SCR 37

Recognizing the strategic importance of the Panama Canal to the economic strength of the United States and the State of Texas.

Adopted

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Caption

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Summary

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Receipt

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89R-SCR37 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Sen. Brandon CreightonRSenate 4

ITEM

Recognizing the strategic importance of the Panama Canal to the economic strength of the United States and the State of Texas.

WHAT IT DOES

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CHARGES

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TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 13, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Mar 13, 2025Filed
Mar 17, 2025Read first time
Mar 17, 2025Referred to Economic Development
Mar 24, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 24, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 24, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 2, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 2, 2025Vote taken in committee
Apr 7, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 7, 2025Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
Apr 7, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 9, 2025Placed on intent calendar
Apr 10, 2025Not again placed on intent calendar
Apr 16, 2025Placed on local & uncontested calendar
Apr 16, 2025Laid before the Senate
Apr 16, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 16, 2025Adopted
Apr 16, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
Apr 17, 2025Received from the Senate
Apr 22, 2025Referred to s/c on International Relations by Speaker
Apr 28, 2025Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
Apr 28, 2025Considered by s/c in public hearing
Apr 28, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
Apr 28, 2025Left pending in subcommittee
May 2, 2025Recalled from subcommittee
May 2, 2025Considered in formal meeting
May 2, 2025Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
May 2, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 7, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 7, 2025Committee report distributed
May 8, 2025Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
May 13, 2025Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
May 16, 2025Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
May 16, 2025Laid before the House
May 16, 2025Adopted
May 16, 2025Record vote RV#2816
May 19, 2025House passage reported
May 19, 2025Reported enrolled
May 20, 2025Signed in the Senate
May 20, 2025Signed in the House
May 20, 2025Sent to the Governor
May 29, 2025Signed by the Governor

FILED UNDER

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SIGNED FOR BY

House · 107 yea · 14 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 · Apr 16, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

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Brandon Creighton

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Sources

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$0 raised since Jul 1, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. blank in the state's data, consistent with zero. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.

Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909

$0 spent Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026. Published total from the filed report. Flow, Jan 1, 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 1 of 1 filed reports carry a published figure.

Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909

$0 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Money

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

Votes2

House May 16, 2025

Adoption

Yea: 107
Nay: 14
Present, not voting: 4
Absent: 12
Excused: 13

Names

Davis, A.Yea
LouderbackNay
SchoolcraftYea
AllenNay
HernandezAbsent
Rodríguez RamosYea
HopperNay
OrrYea
ButtonYea
JohnsonYea
MartinezYea
WalleYea
Gervin-HawkinsExcused
BumgarnerYea
BuckleyYea
MoneyYea
HarrisonNay
CainNay
LandgrafExcused
NobleYea
TepperYea
FairlyYea
Harris DavilaYea
IsaacYea
Garcia HernandezYea
Bell, C.Yea
Ward JohnsonYea
CunninghamYea
GerenYea
TurnerPresent, not voting
ManuelYea
Morales, C.Yea
OrdazAbsent
HarrisYea
VasutNay
HefnerYea
PhelanYea
AldersYea
CookYea
LoweNay
SpillerYea
VillalobosYea
PaulYea
BernalYea
McLaughlinYea
HowardYea
DarbyYea
Mr. SpeakerPresent, not voting
Morales, E.Yea
CamposAbsent
TroxclairAbsent
GámezExcused
ZwienerYea
GatesYea
VanDeaverYea
WuYea
HinojosaYea
CapriglioneYea
BonnenYea
DuttonExcused
KerwinExcused
HicklandYea
VoYea
LozanoYea
FrankYea
TalaricoExcused
Lopez, J.Yea
HoltYea
PattersonYea
DeanExcused
BarryYea
LeachYea
González, J.Yea
ShofnerYea
Moody(C)Present, not voting
BryantPresent, not voting
BucyAbsent
LujanYea
McQueeneyYea
SmitheeYea
Jones, J.Yea
RosenthalYea
Garcia, J.Yea
PiersonAbsent
Bell, K.Yea
KingYea
RichardsonYea
HullYea
SimmonsYea
Garcia, L.Yea
FloresYea
DeAyalaYea
LaHoodYea
DorazioYea
Perez, M.Yea
González, M.Absent
MorganNay
ShaheenNay
PlesaExcused
OlcottNay
SchofieldExcused
LittleYea
MeyerYea
SchatzlineNay
CollierAbsent
LongoriaExcused
CurryYea
DysonYea
Morales ShawYea
CortezAbsent
GuerraYea
AnchíaExcused
RomeroYea
Lopez, R.Yea
BowersYea
HayesYea
RaymondYea
ReynoldsAbsent
GuillenYea
BhojaniYea
HarlessYea
ThompsonYea
MuñozYea
SlawsonYea
LutherYea
ColeYea
GerdesYea
KitzmanYea
LambertYea
TothNay
LalaniExcused
Leo WilsonNay
CanalesYea
WilsonYea
MezaYea
HunterYea
CraddickYea
OliversonNay
RoseAbsent
TinderholtYea
AshbyYea
Martinez FischerYea
WhartonYea
SwansonExcused
Jones, V.Yea
GoodwinYea
Perez, V.Yea
VirdellYea
MetcalfYea
Davis, Y.Absent

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

House journal

Sources

Record 2816

SCR 37 was adopted by (Record 2816): 107 Yeas, 14 Nays, 4 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 107 (published)
Nay: 14 (published)
Present, not voting: 4 (published)
Absent: 12 (derived from named list)
Excused: 13 (derived from named list)

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

Senate Apr 16, 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

CSSCR 37 (Creighton) Recognizing the strategic importance of the Panama Canal to the economic strength of the United States and the State of Texas. (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.

Witnesses8

For: 1
Against: 7
On: 0

Names

For

Cheniere Energy Inc1 registration

Against

Self7 registrations

Sources

8 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.

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

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Mar 13, 2025

05/29/2025 E Signed by the Governor

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

Data snapshot Oct 21, 2026 at 6:45 PM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.