Not graded

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
  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 public hearing
  8. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  9. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  10. Committee report distributed
  11. Committee report sent to Calendars
  12. Considered in Calendars
  13. Placed on Resolutions Calendar
  14. Laid before the House
  15. Adopted
  16. Record vote RV#2982
  17. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  18. Received from the House
  19. Read first time
  20. Referred to Border Security
  21. Co-sponsor authorized
  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. Co-sponsor authorized
  29. Placed on intent calendar
  30. Co-sponsor authorized
FILED UNDER

Not graded

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 135 yea · 5 nay

Sources

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

All floor motions and other positions below.

Not graded

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Stan Gerdes

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$316KDustin Burrows Campaign$89KTexas Conservative Majority PAC$68K

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 · Oct 30, 2024 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$316,248.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$316,248.00

Cash
$220,000.00
Paid by others
$96,248.00
Total
$316,248.00
advertising $74,698.00polling $21,550.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Sep 29, 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: 101010282, 101029052, 101035831, 101036569, 101070133.

Dustin Burrows Campaign$88,800.00

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$88,800.00

Cash
$75,000.00
Paid by others
$13,800.00
Total
$88,800.00
polling $13,800.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 29, 2025 to Jan 26, 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: 101029052, 101035831, 101036569.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$67,750.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$67,750.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$42,750.00
Total
$67,750.00
canvassing $35,000.00polling $7,750.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 13, 2026 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: 101036569.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$316,248.00

Cash
$220,000.00
Paid by others
$96,248.00
Total
$316,248.00
advertising $74,698.00polling $21,550.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Sep 29, 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: 101010282, 101029052, 101035831, 101036569, 101070133.

×

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$88,800.00

Cash
$75,000.00
Paid by others
$13,800.00
Total
$88,800.00
polling $13,800.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 29, 2025 to Jan 26, 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: 101029052, 101035831, 101036569.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$67,750.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$42,750.00
Total
$67,750.00
canvassing $35,000.00polling $7,750.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 13, 2026 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: 101036569.

Votes1

House May 19, 2025

Adoption

Yea
135
Nay
5
Present, not voting
3
Absent
3
Excused
4
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 2982

HCR 40 was adopted by (Record 2982): 135 Yeas, 5 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 135 (published)
  • Nay: 5 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 3 (published)
  • Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 4 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses4
For
2
Against
2
On
0
Names

For

  • Self2 registrations

Against

  • Self2 registrations
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

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 8, 2025

05/27/2025 S Co-sponsor authorized

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

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

Coauthors
Daniel AldersRHouse 6 Cecil Bell Jr.RHouse 3 Keith BellRHouse 4 Brad BuckleyRHouse 54 Briscoe CainRHouse 128 Pat CurryRHouse 56 Mark DorazioRHouse 122 Paul DysonRHouse 14 Caroline FairlyRHouse 87 Gary GatesRHouse 28 Cody HarrisRHouse 8 Brian HarrisonRHouse 10 Richard HayesRHouse 57 Cole HefnerRHouse 5 Hillary HicklandRHouse 55 Carrie IsaacRHouse 73 Stan KitzmanRHouse 85 Terri Leo WilsonRHouse 23 Mitch LittleRHouse 65 Janie LopezRHouse 37 AJ LouderbackRHouse 30 David LoweRHouse 91 John LujanRHouse 118 Shelley LutherRHouse 62 John McQueeneyRHouse 97 Brent MoneyRHouse 2 Eddie MoralesDHouse 74 Angelia OrrRHouse 13 Jared PattersonRHouse 106 Mihaela PlesaDHouse 70 Mike SchofieldRHouse 132 Valoree SwansonRHouse 150 Carl H. TepperRHouse 84 Steve TothRHouse 15 Gary VanDeaverRHouse 1 Cody VasutRHouse 25 Terry M. WilsonRHouse 20
Sponsors
Brandon CreightonRSenate 4
Cosponsors
Donna CampbellRSenate 25 Adam HinojosaRSenate 27 Phil KingRSenate 10 Lois KolkhorstRSenate 18

House committee · Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · Committee vote 10 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Border Security · Committee vote 5 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Subjects

Resolutions--Legislative Policy

Resolutions--Memorializing Congress

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