Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Texas HCR9: Calling for construction of a monument in the Texas State Cemetery in remembrance of those who perished in the July 4, 2025, Hill Country flood.
Status: Introduced, August 18, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text, August 18, 2025:
89(2) HCR 9 - Introduced version - Bill Text 89S20336 TBO-D By: Raymond H.C.R. No. 9 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION WHEREAS, The catastrophic flooding in the Hill Country on July 4, 2025, claimed the lives of more than 100 people; and WHEREAS, One of the deadliest natural disasters in Texas history, the flood occurred when summer humidity from the Gulf of Mexico combined with tropical moisture remaining from two distant storms, Hurricane Flossie in the Pacific Ocean and Tropical Storm Barry in the Atlantic; a low pressure cell stalled out overnight, pouring down 12 inches of rain, nearly double the volume of water that flows over Niagara Falls in an entire day; and WHEREAS, The Hill Country's steep terrain and rocky soil, parched by a long drought, could absorb little of the torrent; the Guadalupe River rose 27 feet in 45 minutes, sending a raging wall of water toward people sleeping in cabins, tents, and RVs on lower ground; rescuers were unable to reach scores of the endangered in time, and among the fatalities were more than two dozen girls at Camp Mystic, some as young as eight years old; and WHEREAS, Across the state, Texans are mourning the terrible loss of life, and it is fitting to acknowledge the inconsolable sorrow of the survivors and the collective grief experienced by the …
Sponsors
- Richard Raymond (D, HD-042) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed
Subjects: STATE CEMETERY, VICTIMS OF HILL COUNTRY FLOODS (NR8RU), Resolutions--Legislative Policy
Common questions
- What is HCR9?
- HCR9 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Calling for construction of a monument in the Texas State Cemetery in remembrance of those who perished in the July 4, 2025, Hill Country flood.
- What is the status of HCR9?
- Introduced as of August 18, 2025. Latest action: Filed (August 18, 2025).
- Who sponsored HCR9?
- Richard Raymond (D, HD-042).
- Where is the official record for HCR9?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HCR00009
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