---
type: "Bill"
title: "Honoring the memory of W. E. Connell on his posthumous induction into the Petroleum Hall of Fame."
description: "Honoring the memory of W. E. Connell on his posthumous induction into the Petroleum Hall of Fame."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HCR 42"
citation: "Texas HCR 42 (89R)"
classification: ["concurrent resolution"]
subjects: ["CONNELL", "W. E. (ND3R9)", "Resolutions--Congratulatory & Honorary (I0705)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craddick", "Sparks"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b35b1d3-4320-4b19-a8f8-718a7dcad0fa"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_concurrent_resolutions/HCR00001_HCR00099/HCR 42.xml"
source_hash: "32b73289a0e100e1fbc3451b88c34bb5c5b1bd10ecaff54002a2c81e3169fd09"
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 42 (89R) — Honoring the memory of W. E. Connell on his posthumous induction into the Petroleum Hall of Fame.

## 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/89R/billtext/html/HC00042I.HTM)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HC00042F.HTM)

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13** Filed `filing`
- **2025-02-25** Referred to Local & Consent Calendars `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2025-03-06** Placed on Congrat. & Memorial Res. Calendar
- **2025-03-06** Laid before the House `receipt`
- **2025-03-06** Adopted `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-03-19** Read & adopted `introduction, passage`
- **2025-03-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-03-20** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-03-25** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-03-26** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-03-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-09** 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/1b35b1d3-4320-4b19-a8f8-718a7dcad0fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).