Legislative Research: TX HCR61 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced) | Requesting the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House to create a joint interim committee to study human trafficking in Texas. [HCR61 2025 Detail][HCR61 2025 Text][HCR61 2025 Comments] | 2025-04-10 Meeting cancelled |
| 2023-2024 88th Legislature (Passed) | Designating Port Arthur as the official Cajun Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2033. [HCR61 2023 Detail][HCR61 2023 Text][HCR61 2023 Comments] | 2023-06-09 Signed by the Governor |
| 2021-2022 87th Legislature (Passed) | Designating the Texas star mushroom as the official State Mushroom of Texas. [HCR61 2021 Detail][HCR61 2021 Text][HCR61 2021 Comments] | 2021-06-18 Signed by the Governor |
| 2019-2020 86th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Urging Congress to pass the Recovering America's Wildlife Act. [HCR61 2019 Detail][HCR61 2019 Text][HCR61 2019 Comments] | 2019-03-12 Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism |
| 2017-2018 85th Legislature (Passed) | Recognizing the Stop the Bleed campaign. [HCR61 2017 Detail][HCR61 2017 Text][HCR61 2017 Comments] | 2017-06-15 Signed by the Governor |
| 2015-2016 84th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for bearing the financial burden of the federal government's responsibility to secure the Texas-Mexico international border. [HCR61 2015 Detail][HCR61 2015 Text][HCR61 2015 Comments] | 2015-05-23 Laid on the table subject to call |
| 2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Urging the U.S. Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification a federal balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. [HCR61 2013 Detail][HCR61 2013 Text][HCR61 2013 Comments] | 2013-04-30 Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2011-2012 82nd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Expressing opposition to federal interference in state management of Texas' water resources. [HCR61 2011 Detail][HCR61 2011 Text][HCR61 2011 Comments] | 2011-05-18 Considered in Calendars |
| 2009-2010 81st Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Urging congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. [HCR61 2009 Detail][HCR61 2009 Text][HCR61 2009 Comments] | 2009-05-21 Referred to State Affairs |
References Online
Legislative Citation
APA
TX HCR61 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature. (2015, May 23). LegiScan. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HCR61/2015
MLA
"TX HCR61 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 23 May. 2015. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HCR61/2015>.
Chicago
"TX HCR61 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature." May 23, 2015 LegiScan. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HCR61/2015.
Turabian
LegiScan. TX HCR61 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature. 23 May 2015. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HCR61/2015 (accessed August 02, 2026).
