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HB 289 — Memorial plaques

This bill covers memorial plaques for the victims of the 2025 Hill Country flood.

By LeRoy Nellis — Tracked from public agency records

This bill covers memorial plaques for the victims of the 2025 Hill Country flood.

Author: Gervin-Hawkins. Filed: 11/09/2026 (H Filed). Caption: “Relating to memorial plaques for the victims of the 2025 Hill Country flood.”

Subjects: Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211), Historic Preservation & Museums (I0392), State Agencies, Boards & Commissions (I0749). Council document: see the Legislature history page.

Full bill text (Introduced)

Official text from the Texas Legislature. Bill history for HB 289 · Bill text (HTML).

90R6415 MXM-D By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 289 relating to memorial plaques for the victims of the 2025 Hill Country flood.

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.

Sources: Texas Legislature, Today's Filed Bills in the House (11/09/2026), HB 289; 90th Legislature BillLookup history and Introduced bill text.

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