Public Record · Introduced resolution
Texas House Concurrent Resolution 18, introduced text, 89th Legislature
An introduced concurrent resolution recognising Muslim heritage in Texas. Its recitals cite about 500,000 Muslims and more than 330 mosques and Islamic centers in the state. Those are figures stated in an introduced resolution, and an introduced resolution is a proposal, not an enactment.
Document details
- Issued or held by
- Texas Legislature
- Document type
- Introduced resolution
- Document date
- Introduced in the 89th Legislature regular session in 2025. The page carries the session identifier, not a printed date.
- Checked by Texas Muslim
- Original
- https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HC00018I.htm
Texas Muslim does not hold this document and does not reproduce its text. This page is a catalogue entry with an editorial annotation; read the original at the link above.
What this document establishes
- That these population and institution figures were stated in an introduced Texas legislative resolution in 2025.
What it does not establish
- The figures are legislative estimates, not a census, survey or government count.
- Introduction is not passage; this document alone does not show final legislative action.
- It does not supersede the 2010 estimate of 421,972 published by the Texas State Historical Association, which measures a different year.
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- Texas Islam-related legislation tracker
- Texas Muslim History: The People, Institutions and Records Behind the Story