Bill

SCR 29

87(R) - 2021
Senate State Affairs
House State Affairs
Senate State Affairs
House State Affairs
Resolutions

Contact the Author

Borris Miles

Phone:

512-463-0113

Capitol Office:

CAP 3E.12

Email:

Vote Recommendation

Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral

Author(s)

Borris Miles

Co-Author(s)

Carol Alvarado
Paul Bettencourt
Brian Birdwell
César J Blanco
Dawn Buckingham
Donna Campbell
Brandon Creighton
Sarah Eckhardt
Roland Gutierrez
Bob Hall
Kelly Hancock
Gina Hinojosa
Joan Huffman
Bryan Hughes
Nathan Johnson
Lois Kolkhorst
Eddie Lucio Jr.
Jose Menendez
Jane Nelson
Robert Nichols
Angela Paxton
Charles Perry
Beverly Powell
Charles Schwertner
Kel Seliger
Drew Springer
Larry Taylor
Royce West
James White
Judith Zaffirini

Sponsor(s)

James White

Bill Caption

Expressing commitment to eliminating racially offensive place names and urging the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to approve requests to change racially offensive names of geographic features.

Bill Analysis

SCR 29 would make a resolution by the Texas Legislature expressing a commitment to eliminating and changing racially offensive names of twenty-eight geographic places in Texas.

Vote Recommendation Notes

Texas Action is neutral on SCR 29. This resolution is nonbinding and the state of Texas does not have authority to make the name changes. The changes must be made by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. 

Contact the Author

Borris Miles

Phone:

512-463-0113

Capitol Office:

CAP 3E.12

Email: