Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Texas SR8: In memory of James F. Arens.
Status: Passed both chambers, September 4, 2025
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, September 11, 2025:
89(2) SR 8 - Enrolled version - Bill Text SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 8 In Memory of James F. Arens WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and commemorates the life and legacy of James F. Arens, who died July 27, 2025, at the age of 91; and WHEREAS, James Arens was born on April 20, 1934, in Hamel, Minnesota; he attended Crosier Seminary before earning his medical degree from Creighton University in 1959; he went on to complete his residency in Hawaii and New Orleans and four years of service in the United States Air Force, launching a career that would span decades of exceptional service in medicine and education; and WHEREAS, After forming an intensive care unit during his final military assignment at Travis Air Force Base in Califoria, Dr. Arens was appointed chairman of anesthesiology at the prestigious Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, where he also opened an intensive care unit that expanded rapidly under his guidance; he continued his career in prominent leadership roles at the University of Mississippi, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Health Science Center at Houston, and MD Anderson Cancer Center; and WHEREAS, A respected voice in his profession, Dr. Arens served as president of the Texas and American Societies of Anesthesiologists, the American Board of Anesthesiology, and …
Sponsors
- Lois Kolkhorst (R, SD-018) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Reported enrolled
- : Vote recorded in Journal
- : Read & adopted
- : Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Subjects: Resolutions--Memorial, ARENS, JAMES F. (NF0NO)
Common questions
- What is SR8?
- SR8 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): In memory of James F. Arens.
- What is the status of SR8?
- Passed both chambers as of September 4, 2025. Latest action: Reported enrolled (September 4, 2025).
- Who sponsored SR8?
- Lois Kolkhorst (R, SD-018).
- Where is the official record for SR8?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=SR00008
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