Bill Text: TX HR396 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Brooke Rollins of Fort Worth on her appointment as the U.S. secretary of agriculture.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-03-14 - Reported enrolled [HR396 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HR396-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 396 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Brooke Rollins of Fort Worth was sworn in as the 33rd | ||
| United States secretary of agriculture on February 13, 2025; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Glen Rose, Brooke Leslie Rollins grew up | ||
| helping out on her family's farm and raising livestock for 4-H and | ||
| the Future Farmers of America; she served as a Texas FFA Association | ||
| officer and worked for the National FFA Organization; a graduate of | ||
| Texas A&M University, she earned a bachelor's degree in | ||
| agricultural development with honors and had the distinction of | ||
| being elected as the first female student body president in the | ||
| university's history; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After receiving her juris doctor degree with honors | ||
| from The University of Texas School of Law, Secretary Rollins | ||
| served as the policy director for Governor Rick Perry; she went on | ||
| to lead the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a free market research | ||
| institute, as president and CEO for 15 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Secretary Rollins previously served under President | ||
| Donald J. Trump as director of the Domestic Policy Council and as | ||
| assistant to the president for strategic initiatives; most | ||
| recently, she added to her notable record of nonprofit leadership | ||
| in her work as the founder, president, and CEO of the America First | ||
| Policy Institute; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Brooke Rollins has risen to national prominence as a | ||
| public policy advocate and a champion for the principles of free | ||
| enterprise and conservative governance, and the experience she has | ||
| acquired along the way is certain to serve her well in this | ||
| important cabinet position; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Brooke Rollins on the occasion of her | ||
| appointment as the 33rd United States secretary of agriculture and | ||
| extend to her sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Secretary Rollins as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Curry | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 396 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 13, 2025, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
