---
type: "Bill"
title: "In memory of former state representative Walter David Counts Jr. of Knox City."
description: "In memory of former state representative Walter David Counts Jr. of Knox City."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "884"
identifier: "HCR 4"
citation: "Texas HCR 4 (884)"
classification: ["concurrent resolution"]
subjects: ["COUNTS", "WALTER DAVID", "JR. REP. (AH4WH)", "Resolutions--Memorial (I0710)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craddick", "Sparks"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-11-08"
last_action: "2023-12-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/176244dc-d6bb-4024-afbb-11cee27ac460"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/884/billhistory/house_concurrent_resolutions/HCR00001_HCR00099/HCR 4.xml"
source_hash: "a955c01c1dd86ba1ac9f853fad38f78a567ca1d170ab3f81cea0c94ebb20e47c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas HCR 4 (884) — In memory of former state representative Walter David Counts Jr. of Knox City.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/884/billtext/html/HC00004I.HTM)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/884/billtext/html/HC00004F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Craddick — primary (person)
- Sparks — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-11-08** Filed `filing`
- **2023-11-17** Rules suspended
- **2023-11-17** Adopted `passage`
- **2023-11-21** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-11-30** Read & adopted `introduction, passage`
- **2023-11-30** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-11-30** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-11-30** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-12-01** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-12-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/176244dc-d6bb-4024-afbb-11cee27ac460`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).