HB 289
Bill puts memorial plaques for 2025 Hill Country flood victims
Filed
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to memorial plaques for the victims of the 2025 Hill Country flood.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
One plaque per affected Texas House district, listing the flood’s dates.
The bill orders the Texas Historical Commission to pick a site and install a memorial plaque honoring the victims of the 2025 Hill Country flood in each affected Texas House district. The commission must work with local governments, state leaders, property owners, and victims' families to decide where each plaque goes and what it says, and each plaque must list the dates of the flood. Once the bill takes effect, plaques go up in the flood-hit districts, either right away or on September 1, 2027.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-HB289 · 2026-11-09
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ITEM
relating to memorial plaques for the victims of the 2025 Hill Country flood.
WHAT IT DOES
One plaque per affected Texas House district, listing the flood’s dates.
The bill orders the Texas Historical Commission to pick a site and install a memorial plaque honoring the victims of the 2025 Hill Country flood in each affected Texas House district. The commission must work with local governments, state leaders, property owners, and victims' families to decide where each plaque goes and what it says, and each plaque must list the dates of the flood. Once the bill takes effect, plaques go up in the flood-hit districts, either right away or on September 1, 2027.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)
RENAMING AND CEREMONIAL · analysis confidence 90%
THE TEXT
…“install in each impacted Texas house district a memorial plaque commemorating the victims of the 2025 Hill Country flood”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill's only job is a commemorative plaque, and its caption says so plainly. That makes it an honest ceremonial bill.
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
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 · Aug 6, 2024 to Feb 21, 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$36,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$36,000.00
- Cash
- $36,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $36,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Sep 20, 2024 to Feb 21, 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: 100981675, 101026167, 101035798, 101038806.
Texas Sands PAC$34,000.00
Texas Sands PAC
$34,000.00
- Cash
- $34,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $34,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to Feb 12, 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: 100981675, 101038806.
Legacy 44$17,000.00
Legacy 44
$17,000.00
- Cash
- $1,000.00
- Paid by others
- $16,000.00
- Total
- $17,000.00
Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 18, 2024 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: 100981675, 101038806.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$36,000.00
- Cash
- $36,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $36,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Sep 20, 2024 to Feb 21, 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: 100981675, 101026167, 101035798, 101038806.
Texas Sands PAC
$34,000.00
- Cash
- $34,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $34,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to Feb 12, 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: 100981675, 101038806.
Legacy 44
$17,000.00
- Cash
- $1,000.00
- Paid by others
- $16,000.00
- Total
- $17,000.00
Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 18, 2024 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: 100981675, 101038806.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Subjects
Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Historic Preservation & Museums
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
FLOOD VICTIMS MEMORIAL PLAQUES ACT (PQ2AQ)
SIGNS
HISTORICAL COMMISSION, TEXAS
Text
The text as introduced · 225 words
90R6415 MXM-D By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 289 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to memorial plaques for the victims of the 2025 Hill Country flood. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Flood Victims Memorial Plaques Act. SECTION 2. (a) In this Act: (1) "Commission" means the Texas Historical Commission. (2) "Local government" means a county or municipality in this state. (b) The commission, in coordination with relevant local governments, state leaders, and property owners, shall select an appropriate location for and install in each impacted Texas house district a memorial plaque commemorating the victims of the 2025 Hill Country flood. (c) The commission shall collaborate with families and communities of victims to establish the content of each memorial plaque installed under Subsection (b) of this section. Each memorial plaque must include an inscription with the dates of the 2025 Hill Country flood and may include the names and ages of victims and other details as the commission determines relevant. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2027.