TexasTexas House honors Burgess family members who died in Hill Country floods
The Texas House adopted a resolution honoring four Burgess family members who died in the Hill Country floods and offering sympathy to their relatives.
What it does
The Texas House honors John, Julia, Jack, and James Burgess, who died in the July 4, 2025, Hill Country floods, and offers sympathy to their family.
The resolution provides for an official copy to go to the family and for the House to adjourn in the Burgesses’ memory.
Argument forThe House’s public tribute may help the Burgess family feel their loved ones’ lives are remembered.
Argument againstA formal tribute may offer little practical help to relatives coping with loss, since the resolution calls for remembrance and an official copy.
More detail
The Texas House pays tribute to John, Julia, Jack, and James Burgess and extends sympathy to their family. The tribute names the four family members who died during the Hill Country floods on July 4, 2025, and extends sympathy to their relatives and friends. The House adopted the resolution on September 3, 2025.
The resolution provides for an official copy to be prepared for the family and for the House to adjourn in the Burgesses’ memory. These directions concern the Burgess family and the Texas House. The resolution calls for the House to adjourn in their memory on September 3, 2025.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Sep 3Reported enrolledLatest
- Sep 3AdoptedAdopted
- Sep 3Laid before the HouseMinor
- Sep 3Placed on Congrat. & Memorial Res. Calendar
- Sep 3Rules suspended
- Sep 2Referred to Local & Consent CalendarsMinor
- Sep 2FiledIntroduced