Bill Text: TX HCR149 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to U.S. Navy SEAL Nathan Gage Ingram of Roanoke.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)
Status: (Passed) 2025-06-20 - Signed by the Governor [HCR149 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HCR149-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 149 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Texas Legislative Medal of Honor was established | ||
| to recognize gallant and intrepid service by a member of the state | ||
| or federal military forces, and it is fitting that U.S. Navy SEAL | ||
| Nathan Gage Ingram of Roanoke be posthumously recognized with this | ||
| prestigious honor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on March 22, 1996, Gage Ingram was a graduate of | ||
| Byron Nelson High School in Trophy Club and Texas Tech University; | ||
| he answered his nation's call to duty by enlisting in the United | ||
| States Navy in 2019; after completing SEAL qualification training, | ||
| he joined one of the most elite fighting forces in the world and | ||
| attained the rank of Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 2nd | ||
| Class; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On January 11, 2024, Petty Officer Ingram and the | ||
| other members of SEAL Team 3 were tasked with carrying out a raid on | ||
| a cargo ship carrying Iranian missile components bound for Houthi | ||
| militants in Yemen; he was serving as team lead communicator during | ||
| the hazardous nighttime operation that took place in rough seas off | ||
| the coast of Somalia; while waiting to board the cargo ship, he saw | ||
| a member of his unit fall into the water; without regard for his own | ||
| safety, he jumped into the sea to attempt a rescue but was unable to | ||
| locate his fellow SEAL amid the five- to eight-foot swells; Petty | ||
| Officer Ingram grabbed hold of a ladder on the target vessel but | ||
| rather than climbing to safety, he again tried to find his teammate | ||
| until being swept away by a wave; both men were lost at sea; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Petty Officer Ingram was posthumously promoted to | ||
| Special Warfare Operator First Class, and he has been honored with | ||
| the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his extraordinary heroism; he | ||
| was also the recipient of the Navy "E" Ribbon, the National Defense | ||
| Service Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; | ||
| the 27-year-old Texan left behind a loving family to treasure his | ||
| memory, including his wife, Jewel Ingram, his mother and | ||
| stepfather, Kristi and Danny Hughes, his father, Chet Ingram, his | ||
| sister, Jaci Ingram, and his stepsiblings, Tyler Hughes and Deidra | ||
| Mytopher; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A young man of uncommon courage and patriotism, | ||
| Nathan Gage Ingram made the ultimate sacrifice in service to his | ||
| nation, and he is truly deserving of our state's highest military | ||
| award for valor; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby direct the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously | ||
| award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to U.S. Navy SEAL Nathan | ||
| Gage Ingram in recognition of his valiant military service. | ||
| Bumgarner | ||
| Hefner | ||
| Spiller | ||
| Wilson | ||
| Little | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 149 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 149 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| June 1, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
