Bill Text: TX HCR17 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Concurrent Resolution 17

Introduced

Bill Title: Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the new state building being constructed in Phase Two of the Texas Capitol Complex Master Plan at the northwest corner of Congress Avenue and 15th Street in honor of Texas Congressman and State Representative Mickey Leland.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-03-05 - Referred to State Affairs [HCR17 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HCR17-Introduced.html

	89R4775 TBO-D

	By: Cole	H.C.R. No. 17



	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, A highly respected figure in the Texas Legislature
	and the United States Congress, Mickey Leland left behind a legacy
	of service that continues to resonate across the Lone Star State and
	beyond; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Lubbock on November 27, 1944, George Thomas
	"Mickey" Leland III grew up in Houston's Fifth Ward; he graduated
	from Phillis Wheatley High School in 1964 and went on to earn a
	bachelor's degree in pharmacy from Texas Southern University; while
	attending college, he distinguished himself as a dedicated activist
	for the Civil Rights Movement in Houston; and
	WHEREAS, In 1972, Mr. Leland became one of five minority
	candidates, dubbed the "People's Five," to run for seats in the
	Texas House of Representatives; he was elected to represent the
	88th District, and over the course of his tenure, he gained a
	reputation for his contributions to health care policy; he played
	an instrumental role in the passage of legislation that expanded
	access to affordable generic drugs, and he supported the creation
	of health maintenance organizations; a member of numerous
	committees, he held the office of vice chair of the Joint Committee
	on Prison Reform, and he was the first African American to serve on
	the Senate-House Conference Committee as a member of the House
	Appropriations Committee; and
	WHEREAS, Following six years in the state legislature,
	Mr. Leland won election to the United States House of
	Representatives in November 1978; he took on the role of freshman
	majority whip in his first term, and he later served twice as
	at-large majority whip; a leader on the issue of food insecurity, he
	founded the House Select Committee on Hunger, secured funding for
	famine relief, and won passage of bills providing fresh produce to
	low-income families and food and medical resources for the
	homeless; he also helped establish the National Commission on AIDS
	and served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus from 1985 to
	1987; moreover, he won praise from the State Department for
	arranging the release of four Americans imprisoned in Cuba; he
	tragically passed away in a plane crash on August 7, 1989, while on
	a mission trip in Ethiopia; and
	WHEREAS, Congressman Mickey Leland made vital contributions
	to our state and nation, and the naming of a state building in his
	honor would be a fitting tribute to this trailblazing public
	servant; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas
	hereby direct the Texas Facilities Commission to name the new state
	building being constructed in Phase Two of the Texas Capitol
	Complex Master Plan at the northwest corner of Congress Avenue and
	15th Street in honor of Texas Congressman and State Representative
	Mickey Leland; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official
	copy of this resolution to the chair and executive director of the
	Texas Facilities Commission.