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TX SCR32
Concurrent Resolution
Status
6/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Bob Hall
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AI Summary
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Directs the Texas Facilities Commission to name the new transit amenity center at 207 W. 14th Street in the Capitol Complex the "Lead On! Transit Amenity" in honor of Justin Dart Jr.
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Justin Dart Jr. (1930-2002) was a disability rights advocate who contracted polio in 1948 and became a key figure in passing the Americans with Disabilities Act, signed into law on July 26, 1990
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Dart served as inaugural chair of the Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities (1980), vice chair of the National Council on Disability under President Reagan (1981), and chair of the Congressional Task Force on the Rights and Empowerment of Americans with Disabilities
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Dart was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998 for his advocacy work and was known for his rallying cry "Lead On!"
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Adopted by the Senate 30-0 on April 10, 2025, and by the House 127-8 on May 23, 2025
Legislative Description
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the new transit amenity center at 207 W. 14th Street in the Capitol Complex the "Lead On! Transit Amenity" in honor of Justin Dart.
FACILITIES COMMISSION, TEXAS
Last Action
Signed by the Governor
6/20/2025