---
type: "Bill"
title: "In memory of the Honorable James Ray Gayle III of Angleton."
description: "In memory of the Honorable James Ray Gayle III of Angleton."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HCR 73"
citation: "Texas HCR 73 (88)"
classification: ["concurrent resolution"]
subjects: ["GAYLE", "JAMES RAY", "III (N737I)", "Resolutions--Memorial (I0710)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Huffman", "Middleton", "Vasut"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-06"
last_action: "2023-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ddf5d70-6ec0-4eeb-8262-54c0c1603163"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_concurrent_resolutions/HCR00001_HCR00099/HCR 73.xml"
source_hash: "48e46ba42a01a2c7f80d27a1c9bab092955c814c953a1beb9d9bef364346b190"
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 73 (88) — In memory of the Honorable James Ray Gayle III of Angleton.

## 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/88R/billtext/html/HC00073I.HTM)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HC00073F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Huffman — primary (person)
- Middleton — primary (person)
- Vasut — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-06** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-13** Referred to Resolutions Calendars `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14** Considered in Resolutions Calendars
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Congrat. & Memorial Res. Calendar
- **2023-03-16** Laid before the House `receipt`
- **2023-03-16** Adopted `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-04-03** Read & adopted `introduction, passage`
- **2023-04-04** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-04-05** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-04-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-14** 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/1ddf5d70-6ec0-4eeb-8262-54c0c1603163`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).