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HB2935 • 2025

Relating to the creation of the Julia C. Hester House State Park.

Relating to the creation of the Julia C. Hester House State Park.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Dutton
Last action
2025-05-08
Official status
05/08/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the creation of the Julia C. Hester House State Park.

Relating to the creation of the Julia C.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the creation of the Julia C.
  • Hester House State Park.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  2. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  3. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  4. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  8. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism

  9. 2025-02-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the creation of the Julia C. Hester House State Park.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2935 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R11446 BEE-D

By: Dutton

H.B. No. 2935

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the creation of the Julia C. Hester House State Park.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 22, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended

by adding Subchapter U to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER U. JULIA C. HESTER HOUSE STATE PARK

Sec.

22.271.

ESTABLISHMENT OF PARK; JURISDICTION.

The

Julia C. Hester House State Park is established under the

jurisdiction of the department.

SECTION 2. (a) Julia C. Hester House State Park,

established under Subchapter U, Chapter 22, Parks and Wildlife

Code, as added by this Act, consists of the undeveloped land

appurtenant to the Julia C. Hester House settlement house and

community center in the city of Houston.

(b) The Parks and Wildlife Department may acquire by

purchase, gift, lease, or condemnation the land described in

Subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Subchapter U, Chapter 22, Parks and Wildlife Code, as

added by this Act, takes effect on the date the Parks and Wildlife

Department finally acquires all the land described in Subsection

(a) of this section.

SECTION 3. Except as provided by Section 2(c) of this Act,

this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.