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HB 3793 (89R): Relating to procedures for a commissioners court to close, abandon, or vacate certain county roads.
89th Legislature, regular session · filed 2025-03-05 · Latest: Removed from local & uncontested calendar
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Relating to procedures for a commissioners court to close, abandon, or vacate certain county roads.
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Relating to procedures for a commissioners court to close, abandon, or vacate certain county roads.
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Authors: McLaughlin · Sponsors in the other chamber: Zaffirini
Bill history (latest 25 steps)
- 2025-05-28: Removed from local & uncontested calendar
- 2025-05-28: Placed on intent calendar
- 2025-05-28: Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- 2025-05-25: Committee report printed and distributed
- 2025-05-25: Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- 2025-05-25: Reported favorably as substituted
- 2025-05-23: Vote taken in committee
- 2025-05-23: Considered in public hearing
- 2025-05-23: Posting rule suspended
- 2025-05-23: Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- 2025-05-23: Referred to Economic Development
- 2025-05-23: Rereferred to committee
- 2025-05-19: Referred to Transportation
- 2025-05-19: Read first time
- 2025-05-19: Received from the House
- 2025-05-16: Reported engrossed
- 2025-05-16: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- 2025-05-16: Record vote (RV#2902)
- 2025-05-16: Passed
- 2025-05-16: Read 3rd time
- 2025-05-15: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- 2025-05-15: Record vote (RV#2799)
- 2025-05-15: Passed to engrossment
- 2025-05-15: Read 2nd time
- 2025-05-12: Placed on General State Calendar
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- Data: Texas Legislature Online bill history XML (Texas Legislative Council), ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/
Record st-tx-89r-hb3793 · catalog st-tx-tlo-bills-89r · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol tx-bills