Monitoring the Session

HCR 81

Designating Milam as the official Gateway Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Adopted

Verdict: not graded

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Rep. Joanne ShofnerRHouse 11
Caption

Designating Milam as the official Gateway 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-HCR81 · 2025-02-20

SOLD BY

Rep. Joanne ShofnerRHouse 11

ITEM

Designating Milam as the official Gateway 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#2807
  18. Received from the House
  19. Read first time
  20. Referred to Administration
  21. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  22. Considered in public hearing
  23. Vote taken in committee
  24. Reported favorably w/o amendments
  25. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  26. Committee report printed and distributed
  27. Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  28. Laid before the Senate
  29. Read 2nd time
  30. Adopted
  31. Vote recorded in Journal
  32. Senate passage reported
  33. Reported enrolled
  34. Signed in the House
  35. Signed in the Senate
  36. Sent to the Governor
  37. Signed by the Governor
FILED UNDER

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SIGNED FOR BY

House · 122 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 28, 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

Joanne Shofner

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20KMontgomery Bennett$15,000Bill Patton$11,000

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 · Jul 3, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,000.00

Cash
$20,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$20,000.00

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 23, 2025 to Oct 8, 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: 101007132, 101027774, 101071421.

Montgomery Bennett$15,000.00
Bill Patton$11,000.00
Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,000.00

Cash
$20,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$20,000.00

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 23, 2025 to Oct 8, 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: 101007132, 101027774, 101071421.

Votes2

Senate May 28, 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 81 (Nichols) Designating Milam as the official Gateway 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
122
Nay
0
Present, not voting
2
Absent
14
Excused
12
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 2807

HCR 81 was adopted by (Record 2807): 122 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 122 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 14 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 12 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses1
For
0
Against
1
On
0
Names

Against

  • Self1 registration
Sources

1 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 Feb 20, 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
Robert NicholsRSenate 3

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

Senate committee · Administration · Committee vote 6 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

MILAM, CITY OF (GK6QG)

Resolutions--Official Designations--Capitals

GATEWAY CAPITAL OF TEXAS (NS4GD)