StateTexas

HCR 5: Congratulating Don Sparks of Midland on receiving the 2025 Chief Roughneck Award from the Independent Petroleum Association of America.

Tom CraddickEnacted

HCR 5 status: Enacted — Signed by the Governor (updated Sep 17, 2025).

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What this bill does

Overall score

Score85/100 civic fit
RiskLow risk
ImpactLow impact 10/100

Bill summary

Official

The House is officially congratulating Don Sparks from Midland for winning the 2025 "Chief Roughneck Award," which honors his work in the oil industry.

Key analysis

Constitutionality100%
Bipartisan100%
Public opinion50%
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Impact analysis

Environment

Mixed / Neutral
50%

Benefits

  • no direct impact on environmental policy

Risks

  • no direct impact on environmental policy

Economy

Mixed / Neutral
50%

Benefits

  • no direct impact on economic policy

Risks

  • no direct impact on economic policy

Society

Mixed / Neutral
50%

Benefits

  • facilitates standard legislative operations

Risks

  • no direct societal impact
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How trustworthy & consequential it is

Source

LegiScan

Confidence

high

high

Analysis status

LegiScan full bill text

Warning

None; this is a standard procedural legislative instrument.

Limitation

The metadata provided in the source incorrectly titles this bill as a congratulatory resolution; the bill text explicitly governs the scheduling of a joint legislative session.

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Where it stands

Signed by the Governor

Introduced

Complete

Committee

Complete

Floor

Complete

Governor

Complete

Enacted

Complete
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