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TX HR863
Resolution
Status
5/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Trent Ashby
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AI Summary
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Honors former Texas State Representative James R. Pitts of Waxahachie, who passed away on July 20, 2024, at age 77
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Pitts served 11 terms (22 years) in the Texas House representing District 10, from January 1993 until January 2015, and chaired the House Appropriations Committee for a decade
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Prior to his legislative career, Pitts served 14 years on the Waxahachie Independent School District Board of Trustees and practiced law after establishing his own firm in 1984
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Named to Texas Monthly's Ten Best Legislators list in 2005, 2009, and 2013 for his work on state budget oversight and financial stewardship
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Resolution was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the Texas House on May 13, 2025, with the House adjourning in his memory
Legislative Description
In memory of former state representative James R. Pitts of Waxahachie.
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5/13/2025