Expressing support for renaming the New York strip steak as the Texas strip steak and directing the Texas Department of Agriculture to promote the Texas strip steak as part of efforts to support Texas beef and agricultural products.
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Expressing support for renaming the New York strip steak as the Texas strip steak and directing the Texas Department of Agriculture to promote the Texas strip steak as part of efforts to support Texas beef and agricultural products.
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Summary
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Expressing support for renaming the New York strip steak as the Texas strip steak and directing the Texas Department of Agriculture to promote the Texas strip steak as part of efforts to support Texas beef and agricultural products.
WHAT IT DOES
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CHARGES
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TOTAL
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HISTORY
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Read first time
Referred to Administration
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Considered in public hearing
Vote taken in committee
Reported favorably w/o amendments
Committee report printed and distributed
Placed on intent calendar
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Vote recorded in Journal
Read 2nd time
Adopted
Record vote
Received from the Senate
Referred to State Affairs
Posting rule suspended
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Considered in public hearing
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Left pending in committee
Considered in formal meeting
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Committee report distributed
Committee report sent to Calendars
FILED UNDER
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SIGNED FOR BY
Senate · 27 yea · 3 nay
Sources
Senate: Adoption · Apr 29, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Senator Sparks moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SCR 46 at this time on its second reading: SCR 46, Expressing support for renaming the New York strip steak as the Texas strip steak and directing the Texas Department of Agriculture to promote the Texas strip steak as part of efforts to support Texas beef and agricultural products. The motion prevailed. Senators Eckhardt, Johnson, and Miles asked to be recorded as voting "Nay" on suspension of the regular order of business. Senator Cook asked to be recorded as "Present-not voting" on suspension of the regular order of business. The resolution was read second time and was adopted by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3, Present-not voting 1.
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 27 (published)
Nay: 3 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Witnesses3
For
2
Against
1
On
0
Names
For
Self1 registration
Texas Farm Bureau1 registration
Against
Self1 registration
Sources
3 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.
Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.
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