Legislation authored by A.M. Aikin, Jr.

Includes legislation with A.M. Aikin, Jr. as the primary author for the 43rd through 65th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.
Please note author information is not complete for the 43rd through 45th Legislatures or for sessions prior to the 30th.

65th Regular Session
SB 74	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably substituted Caption: Amending sections of the Texas Education Code, relating to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
SB 211	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: General appropriations bill for the 1978-79 biennium.
SB 230	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to public school education; amending various provisions of the Texas Education Code.
SB 250	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the combined tuition to be charged a student registering at two institutions of higher education.
SB 499	Last Action: 90 Day Bill Caption: Relating to educational or training incentive pay for certain firemen and policemen in certain cities.
SB 536	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Authorizing the Public Utility Commission to transfer certain appropriations; making a supplemental appropriation.
SB 537	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Finance Caption: Relating to the appropriation of supplemental sums of money for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1977, to pay the additional cost of purchased utilities (nontransferable) at certain institutions of the University of Texas System.
SB 570	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the creation of the constitutional office of Criminal District Attorney of Red River County; abolishing the office of County Attorney of Red River County.
SB 571	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to compensation to certain counties in which the county attorney performs the duties of district attorney in addition to the duties of a county attorney.
SB 572	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Ways & Means Caption: Providing a definition of newspaper and magazine; relating to the application of the sales and use tax to newspapers and magazines and to certain property used in the publication and distribution of newspapers and magazines.
SB 597	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to creation of the office of District Attorney of the Fifth Judicial District and the office of County Attorney of Cass County; abolishing the office of Criminal District Attorney of Cass County; repealing Chapter 306, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955 (Article 326k-32, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
SB 598	Last Action: 90 Day Bill Caption: Relating to the location, organization, control, management, and programs of East Texas State University and the power and duties of its board of regents.
SB 614	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education Caption: Relating to the authority of the Central Education Agency to allocate and distribute certain federal funds to the public junior colleges.
SB 662	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of guidelines for academic workloads at state-supported institutions of higher education.
SB 663	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Natural Resources Caption: Relating to exemption from certain special district audit requirements.
SB 682	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the compensation of the county attorney or criminal district attorney in certain counties.
SB 709	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Calendars Caption: Relating to state appropriations for public junior colleges and use of funds allocated.
SB 1148	Last Action: 90 Day Bill Caption: Relating to the payment of travel expenses for prospective state employees.
SB 1211	Last Action: 90 Day Bill Caption: Amending the Hospital Authority Act; clarifying the provisions for fixing, charging, and collecting hospital rates, fees, and charges and establishing hospital systems, methods, routines, procedures, and policies; containing other provisions relating to the subject and a severability clause.
SB 1245	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Caption: Relating to the appointment of reserve police officers in certain cities.
SB 1274	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Human Resources Caption: Transferring the management and control of the San Antonio State Chest Hospital to the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; providing for the continued operation of a chest disease treat facility on the San Antonio State Chest Hospital grounds; combining the San Antonio State Chest Hospital, the San Antonio State Hospital, and the San Antonio State School into a single facility named the San Antonio State Center.
SB 1310	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to travel expense reimbursements and the state's participation in group insurance premiums for state officers and employees.
SB 1323	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Making supplemental appropriations to the attorney general's office.
SB 1324	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Higher Education Caption: Relating to residence requirements for purposes of tuition fees at institutions of higher education.
SCR 9	Last Action: Filed without Governor's signature Caption: Granting either house permission to adjourn from Tuesday, January 18, to Monday, January 24, 1977.
SCR 36	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Calendars Caption: Creating a committee to designate the Poet Laureate of Texas.
SCR 69	Last Action: Signed by Governor Caption: Granting permission for either House to adjourn from Thursday, April 7th through Monday, April 11th, 1977, in observance of Easter.
SCR 116	Last Action: Signed by Governor Caption: In memory of Governor Coke R. Stevenson.
SR 1	Caption: Caucus Report for 65th Regular Session.
SR 53	Caption: Memorial resolution for T. D. Wells, Jr.
SR 54	Caption: Memorial resolution for R. H. Weaver.
SR 55	Caption: Extending congratulations to Lieutenant Governor William Hobby on his birthday.
SR 120	Caption: Memorial resolution for Elmer C. Bentsen.
SR 127	Caption: Extending congratulations to Ben Ramsey.
SR 129	Caption: Extending welcome to Dr. Don Benton.
SR 256	Caption: Extending welcome to Dr. Norman Hackerman.
SR 281	Caption: Extending congratulations to Mrs. Beverly Parker.
SR 380	Caption: Extending welcome to Milton Guttierrez.
SR 429	Caption: Memorial resolution for Judge T. Gilbert Adams.
SR 480	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Max Linthicum.
SR 601	Caption: Extending welcome to Dr. and Mrs. Ross Alsup.
SR 648	Caption: Memorial resolution for William Henry Ayres, Sr.
SR 713	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Gilley.
SR 716	Caption: Memorial resolution for Dr. Nym L. Barker.
SR 739	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr. Hardy England, Philip Cecil, Bill Young, Bill Howard, Andrew Fasken and Kerry Sweatt.
SR 740	Caption: Authorizing corrections on the Conference Committee Report for H.B. 510.
SR 757	Caption: Extending welcome to Mrs. Houston Odom and Miss Lucille Mathis.
SR 768	Caption: Extending welcome to Lloyd S. Sterling.
SR 815	Caption: Extending congratulations to Mrs. Madge Steinle.
SR 816	Caption: Extending congratulations to Mrs. Martha Sturgeon.
SR 817	Caption: Extending congratulations to Claiborn Crain.
SR 818	Caption: Extending congratulations to Mrs. Mary Hobart Key.
SR 858	Caption: Caucus Report for Ad Interim, 65th Regular Session.
65th 1st Called Session
SB 6	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the compensation of the president of West Texas State University.
SR 1	Caption: Caucus Report for 65th Legislature, First Called Session.
SR 9	Caption: Extending congratulations to Dr. Kate Bell.
SR 18	Caption: Extending welcome to Mrs. Robert Moreton.
SR 36	Caption: Extending welcome to Mrs. Clyde Aikin Thornburrow.
SR 49	Caption: Memorial resolution for Mrs. Faye Pope Boyd.
SR 53	Caption: Caucus Report for First Called Session of the 65th Legislature, Ad Interim.
SR 55	Caption: Extending congratulations to Mrs. Betty King.
65th 2nd Called Session
SB 17	Last Action: Signed by Governor Caption: Making an appropriation to pay for the cost of publication of notice of proposed constitutional amendments.
SCR 4	Last Action: Signed by Governor Caption: Granting either house permission to adjourn from Wednesday, July 12 until Monday, July 17, 1978.
SCR 9	Last Action: Rules suspended Caption: Granting permission for either house to adjourn from Wednesday, July 19, until Monday, July 24.
SCR 16	Last Action: Signed by Governor Caption: In memory of James Loyd Wilson.
SCR 17	Last Action: Point of order sustained Caption: Requesting the House to return House Joint Resolution 1 to the Senate for further consideration.
SJR 14	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to ad valorem taxation of agricultural property, exemptions of certain property from taxation, and conditions for increases in total property tax revenues.
SR 1	Caption: Caucus Report for the Second Called Session, 65th Legislature.
SR 15	Caption: Memorial resolution for Claude D. Ribble.
SR 27	Caption: Extending welcome to David Sullens.
SR 53	Caption: Memorial resolution for John T. Bean.
SR 60	Caption: Extending welcome to Tracy Myers and designating her as "Honorary Page."
SR 61	Caption: Extending congratulations to Ronnie and Raylene Nutt.
SR 64	Caption: Extending welcome to B. J. Myers and designating him as "Honorary Page."
SR 69	Caption: Extending congratulations to Roy Herman.
SR 95	Caption: Memorial resolution for Edmund Key IV.
SR 98	Caption: Extending welcome to Mrs. O. W. Woodard.
SR 99	Caption: Extending congratulations to Mrs. Leita Davis.
SR 102	Caption: Extending welcome to Reverend Gary Regan.
SR 108	Caption: Extending welcome to The Reverend Gary Regan and his son, Justin.
SR 154	Caption: Caucus Report for Ad Interim, 65th Second Called Session.
64th Regular Session
SB 36	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Labor Caption: Relating to extended benefits under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act; repealing laws in conflict and preserving rights accrued; providing for severability.
SB 37	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Amending Chapter 16 of the Texas Education Code; declaring that this Act is not intended to alter or affect other laws or other Chapters of the Texas Education Code; providing the effective date of this Act; declaring the Act to be severable.
SB 52	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Appropriating money for the support of the Judicial, Executive and Legislative Branches of the State Government, for the construction of State buildings, and for State aid to public junior colleges, for the period beginning September 1, 1975, and ending August 31, 1977; authorizing and prescribing conditions, limitations, rules and procedures for allocating and expending the appropriated funds.
SB 53	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Appropriations Caption: Relating to supplemental contingency appropriations to the Central Education Agency and to the Coordinating Board, Texas College and Universtiy System, for allocation to public junior colleges and community colleges for vocational/technical education programs and academic programs.
SB 62	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to increasing certain benefits under the Teacher Retirement System; appropriating money to finance the benefits authorized; prescribing the conditions under which portions of this Act become effective.
SB 71	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Appropriations Caption: Relating to emergency grants to certain school districts for the 1974-1975 school year; providing an appropriation.
SB 85	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Amending provisions of Chapter 3, Texas Education Code, relating to the Teacher Retirement System; declaring effective dates for the provisions of this Act; providing for severability of the Act.
SB 314	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Finance Caption: Providing for a supplemental appropriation to the comptroller of public accounts for consumable supplies and materials, current and recurring operating expense, and capital outlay for the year ending August 31, 1975, by the amount of $472,000.
SB 360	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Amending Section 54.060, Texas Education Code; providing for tuition charges to certain nonresident students.
SB 383	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Public Education Caption: Relating to the coordination of state-supported continuing education programs and community services; providing appropriations.
SB 450	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Finance Caption: Relating to a permanent working capital reserve account in the General Revenue Fund.
SB 559	Last Action: Defeat by House reported Caption: Making an emergency appropriation to the State Board of Education; setting a limit on expenditures.
SB 704	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Authorizing the State of Texas to pay actual damages adjudged in certain actions against officers, employees, or members of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Texas Department of Corrections, State Military Forces, Texas Youth Council, State Department of Health, State Commission for the Blind, Texas Rehabilitation Commission, Department of Public Safety, and certain employees of state-supported institutions of higher education, or against the estate of such an officer, employee, or member; defining the liabilities covered in this act; providing for defense by the attorney general.
SB 718	Last Action: Motion to reconsider spread on the Journal Caption: Providing for incorporation of the business of existing liquefied petroleum gas wholesale and retail dealers without relicensing; providing for minimum storage requirements for retail and wholesale dealers by excepting certian dealers licensed prior to September 1, 1975, and certain other dealers; providing for relicensing after business cessation; amending and adding to the required insurance coverage.
SB 860	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Finance Caption: Appropriating supplemental sums of money for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1975, to pay the additional cost of purchased utilities (non-transferable) at certain public institutions of higher education.
SB 872	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to the Board of Managers of the Texas State Railroad; transferring to the General Land Office certain powers, duties, functions, property and records of the Board of Managers of the Texas State Railroad; abolishing the Board of Managers of the Texas State Railroad.
SB 873	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Finance Caption: Abolishing the Board of County and District Road Indebtedness; transferring all powers and duties of the Board of County and District Road Indebtedness on the effective date of this Act to the comptroller of public accounts; providing an effective date and method for transfer.
SB 874	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Economic Development Caption: Transferring duties and records relating to prepaid funeral expenses from the Department of Banking to the Board of Insurance.
SB 875	Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare Caption: Relating to the licensing of physical therapists.
SB 964	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably substituted Caption: Providing for negotiation of an agreement with the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare enabling the Commissioner of Health to make recommendations to the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare with respect to capital expenditures in the construction of health care facilities and health maintenance organizations within this state; defining terms; requiring persons proposing capital expenditures as defined in the Act to obtain a recommendation that the expenditures are consistent with standards, criteria or plans developed pursuant to certain federal acts, as defined herein; establishing methods of administration and control; authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of any grant, gift or contribution to assist in meeting the cost of carrying out the purposes of this Act; providing for cooperation with the public health planning regions and the Division of Hospital Survey and Construction of the Texas State Department of Health.
SB 1096	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Finance Caption: Prescribing a formula for annual calculation of a county economic index based, in part, on true market value of assessed real property in each school district, as defined and determined herein and providing procedure for a phasing-in of the new index local fund assignments; providing for a deletion from amount chargeable to school districts and to total county assignments; prescribing implementation and procedure provisions for the computation of local fund assigment of school districts and notification thereof, thereby to bring into relation the new economic index; also vesting responsibility in the state comptroller of public accounts with regard to validation of certificates of assessments and percentages of assessments upon referral by the Central Education Agency, and to assist in preparation of informational forms necessary to discharge such duties.
SB 1109	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to abolishing the office of county superintendent of schools in Gonzales and Travis Counties and performance of the duties of the office by the county judge.
SCR 1	Last Action: Filed without Governor's signature Caption: Providing for a meeting of the Senate and the House of Representatives in Joint Session in the House of Representatives at 11:30 a.m., January 15, 1975, to honor the late Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President of the United States, and to dedicate the bronze bust of this distinguished Texan; providing for the bust of the late beloved President of the United States to be placed temporarily in the rotunda of the Capitol to permit the public to observe the bust.
SCR 5	Last Action: Committee appointed Caption: Providing for a meeting in Joint Session in the Hall of the House of Representatives of the Senate and the House at 11:00 a.m., January 22, 1975; inviting His Excellency, Dolph Briscoe, Governor of the State of Texas, to address the Regular Session of the 64th Legislature in Joint Session at this time.
SCR 47	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Rules Caption: Appreciating the important contributions of Austin College to the history of higher education in the State of Texas, and recognizing Austin College for its present national reputation for excellence and leadership in liberal arts education, and congratulating the college on this occasion of commencement exercises for the 125th Anniversary Year of Austin College.
SCR 72	Last Action: Signed by Governor Caption: Suspending Joint Rules 14 and 16 to permit either house to take up and consider Senate Bill Number 52 and House Bill Number 1126 at any time.
SCR 95	Last Action: Signed by Governor Caption: Suspending Joint Rule No. 34 insofar as it applies to the Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill No. 52.
SCR 97	Last Action: Signed by Governor Caption: Requesting the House of Representatives to return House Bill No. 1126 to the Senate for further consideration.
SCR 102	Last Action: Defeat by House reported Caption: Suspending Senate Rule 96(a) and (b), House Rule 25, Sections 8 and 9 and Joint Rule 29 be suspended in part, as provided by Senate Rule 96 (f), House Rule 25, Section 13 and Joint Rule 33, to enable consideration of, and action on, the followin specific matters which may be contained in the Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 52.
SCR 109	Last Action: Filed without Governor's signature Caption: Suspending Senate Rule 96 (a) and (b), House Rule 25, Sections 8 and 9, and Joint Rule 29 as provided by Senate Rule 96 (f), House Rule 25, Section 13, and Joint Rule 33, to enable consideration of, and action on, the following specific matters which may be contained in the Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 52, 64th Legislature, Regular Session.
SCR 114	Last Action: Received from the Senate Caption: Suspending the Joint Rules of the 64th Legislature and the Rules of the House and Senate in their entirety insofar as they apply to the conference committee report on Senate Bill 52.
SR 1	Caption: Caucus Report for the Regular Session, Sixty-fourth Legislature.
SR 4	Caption: Providing for the creation of the Subcommittees on Public Health and Welfare, and Consumer Affairs of the Committee on Human Resources, and Elections of the Committee on State Affairs; and a Standing Committee on the Texas Constitution.
SR 49	Caption: Extending congratulations to Margaret W. Behrens.
SR 82	Caption: Extending welcome to Mrs. Hazel Odom and Miss Lucille Mathis.
SR 95	Caption: Memorial resolution for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Jones.
SR 96	Caption: Memorial resolution for Sam M. Weiss.
SR 97	Caption: Memorial resolution for Honorable Marion Lawson.
SR 168	Caption: Extending welcome to John Anderson, Charles Casey and Spencer Abbett.
SR 171	Caption: Amending Senate Rule 77.
SR 177	Caption: Extending welcome to Honorable Webb Biard.
SR 178	Caption: Extending welcome to Dr. Ross Alsup.
SR 183	Caption: Memorial resolution for Mrs. Mark Dancer.
SR 184	Caption: Extending congratulations to The Honorable Choice Moore.
SR 196	Caption: Extending welcome to Former Senator E. Harold Beck.
SR 197	Caption: Memorial resolution for Mrs. A. G. Pat Mayse.
SR 244	Caption: Extending welcome to Mrs. Louis B. Williams and Mrs. Clarence Gilmore.
SR 306	Caption: Declaring The Honorable Henry Braswell as Ambassador of Good Will.
SR 347	Caption: Extending congratulations to Austin College.
SR 394	Caption: Extending welcome to Reverend Don Benton.
SR 407	Caption: Memorial resolution for Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Wood.
SR 412	Caption: Extending welcome to Fred Gilliam, Jerry Campbell, Max Fain and Leo Parson.
SR 419	Caption: Extending welcome to Miss Lauren Braswell and Miss Sherlene Peterson.
SR 423	Caption: Extending welcome to Mrs. Carol Crain and Mrs. Russell Ramsland.
SR 475	Caption: Memorial resolution for Gordon H. Lloyd.
SR 492	Caption: Extending congratulations to Dr. N. L. Barker.
SR 495	Caption: Memorial resolution for Leon Coker.
SR 527	Caption: Memorial resolution for Aubrey James Jessie, Sr.
SR 541	Caption: Memorial resolution for Dr. Olen Gaynor Janes.
SR 576	Caption: Extending welcome to Mrs. George Watson.
SR 588	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stone.
SR 618	Caption: Extending congratulations to Senator and Mrs. Don Adams on the birth of a daughter, Dinah Patricia Adams.
SR 624	Caption: Memorial resolution for Paul Ernest Moore.
SR 681	Caption: Memorial resolution for Judge T. Whitfield Davidson.
SR 698	Caption: Extending congratulations to Dr. James Edward "Pappy" Armstrong.
SR 711	Caption: Extending best wishes to Hugh B. Steward on his retirement.
SR 735	Caption: Caucus Report for Ad Interim, 64th Regular Session.
SR 736	Caption: Memorial resolution for The Honorable Eli Brown Barrett.
SR 737	Caption: Extending congratulations to William G. Gibbs, Sr.
63rd Regular Session
SB 25	Last Action: Rules suspended Caption: Appropriating money for the support of the Judicial, Executive and Legislative Branches of the State Government, for the construction of State buildings, and for State aid to public junior colleges, for the period beginning September 1, 1973, and ending August 31, 1975; authorizing and prescribing conditions, limitations, rules and procedures for allocating and expending the appropriated funds.
SB 56	Last Action: Governor submitted as emergency Caption: Relating to the operation of the public schools on a quarter system.
SB 124	Last Action: 90 Day Bill Caption: Creating a Federal Revenue Sharing Trust Fund to receive cash under the Federal State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972; to place such Trust fund under the administrative control of the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas and to allow the comptroller to invest any excess cash in United States Government securities; to promulgate rules and regulations for the availability of cash; to provide that this fund will be charged with certain salary related costs, which charges are to be credited to the General Revenue Fund.
SB 135	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education Caption: Relating to composition, appointment, and terms of board of the State Board of Trustees of the Teacher Retirement System, providing this Act to be severable.
SB 223	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education Caption: Permitting boards of regents of institutions of higher education to transfer surplus scholarship funds to local funds of such institutions.
SB 224	Last Action: Signed by Governor Caption: Authorizing the transfer of unencumbered balances of current appropriations made to the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System to the Central Education Agency.
SB 351	Last Action: Sent to subcommittee Caption: An Act providing that no person engaged in the work of, connected with, or employed by any newspaper, or other printed publication, press association, wire service, news agency, radio or television or network shall be compelled to disclose any information or any source of such information procured or obtained by such person in the course of his news-related activities; providing for severability; providing that all laws or parts of laws which are in conflict with the Act are repealed or modified to the extent of such conflict.
SB 393	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Amending the Texas Education Code; providing this Act to be severable.
SB 460	Last Action: Reported favorably as amended Caption: Relating to certain legal services benefits offered by certain organizations to members or beneficiaries.
SB 481	Last Action: Notice of intent given Caption: Appropriating Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) to the Senate of the Stated of Texas and One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) to the House of Representatives of the State of Texas for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1973.
SB 511	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education Caption: Amending Chapter 16 of the Texas Education Code; declaring that this Act is not intended to alter or effect other laws or other Chapters of the Texas Education Code; providing the effective date of this Act; declaring the Act to be severable.
SB 512	Last Action: Committee substitute Caption: Relating to the composition of The University of Texas System; confirming the authority of the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System to arrange the administration, organization, and names of the System institutions and entities in such way as will achieve their maximum operating efficiency; providing that this Act shall be cumulative of all other existing laws; providing for severability; repealing all laws in conflict.
SB 552	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of independent school districts and operation of schools at state facilities for the mentally retarded of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; providing for the operational costs of schools created pursuant to this Act; providing for salary supplements; providing for severability.
SB 633	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to educational incentive pay for firemen and policemen in certain cities.
SB 715	Last Action: Rules suspended Caption: Authorizing district attorneys and criminal district attorneys to make an election whether to devote full time to the duties of office and providing for certain procedures related thereto; making a supplemental appropriation; prescribing the relationship of this Act to related laws; and declaring an emergency.
SB 832	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to making an appropriation for the position of Executive Director of the Industrial Accident Board for the remainder of the fiscal year ending August 31, 1973.
SB 861	Last Action: Sent to subcommittee Caption: To amend Section 16.74, Texas Education Code, prescribing a formula for annual calculation of a county economic index based, in part, on true market value of assessed "real property" in each school district, as defined and determined herein; to amend Sections 16.72 and 16.75, Texas Education Code, providing for a deletion from amount chargeable to school districts and to total county assignments and providing procedure for a gradual phasing-in of the new index local fund assignments; to amend Section 16.76, subsection (a) and Section 16.77, Texas Education Code, prescribing implementation and procedure provisions for the computation of local fund assignment of school districts and notification thereof, thereby to ring into relation the new economic index; also vesting responsibility in the state comptroller or public accounts with regard to validation of certificates of assessments and percentages of assessments upon referral by the central education agency, and to assist in preparation of informational forms necessary to discharge such duties; to amend subsection (e) of Section 16.76, Texas Education Code, substituting therein a prescribed formula for authorization of a local fund assignment limitation, when applicable, providing an effective date of this Act; providing for a saving clause and declaring an emergency.
SB 887	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Creating the Rio Grande State Center for Mental Health and Mental Retardation Independent School District; providing for its territorial limits; providing for trustees; providing for taking census and certifying scholastics; and declaring an emergency.
SB 888	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Creating the Brenham State School Independent School District; providing for its territorial limits; providing for trustees; providing for taking census and certifying scholastics; and declaring an emergency.
SB 911	Last Action: Received from the Senate Caption: To add the chief probation officer in each county to the list of peace officers.
SB 948	Last Action: Reported favorably Caption: Providing that the County Judge of Titus County be an ex officio member of the Board of Hospital Managers of Titus County Hospital District; making a finding that local notice has been properly given; providing a saving clause.
SCR 4	Last Action: Signed by Governor Caption: Inviting Preston Smith to address the Regular Session of the 63rd Legislature in joint session.
SCR 18	Last Action: Signed by Governor Caption: Providing for a Joint Session Thursday, January 25, 1973, at 10:00 A.M. in eulogy of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, and inviting Homer Thornberry to address the Joint Session.
SCR 36	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Administration Caption: Creating a joint interim Surface Mining Operations Study Commitee.
SCR 119	Last Action: Filed without Governor's signature Caption: Suspending Senate Rule 96 (a) and (b) and House Rule 24, Sections 8 and 9, as provided by Senate Rule 96 (f) and House Rule 24, Section 13.
SCR 122	Last Action: Rules failed to suspend Caption: Suspending the Joint Rules to permit the House of Representatives to take up H.B. 834 on calendar Thursday, May 24, 1973.
SCR 132	Last Action: Filed without Governor's signature Caption: Suspending the Joint Rules to permit the Senate to take up H.B. No. 564.
SJR 36	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Rules Caption: Proposing an amendment of the Texas Constitution to provide a degree of permanence for house, senate, and joint rules.
SR 1	Last Action: Vote recorded on Caption: Caucus Report for the Regular Session, Sixty-third Legislature.
SR 12	Caption: Extending welcome to Albert Roach.
SR 15	Caption: Memorial Resolution for Robert E. West.
SR 16	Caption: Extending congratulations to Mrs. R. W. Jones.
SR 52	Caption: Extending welcome to John W. Williams.
SR 62	Caption: Extending welcome to Miss Bobbie Hayes and Mr. James Thompson.
SR 65	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wallace.
SR 79	Caption: Extending welcome to Martha Ann Lugades.
SR 87	Caption: Congratulatory resolution for Mrs. Kathleen Wright on her retirement.
SR 88	Caption: Congratulatory Resolution for City of Nash on its 100th Anniversary.
SR 98	Caption: Congratulatory Resolution for Walter H. Mengden, Sr.
SR 100	Caption: Memorial Resolution for Claude Dillehay.
SR 103	Caption: Congratulatory Resolution for Mrs. Hazel Ricks of Dekalb.
SR 125	Caption: Extending welcome to Mrs. Toni Clem and Miss Ginni Cooney.
SR 131	Caption: Extending welcome to Dana Blocker.
SR 144	Caption: Extending welcome to Dr. James A. Turman.
SR 150	Caption: Extending welcome to Reverend Felix R. Kindel.
SR 152	Caption: Congratulating Sgt. Everett Nelson Brandon on his retirement.
SR 165	Caption: Extending welcome to Judge J. R. Hubbard.
SR 184	Caption: Extending welcome to Mrs. Charlie Hickman, et al.
SR 191	Caption: Welcome to James Farris.
SR 196	Caption: Extending welcome to Honorable Don Rives.
SR 197	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Cathcart and Dr. Ross Alsup.
SR 198	Caption: Extending welcome to W. M. Gossett.
SR 230	Caption: Memorial resolution for Mrs. H. O. Bowen.
SR 232	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Norris Starkey.
SR 233	Caption: Extending welcome to Mrs. Ethelyn Abshire Akin and Mrs. Jennie Pendergrass.
SR 276	Caption: Extending welcome to Chief Loyd Matthews.
SR 304	Caption: Extending welcome to W. E. Wilcox and David Wilcox.
SR 347	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd S. Sterling.
SR 350	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr. and Mrs. William Viehe and their grandson, Mike Viehe.
SR 356	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Al Yeager.
SR 371	Caption: Extending welcome to Charles Ball and Glenn Deen.
SR 373	Caption: Memorial resolution for H. L. Hollis.
SR 375	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Voelkle.
SR 376	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Norris.
SR 418	Caption: Extending welcome to Neal Solomon.
SR 426	Caption: Extending welcome to Mrs. J. R. McLemore.
SR 462	Caption: Extending welcome to Miss Lucille Mathis and Mrs. Hazel Odom.
SR 476	Caption: Extending welcome to Don Blacketer.
SR 477	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr. Joe W. Steed.
SR 497	Caption: Congratulating Miss Adell Hale on her retirement.
SR 498	Caption: Extending welcome to Alice Bolin, Sammie Heavner and A. D. Taylor and Larry Gibson.
SR 505	Caption: Memorial resolution for A. N. Quarles.
SR 534	Caption: Extending welcome to William R. Wilson.
SR 562	Caption: Memorial resolution for Dreka Ray.
SR 575	Caption: Extending welcome to Miss June Parr.
SR 576	Caption: Extending welcome to Mrs. Gilberta Draper.
SR 619	Caption: Extending welcome to Bob Rheudasil.
SR 665	Caption: Extending congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Noon on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary.
SR 716	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil M. Everett, their son and grandson.
SR 717	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Steely.
SR 718	Caption: Requesting Legislative Budget Board to study the concept of "zero-base" budgeting with a view toward implementing its better features as aids in budget-recommendation and decision-making process.
SR 768	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Hancock, Paul S. Hancock and Mr and Mrs. Lee S. Hancock.
SR 779	Caption: Extending welcome to Hon. Maurice Isbell, Mayor of City of Clarksville.
SR 804	Caption: Memorial resolution for former Senator Wilbourne B. Collie.
SR 813	Caption: Extending welcome to Jim Asker.
SR 839	Caption: Extending welcome to Dr. H. D. Bruce.
SR 900	Caption: Memorial resolution for Ralph S. Spangler.
SR 924	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Warren J. Bell.
SR 925	Caption: Congratulating James Raymond Farmer on his retirement.
SR 927	Caption: Memorial resolution for H. O. Bowen.
SR 930	Caption: Caucus Report for Ad Interim, 63rd Legislature.
SR 934	Caption: Extending best wishes for a happy birthday to Senator Charles Herring.
SR 935	Caption: Commending Lt. Governor William P. Hobby for excellent work and service as presiding officer of the Senate.
SR 936	Caption: Marking the observance of Memorial Day.
63rd 1st Called Session
SCR 1	Last Action: Filed without Governor's signature Caption: Providing for Joint Session of First Called Session of the 63rd Legislature to hear address by the Honorable Dolph Briscoe.
SCR 3	Last Action: Signed by Governor Caption: Memorial resolution for Walter Ewing Long.
SR 1	Caption: Caucus Report for the First Called Session, Sixty-third Legislature.
SR 20	Caption: Designating January 12, 1974 as Robert E. West Day in Honey Grove.
SR 21	Caption: Commending Miller Barber.
SR 28	Caption: Caucus report for ad interim.
62nd Regular Session
SB 11	Caption: Relating making appropriations for Executive, Judicial and Legislative Branches of State Government, Aid to Public Junior Colleges, State Buildings, etc. (General Appropriations Bill).
SB 12	Caption: Relating to clarifying definitions under Teacher Retirement System of Texas, benefits thereunder, adjustment of benefits in effect, priorities in transfers from interest accounts, etc.
SB 14	Caption: Relating to repealing the limitations contained in the appropriations to the Texas Department of Public Safety in House Bill 2, 61st Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1969, of the amount of money in the Motor Vehicle Inspection Fund available for funding and financing the appropriations to the Texas Department of Public Safety and making other provisions relating thereto; reducing the appropriation from the State Highway Fund for financing of the Texas Department of Public Safety and making other provisions relating thereto.
SB 26	Caption: Relating to amending Appropriations Bill to reappropriate and transfer certain unencumbered balances in certain fund heretofor reppropriated to Attorney General's office for the year ending August 31, 1971, limiting accounts.
SB 107	Caption: Relating to reappropriating unexpended balances and authorizing the transfer of funds.
SB 108	Caption: Relating to appropriations to the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.
SB 141	Caption: Relating to the transfer of unencumbered balances in line-item appropriations, including contingency appropriations, of state aid to public junior colleges, to certain junior colleges.
SB 223	Caption: Relating to authorizing the transfer of funds currently appropriated to the State Securities Board.
SB 256	Caption: Relating to allocations of certain funds out of the Omnibus Tax Clearance Fund.
SB 317	Caption: Relating to providing for junior college districts the same status provided for school districts under provisions of the Texas Tort Claims Act.
SB 406	Caption: Relating to amending the Texas Education Code, prescribing a formula for annual calculation of a county economic index based, in part, on true market value of assessed "real property" in each school district, as defined and determined herein.
SB 423	Caption: Relating to providing for the establishment of a Food Stamp Program.
SB 469	Caption: Relating to providing for requirements for application for licensure by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.
SB 470	Caption: Relating to amending Texas Uniform Limited Partnership Act.
SB 471	Caption: Relating to increasing the fee collected by the Secretary of State for issuing Notary Public Commissions.
SB 472	Caption: Relating to amending Business and Commerce Code.
SB 522	Caption: Relating to transferring funds previously appropriated to the Board of Pardons and Paroles from one appropriation item to another.
SB 523	Caption: Relating to the establishment of an independent school district and the operation of schools of the various facilities and institutuions of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardstion.
SB 640	Caption: Relating to the establishment of an upper-level educational center of East Texas State University to be located in the city of Texarkana, to be known as East Texas State University at Texarkana.
SB 641	Caption: Relating to amending Texas Higher Education Commission Act to further define "Certificate program" thereunder.
SB 657	Caption: Relating to increasing the amount of student tuition charges which may be pledged to the payment of bonds, and to set forth the procedures pursuant to which such bonds may be issued.
SB 895	Caption: Relating to authorizing the Department of Public Welfare to transfer and spend funds for the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program.
SB 903	Caption: Relating to requiring the Commissioner of Education, under certain conditions, to issue a Texas teacher's certificate upon request to persons holding valid teaching certificates of other states.
SB 1041	Caption: Relating to providing for the creation of the 202nd Judicial District, to be composed of the County of Bowie.
SCR 21	Caption: Creating an interim committee to study retirement benefits of employees of public education institutions in Texas.
SCR 36	Caption: Establishing a Joint House-Senate Liason Committee.
SCR 58	Caption: In memory of Ethel Ruth Watson.
SCR 59	Caption: The University of Texas M.D. Cancer Hospital and Tumor Institute is reaffirmed as the official state resource for education, treatment and research of cancer and allied diseases.
SCR 71	Caption: In memory of J. Warren Hitt.
SCR 84	Caption: Inviting the Honorable James Harold Wilson to address a Joint Session of the Texas Legislature.
SCR 102	Caption: Providing that the policy of the State of Texas shall be that the State shall carry its own insurance on University of Texas System buildings.
SCR 140	Caption: Providing for sine die adjournment of the Regular Session of the 62nd Legislature.
SR 3	Caption: Caucus Report for 62nd Regular Session.
SR 21	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Jack C. Maddox.
SR 102	Caption: In memory of Mrs. Maggie E. Snelson.
SR 211	Caption: In memory of Houston B. Har- rison.
SR 212	Caption: In memory of O.L. Bridges.
SR 218	Caption: Extending welcome to The Honorable Ray Peeler, Jr.
SR 219	Caption: Extending welcome and privileges of the floor for today to Joe W. Steed.
SR 305	Caption: Extending welcome to The Honorable Mack Edwards.
SR 344	Caption: Extending welcome to Herby Cohen.
SR 364	Caption: Extending welcome to Mrs. Genie Farris, et al.
SR 405	Caption: Extending welcome and privileges of floor for today to Mrs. Frank G. Harmon, et al.
SR 450	Caption: Extending Welcome to Robert E. West.
SR 470	Caption: Extending welcome toMr. and Mrs. C. R. Sikes.
SR 472	Caption: In memory of former Senator Gus J. Strauss.
SR 473	Caption: In memory of Carleton Meade Jones.
SR 492	Caption: Extending welcome to Bill Maddox.
SR 524	Caption: Inviting Lieutenant General Beverly E. Powell to address the Senate on Wednesday, March 3, 1971.
SR 527	Caption: Extending congratulations to those involved in Public School Week and urging citizens to visit a public school.
SR 572	Caption: Extending welcome to The Honorable M.D. Emerson, et al.
SR 683	Caption: Extending welcome to Tommy MacKinnon, Bill Sherley, Kenny Creighton and Rickey Hill
SR 685	Caption: Extending welcome to Mrs. Richard Dorrell and Mrs. Robert Snowden.
SR 686	Caption: Extending welcome to Fred Bright and B.A. Crain.
SR 740	Caption: Extending welcome to the Reverend and Mrs. Glendell A. Jones and Mrs. Lester Rinefield.
SR 797	Caption: Extending welcome to Miss Kay Kennedy.
SR 815	Caption: Extending welcome to The Honorable Choice Moore, et al.
SR 817	Caption: Extending welcome to Mr.and Mrs. John H. Moore.
SR 902	Caption: Extending welcome to Miss Vatra Solomon and Miss Nila Solomon.
SR 914	Caption: Extending welcome to Mrs. and Mrs. Gene Roden and their children.
SR 915	Caption: Extending welcome to The Honorable C.M. Kennedy of Texarkana.
SR 1004	Caption: Expressing sincere appreciation to Mrs. Minnie Meier for the years of service she has given to her State; and conveying best wishes on her birthday.
SR 1022	Caption: In memory of O.D. Dickey.
SR 1039	Caption: In memory of N. Dwight Allison.
SR 1040	Caption: Extending welcome to Dr.a nd Mrs. Jarrell D. Gray.
SR 1103	Caption: In memory of Claude C. Wild, Sr.
SR 1105	Caption: Extending welcome to the Reverand Don Benton.
SR 1160	Caption: Extending welcome to S. M. Weiss.
SR 1205	Caption: Extending welcome to Dr. and Mrs. William C. Ragan.
SR 1212	Caption: Extending appreciation to Webster w. Glass on his retirement.
SR 1214	Caption: Extending appreciation to Luke Robinson on his retirement.
SR 1287	Caption: Extending welcome to Bun Raley.
SR 1333	Caption: Extending welcome to Judge and Mrs. Grover Sellers and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mason.
SR 1351	Caption: Extending appreciation to State Soil and Water Conservation Board for naming the flood control project of Deport Creek the Tom Jeffus Water Retention Structure.
SR 1358	Caption: Extending welcome to J.O. Pierce.
SR 1419	Caption: Extending best wishes to Senator Glenn H. Kothmann of San Antonio on the occasion of his birthday.
SR 1426	Caption: Extending welcome to the Honorable and Mrs. Tom Lorance, Jr.
SR 1462	Caption: Extending welcome to Mrs. Ina Stubblefield.
SR 1472	Caption: Providing that Rule 28 of the Joint Rules adopted by the Senate and Senate Resolution No. 507 pertaining thereto be suspended to allow certain matters to be considered in S.B. No. 11.
SR 1494	Caption: Caucus report for the Ad Interim, Regular Session Sixty-second Legislature.
SR 1501	Caption: In memory of Weaver Moore.
62nd 1st Called Session
SB 7	Caption: Relating to amending Senate Bill No. 11, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, to correct errors in language, statutory references, calculations and unintentional omissions; providing an effective date.
SB 14	Caption: Relating to appropriating funds for the operation of the Senate of the State of Texas.
SCR 2	Caption: Providing for sine die adjournment of the First Called Session of the 62nd Legislature.
SR 1	Caption: Caucus report for 62nd Legislature, First Called Session.
SR 2	Caption: Providing for the adoption of the Rules, 62nd Legislature, First Called Session.
SR 6	Caption: In memory of Mrs. J. C. DeShong.
SR 15	Caption: Extending welcome and naming Thomas Lee Schwartz Honorary Page for the day.
SR 18	Caption: Extending welcome and naming Steven Snelson Honorary Page for the day.
SR 19	Caption: Extending welcome and naming Gene Snelson Honorary Page for the day.
SR 34	Caption: Caucus Report for Ad Interim of 62nd Legislature.
62nd 2nd Called Session
SCR 12	Caption: In memory of former Texas State Senator George "Cotton" Moffett.
SCR 13	Caption: Inviting the Honorable Preston Smith to address a Joint Session of the Texas Legislature.
SCR 19	Caption: Providing for sine die adjournment of the Second Called Session of the 62nd Legislature.
SR 2	Caption: Caucus Report of Senate for Second Called Session, 62nd Legislature.
SR 27	Caption: Extending best wishes to Senator H. J. "Doc" Blanchard for a speedy recovery.
SR 47	Caption: Commending Ward Burke for his dedicated service as member of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Board.
SR 48	Caption: Extending congratulations to Bob Cantrell on receipt of Sam Holloway Award.
SR 49	Caption: In memory of Martin Fitzhugh Wise.
SR 152	Caption: Caucus Report for Ad Interim, Second Called Session, 62nd Legislature.
62nd 3rd Called Session
SB 1	Caption: Relating to appropriating money for the support of the Judicial, Executive and Legislative branches of the State Government, for the construction of State buildings, and for State aid to public junior colleges, for the period beginning September 1, 1972, and ending August 31, 1973.
SCR 1	Caption: Inviting Governor Preston Smith to address a Joint Session at 11:00 A.M., June 14, 1972.
SCR 5	Caption: In memory of E.L. Angell.
SCR 17	Caption: Suspending the Joint Rules to allow consideration of additions to and changes in the Conference Committee Report on S.B. No. 1.
SR 1	Caption: Caucus report for 3rd Called Session, 62nd Legislature.
SR 3	Caption: Extending welcome to Mrs. William J. Thomas and Mrs. Bobby Thomas of Paris, Texas.
SR 105	Caption: Extending congratulations to Mrs. Leita Davis on her selection as Outstanding Citizen of the Year by Hughes Springs Chamber of Commerce.
SR 150	Caption: In memory of Gibb Gilchrist.
SR 169	Caption: Extending congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Kennard B. Copeland.
SR 351	Caption: Expressing appreciation to Mrs. Mary Key for service as Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk of the Senate.
SR 358	Caption: Caucus report for Ad Interim, 3rd Called Session, 62nd Legislature.
62nd 4th Called Session
SCR 3	Caption: Providing for the adoption of joint rules for the 4th Called Session of the 62nd Legislature.
SR 1	Caption: Caucus Report for 4th Called Session, 62nd Legislature.
SR 3	Caption: Providing for the adoption of Senate Rules for the 4th Called Session, 62nd Legislature.
61st Regular Session
SB 1	Caption: Relating to making supplemental appropriations; reappropriating unexpended balances and authorizing the transfer of funds.
SB 58	Caption: Relating to appropriating money for the support of the Judicial, Executive and Legislative Branches of the State Government, for the construction of State buildings, and for State aid to public junior colleges, for the two year period beginning September 1, 1969, and ending August 31, 1971; authorizing and prescribing conditions, limitations, rules and procedures for allocating and expending the appropriated funds.
SB 100	Caption: Relating to providing a new teacher and administrator salary schedule with increments for the school year 1969-1970, and for the school year 1970-1971, and establishing a public school compensation plan or schedule for the school years 1971-1972 and thereafter; providing not to exceed 190 teacher service days per year; providing a position description for pay grades included in the compensation schedule; providing for an increase in salary base effective in 1974-1975 and providing for another such increase in 1978-79; granting authority to the Central Education Agency to develop policies for administration of salary schedules and position descriptions; providing an increasing operating cost allotment, providing that an operating cost allotment shall also be allotted for vocational teachers; increasing the total base costs for each bus; providing a new method of calculating the Local Fund Assignment for each local school district and prescribing a formula limiting the amount by which the Local Fund Assignment shall increase for any own district from one year to the next; providing for re-evaluation of value in taxable property for the purposes of this Act; providing for distribution and administration of funds.
SB 101	Caption: Relating to amending statutes establishing and regulating the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
SB 118	Caption: Relating to amending Statutes to exempt from taxation property of organizations devoted wholly to the promotion and encouragement of, or the dissemination of information concerning, the development, propagation, growing, or arrangement of flowers or decorative shrubs, plants, or trees, provided the property is owned and used for such purposes only, is not in whole or in part leased out to others, and is not in any manner operated at a profit or houses any individual or entity which operates a business upon said premises at a profit; exempting all garden clubs owning real property from ad valorem taxation.
SB 344	Caption: Relating to the establishment of an advisory council for the study and research of the problems of language-handicapped children and defining the duties of the Texas Education Agency and the commissioner of education concerning study and research into the problems of language-handicapped children and the development and carrying out of diagnostic and treatment programs for such children.
SB 465	Caption: Relating to amending the Texas Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act; definitions, Board, Commissioner, staff, services, funds, etc.
SB 498	Caption: Relating to providing that local school boards of all public school districts of Texas shall have authority to set a retirement age for its professional and supportive personnel.
SB 553	Caption: Relating to the establishment of a branch of East Texas State University to be located in the city of Texarkana, to be known as East Texas State University at Texarkana.
SB 554	Caption: Relating to creating Texarkana State College as a state-supported institution of higher education; providing for its management, administration, and financing.
SB 598	Caption: Relating to the submission date of the Governor's Budget.
SB 633	Caption: Relating to appropriating money for the support of the Judicial, Executive and Legislative Branches of the State Government, for the construction of State buildings, and for State aid to public junior colleges, for the two year period beginning September 1, 1969, and ending August 31, 1971; authorizing and prescribing conditions, limitations, rules and procedures for allocating and expending the appropriated funds.
SB 651	Caption: Relating to the payment of all authorized overtime by agents and institutions that are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act.
SB 653	Caption: Relating to programs for the training and education of state administrators and employees.
SB 655	Caption: Relating to powers of the Attorney General.
SB 723	Caption: Relating to authorizing Teacher Retirement System to photograph, microphotograph or film certain records, destruction of originals, Secretary to certify authenticity and make changes therefor as authorized by law.
SB 840	Caption: Relating to Titus County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 to provide for agreements with State, expenses for relocations, etc.
SB 856	Caption: Relating to appropriating money out of the General Revenue Fund of the Governor's Committee on Human Relations for the year beginning September 1, 1969, and ending August 31, 1970.
SCR 1	Caption: Providing for Joint Committees of the House of Representatives to canvass votes and to make Inaugural arrangements.
SCR 47	Caption: Commending the "Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Fund Committee".
SCR 56	Caption: In memory of former President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower.
SCR 64	Caption: Requesting the House of Representatives to return S.B. No. 498 to the Senate for further consideration.
SCR 105	Caption: Providing for the creation of a Mental Health and Mental Retardation Study Committee.
SCR 121	Caption: Providing for the Sine Die Adjournment of the 61st Legislature at 3:00 o'clock p.m., Monday, June 2, 1969.
SJR 11	Caption: Relating to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas to provide for annual legislative sessions.
SR 1	Caption: Caucus Report for the 61st Regular Session.
SR 22	Caption: Welcoming Walter W. Bassano and his wife to the State Capitol.
SR 23	Caption: Welcoming William J. Thomas and his wife to the State Capitol.
SR 24	Caption: Welcoming David Jones, et al, to the State Capitol.
SR 25	Caption: Welcoming John H. McCoy, et al, to the State Capitol.
SR 26	Caption: Welcoming Smilie Watkins and his wife to the State Capitol.
SR 29	Caption: Welcoming Gerald L. Brogoitti to the State Capitol.
SR 30	Caption: Welcoming Dale and Fay Stockton to the State Capitol.
SR 102	Caption: Welcoming Pat Bell of Texarkana to the State Capitol and granting privileges of the floor for the day.
SR 103	Caption: Welcoming Judge Cedric Townsend and his wife to the State Capitol and granting privileges of the floor for the day.
SR 126	Caption: In memory of A.M. Harrison.
SR 218	Caption: Welcoming Guy Smith to the State Capitol and granting privileges of the floor for the day.
SR 233	Caption: In memory of Joe J. Early.
SR 234	Caption: In memory of Loy W. Hartsfield.
SR 236	Caption: Welcoming William H. Long to the State Capitol and granting privileges of the floor for the day.
SR 237	Caption: Welcoming C.C. Rainey to the State Capitol and granting privileges of the floor for the day.
SR 286	Caption: Welcoming Albert Roach to the State Capitol and granting privileges of the floor for the day.
SR 304	Caption: Welcoming J.H. Stout, et al, to the State Capitol.
SR 338	Caption: Welcoming former Senator Weaver Moore to the State Capitol.
SR 373	Caption: Welcoming Kate Estes to the State Capitol and granting privileges of the floor for the day.
SR 411	Caption: Welcoming Ann Crawford, et al, to the State Capitol.
SR 419	Caption: Welcoming Betty K. Whitington, et al, to the State Capitol.
SR 432	Caption: Welcoming Vatra Solomon to the State Capitol and granting privileges of the floor for the day.
SR 507	Caption: Instructing the Senate conferees on S.B. No. 58.
SR 526	Caption: Welcoming Neal Solomon to the State Capitol and granting privileges of the floor for the day.
SR 558	Caption: In memory of S.F. Leslie.
SR 689	Caption: In memory of John E. Meade.
SR 739	Caption: Welcoming Jim Haltom to the State Capitol.
SR 833	Caption: Welcoming Duran Davis and his wife to the State Capitol.
SR 915	Caption: Welcoming Joe Agnew to the State Capitol.
SR 976	Caption: Providing for the suspension of of necessary rules to allow certain items in S.B. No. 58, the General Appropriations Bill, to be considered.
SR 1059	Caption: Caucus Report for Ad Interim, Regular Session, Sixty-first Legislature.
61st 1st Called Session
SB 1	Caption: Relating to appropriating money for State Government for a two-year period beginning September 1, 1969, and ending August 31, 1971.
SB 57	Caption: Relating to providing an optional method of determining allocation of Foundation Program Professional Units under the Foundation School Program Act.
SB 58	Caption: Relating to providing an allocation formula for certain school districts under the Foundation School Program Act.
SR 3	Caption: Suspending Senate rule 99b insofar as it applies to Senator John Creighton until recovery from burn injury.
SR 14	Caption: Welcoming Will H. Lightfoot and his wife to the State Capitol.
SR 44	Caption: Welcoming Brigitta Stengard of Varberg, Sweden, Rotary Club Exchange Student, to the State Capitol.
SR 73	Caption: Welcoming Roy H. Doyle and his family to the State Capitol.
SR 80	Caption: Welcoming Jane Colley Doer and her children, Robert and Sherri, to the State Capitol.
SR 121	Caption: Congratulating Dean Page Keeton on his sixtieth birthday.
SR 148	Caption: Caucus report for Ad Interim, First Called Session, Sixty-first Legislature.
61st 2nd Called Session
SB 1	Caption: Relating to appropriating money for the support of the Judicial, Executive and Legislative Branches of the State Government, for the construction of State buildings, and for State aid to public junior colleges, for the two-year period beginning September 1, 1969, and ending August 31, 1971; authorizing and prescribing conditions, limitations, rules and procedures for allocating and expending the appropriated funds.
SB 2	Caption: Relating to appropriating money for the support of the Judicial, Executive and Legislative Branches of the State Government, for the construction of State buildings, and for State aid to public junior colleges, for the period beginning September 1, 1969; authorizing and prescribing conditions, limitations, rules and procedures for allocating and expending the appropriated funds; providing a contingency clause; providing a savings clause.
SB 43	Caption: Relating to providing an allocation formula for certain school districts under the Foundation School Program Act.
SB 59	Caption: Relating to providing an optional method of determining allocation of Foundation Program Professional Units under the Foundation School Program Act.
SB 74	Caption: Relating to assessment and collection of taxes of independent school districts by the assessor and collector of an incorporated city or town.
SCR 2	Caption: Requesting the House to return H.B. No. 4 to the senate for further consideration.
SCR 14	Caption: Authorizing the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker to each appoint two additional members each to the Legislative Budget Board.
SR 1	Caption: Caucus report for the Second Called Session, 61st Legislature.
SR 18	Caption: In memory of Reece Pyron.
SR 21	Caption: Welcoming Bill Thompson to the State Capitol.
SR 25	Caption: In memory of Hubert C. Kennemer.
SR 38	Caption: Congratulating Senator Jack Hightower on the occasion of his birthday.
SR 45	Caption: Congratulating W.A. Dorries and his wife on the occasion of their Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary.
SR 76	Caption: Authorizing the Senate Finance Committee to employ adequate professional staff to serve the committee both during sessions and the interim.
SR 77	Caption: Congratulating W.O. Williams on his 100th birthday.
SR 89	Caption: Caucus report for Ad Interim, Second Called Session, Sixty-First Legislature.
60th Regular Session
SB 15	Caption: General Appropriations Act.
SB 16	Caption: Relating to amending certain acts so as to improve the minimum teacher salary schedule in the Foundation Program Act.
SB 87	Caption: Relating to providing for payment by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas of supplemental service retirement benefits as herein prescribed to each person who has retired as a teacher member prior to the effective date of this Act.
SB 88	Caption: Relating to amending certain acts so as to establish a minimum salary for school bus drivers; providing additional funds required.
SB 125	Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code to provide that compensation to be paid the members of the State Board of Insurance shall be sums as are provided for by the Appropriation Acts.
SB 143	Caption: Relating to providing for the implementation of a program of student teaching, providing for administration of program, financing of program, and an effective date.
SB 162	Caption: Relating to providing for the protection, safety and welfare of students and employees of the respective governing boards and for the protection and policing of the buildings and grounds of the state institutions of higher education including public junior colleges of this state.
SB 200	Caption: Relating to making supplemental appropriation to the Comptroller of Public Accounts.
SB 220	Caption: Relating to creating and establishing Texarkana State college at Texarkana, Texas, as a coeducational institution of higher learning, providing that the organization, management and control of said College shall be vested in the Board of Regents of the State Senior Colleges.
SB 260	Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes so as to provide for the payment of a Five Dollar ($5.00) annual membership fee by each member of the Teacher Retirement System.
SB 308	Caption: Relating to amending the Workmen's Compensation Law to permit insurance coverage as employees to be carried on executive officers of corporations which are subscribers under this law, including charitable, religious, educational and other non-profit corporations as well as business corporations but excluding certain educational corporations.
SB 357	Caption: Relating to appropriating the sum of $2,500,000 to be used for the purpose of furnishing and equipping additions to The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute at Houston.
SB 358	Caption: Relating to permitting any member of the Teacher Retirement System who has heretofore performed active military service as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States during World War II or a period of twelve (12) months thereafter to make deposits with the Teacher Retirement System and receive current membership service credit for each creditable year of military service.
SB 381	Caption: Relating to amending certain statute, providing two alternate methods by which territory consisting of school districts or parts of school districts adjoining or lying adjacent to any Junior College District may be annexed to such Junior College District for Junior College purposes only.
SB 409	Caption: Relating to authorizing and directing the Parks and Wildlife Department to expend funds to cities, counties, and school districts in lieu of taxes for Wildlife Management areas.
SB 424	Caption: Relating to amending the Texas Insurance Code so as to limit the increase of rates on life insurance policies.
SB 435	Caption: Relating to amending certain acts relating to termination of membership in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
SB 453	Caption: Relating to providing that the rates of per diem wages, legal holiday overtime wages paid by the Texas Highway Department to employees paid on an hourly basis shall be set by the biennial Appropriations Act.
SB 491	Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes to establish the procedures whereby the State Classification Officer will, with the approval of the Legislative Audit Committee, establish new classifications, and adjust allocations to existing salary ranges.
SB 492	Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes so as to establish the procedures whereby the State Classification Officer will assist in the recruitment of applicants.
SB 570	Caption: Relating to a General Appropriations Bill for the Fiscal Year Beginning September 1, 1967.
SCR 1	Caption: Directing the creation of a Joint Committee to canvass the results of the Gubernatorial Election. Also creating another committee to prepare for their inauguration.
SJR 33	Caption: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas to provide for annual legislative sessions.
SR 1	Caption: The Caucus Report for the Session, relating to the hiring, compensation, and privileges of employees of the Senate.
SR 4	Caption: Providing for the drawing for term length of Senators following a new apportionment.
SR 5	Caption: Adopting the Senate Rules for the Regular Session.
SR 47	Caption: Welcoming J. W. McEwien and Bobby Crook to the State Capitol.
SR 72	Caption: Welcoming Vantra Solomon and Jackie Sims to the State Capitol.
SR 99	Caption: Welcoming Linda Deweese to the State Capitol.
SR 125	Caption: Welcoming Mr. and Mrs. Leo Witkowski and Thomas Graf to the State Capitol.
SR 189	Caption: Welcoming Bob Rheudasil to the State Capitol.
SR 197	Caption: Welcoming Lester Crutchfield to the State Capitol.
SR 243	Caption: Welcoming N. L. Barker to the State Capitol.
SR 256	Caption: Congratulating Former Governor Coke Stevenson on the dedication of an Official Texas Historical Marker in his honor.
SR 295	Caption: Welcoming Mrs. Bill Abshire to the State Capitol.
SR 298	Caption: In memory of Ollie Higgs.
SR 299	Caption: In memory of Walter Johnson Higgs.
SR 301	Caption: Amending Senate Rule 99 to include the Secretary of State.
SR 307	Caption: Welcoming the students of Stamford Elementary School to the State Capitol.
SR 321	Caption: Welcoming the Former State Senator Roy Sanderford to the State Capitol.
SR 356	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to Alfred Petsch.
SR 449	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to John Smith.
SR 672	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to William Edward Berger.
SR 714	Caption: Welcoming the students of Our Lady of Sorrows School of San Antonio to the State Capitol.
SR 716	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to Martha Crawford and her daughter.
SR 746	Caption: Welcoming the students of Clarksville High School to the State Capitol.
SR 773	Caption: Caucus Report for the Ad Interim of the Session.
60th 1st Called Session
SB 4	Caption: Relating to appropriating money for the support of the Judicial, Executive and Legislative Branches of the State Government, for the construction of State buildings, and for State aid to public junior colleges, for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 1968, and ending August 31, 1969.
SB 6	Caption: Relating to authorizing the Comptroller of Public Accounts to transfer funds between items of appropriation made to the Comptroller; providing for an effective date.
SCR 1	Caption: Directing the Legislature to meet in a Joint Session in order to hear a message from the Governor.
SR 1	Caption: Caucus Report for the 1st Called Session of the 60th Legislature.
SR 3	Caption: Adopting the permanent rules of the Senate for the Session.
SR 16	Caption: Welcoming Ray Sissel to the Capitol.
SR 29	Caption: In memory of C. V. Flanary, Sr.
SR 49	Caption: In memory of the Reverend J. W. Reeder.
SR 50	Caption: Congratulating Miss Emma Mae Brotze on her retirement as Assistant Superintendent of the Marshall Public Schools.
SR 86	Caption: Welcoming Mrs. Dodson Hanes, et al. to the Capitol.
SR 95	Caption: Welcoming Mrs. Lucille Elgin and Ira D. Robinson to the Capitol.
SR 96	Caption: In memory of William Rozell.
SR 105	Caption: Welcoming the family of Mr. Thomas B. Steely to the Capitol.
SR 156	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor to James Detheridge for the day.
SR 180	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor to Clyde Emmons for the day.
SR 190	Caption: Welcoming Dr. Leon Hoffman to the Capitol.
SR 191	Caption: Welcoming Dr. and Mrs. William C. Ragan to the Capitol.
SR 201	Caption: In memory of Mrs. J. J. "Virginia" Youngblood.
SR 202	Caption: Welcoming Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Harmon, et al. to the Capitol.
SR 262	Caption: Caucus report of the 1st Called Session of the 60th Legislature.
59th Regular Session
SB 4	Caption: Relating to improving the minimum teacher salary schedule in the Foundation Program Act.
SB 190	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by providing for an annual exceptional children transportation cost allotment to school districts operating approved exceptional children programs determinable on a prescribed per capita pupil basis and/or formula and subject to certain limitations; providing same shall be paid out of the Foundation School Fund as a part of the Foundation School Program; providing for deposit of such allocations to a district's Exceptional Transportation Fund hereby created, accountable and usable only for transportation purposes of certain exceptional children.
SB 264	Caption: Relating to providing for the implementation of a program of student teaching.
SB 388	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by providing for the issuance of scholarships to the highest ranking graduate of each accredited high school of this state by the governing boards of the several institutions of collegiate rank supported in whole or in part by public funds appropriated from the State Treasury.
SB 530	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by making certain teachers eligible for membership in the Teacher Retirement System.
SB 544	Caption: Relating to the reclassification of Texarkana Junior College as a public senior college, to be known as Northeast Texas State College.
SB 580	Caption: Relating to appropriating money to the Central Education Agency for each year of the biennium (1965-66, 1966-67) to be used to the extent required to pay salary increases to teachers employed in State School for the Deaf, Texas School for the Blind, and Texas Blind and Deaf School.
SCR 2	Caption: Requesting committees to Canvass Votes and for Inauguration of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
SCR 25	Caption: Recognizing Benjamin C. Franklin as the person for whom Franklin County was named.
SCR 64	Caption: Inviting Praxedis Balboa to address a Joint Session of the Legislature.
SR 1	Caption: Caucus Report for the 59th Regular Session.
SR 3	Caption: Adopting Senate Rules for the Regular Session of the 59th Legislature.
SR 25	Caption: Welcoming Grover Sellers and his wife to the State Capitol.
SR 157	Caption: Welcoming Melvin Rouff to the State Capitol.
SR 224	Caption: In memory of Edwin Leigh Beck.
SR 292	Caption: Welcoming James Semple to the State Capitol.
SR 314	Caption: Welcoming Mary Jo Gobbert to the State Capitol.
SR 340	Caption: Welcoming Harry Westberry to the State Capitol.
SR 341	Caption: In memory of H. E. Robinson.
SR 375	Caption: In memory of Clark Burrus.
SR 399	Caption: Welcoming Grady Moore to the State Capitol.
SR 438	Caption: Welcoming C. M. Kennedy to the State Capitol.
SR 517	Caption: In memory of Wilber Albert Jones.
SR 533	Caption: Welcoming Cooper Blankenship and his wife to the State Capitol.
SR 622	Caption: Welcoming Robert Walker, Bill Morgan Smith and Bob Middlebrooks to the State Capitol.
SR 695	Caption: Welcoming Paul Wells and J. D. Wells to the State Capitol.
SR 757	Caption: Welcoming Peggy White to the State Capitol.
SR 759	Caption: Welcoming Harvey D. Brown and Dee Ann Brown to the State Capitol.
SR 761	Caption: Directing the Enrolling Clerk to make certain corrections in S. B. No. 4.
SR 834	Caption: Welcoming Harold Hunt to the State Capitol.
SR 844	Caption: Caucus Report for the Ad Interim of the 59th Regular Session.
SR 845	Caption: Recognizing Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith for his service.
59th 1st Called Session
SR 1	Caption: Caucus report for the First Called Session of the 59th Legislature.
SR 2	Caption: Adopting Permanent Rules for the First Called Session of the 59th Legislature.
SR 4	Caption: Welcoming Frank Grimes and members of the board of Paris Junior College to the State Capitol.
SR 6	Caption: In memory of William J. Cozort.
SR 66	Caption: Welcoming Eula Cummings to the State Capitol.
SR 112	Caption: Caucus Report for Ad Interim of the First called Session of the 59th Legislature.
SR 127	Caption: Recognizing Beatrice Lewis for her service as the Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk for the First Called Session of the 59th Legislature.
58th Regular Session
SB 10	Caption: Relating to providing an elective method for calculating and determining the standard annuity allowable to members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, and prescribing an additional minimum service retirement benefit payable to teacher members and teacher beneficiaries.
SB 29	Caption: Relating to providing an exemption of property passing to or for the use of any religious, educational, or charitable organization, if the laws of the jurisdiction under which such organization is organized or is operating provide an exemption from death tax of any character with respect to property passing (1) to or for the use of any such organization, or (2) to or for the use of any such organization organized or operating within the State of Texas, or (3) to or for the use of any such organization organized or operating within any other jurisdiction which grants a reciprocal exemption.
SB 199	Caption: Relating to arranging the statutes of this State affecting savings and loan associations and their operations in appropriate chapters and articles into a consistent whole and under a single act; providing penalties; providing an effective date.
SB 305	Caption: Relating to increasing the age eligibility for exceptional children program benefits; providing for an effective date of this Act.
SB 431	Caption: Relating to increasing the age eligibility for exceptional children program benefits; providing an annual transportation cost allotment on exceptional pupils enrolled in an approved exceptional children program on a per pupil capita formula basis to be computed and paid from certain State Appropriation; providing for an effective date of this amendatory Act.
SB 505	Caption: Relating to the investment of the Permanent School Fund by the State Board of Education.
SCR 53	Caption: Granting Eldridge Jarrell permission to sue the State of Texas.
SCR 101	Caption: Recognizing Walter Long and the staff of the Texas Legislative Service for their work during the Session.
SR 1	Caption: Caucus Report for the 58th Regular Session of the Legislature.
SR 2	Caption: Adopting the Senate Rules for the 58th Legislature.
SR 9	Caption: Welcoming Mrs. L. G. Farris and Mrs. R. H. Laschinger to the State Capitol.
SR 10	Caption: Welcoming Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Bassano to the State Capitol.
SR 21	Caption: Welcoming Henry G. Smith and Watt Smith to the State Capitol.
SR 24	Caption: Authorizing the Lieutenant Governor to add more Members to the Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns.
SR 34	Caption: Welcoming J. W. McCoy and Ed Dwelle to the State Capitol.
SR 44	Caption: Welcoming Barry Taylor to the State Capitol.
SR 45	Caption: Welcoming James Rhendasil to the State Capitol.
SR 59	Caption: Welcoming Gene Gatlin, O. O. Potterfield, James E. Wilson, N. S. Petty, and Neal Courtney to the State Capitol.
SR 82	Caption: Recognizing the Lamar County Sheriff's Posse for their participation in the Inauguration Parade.
SR 109	Caption: Welcoming C. C. Clark and Mark L. Hodges to the State Capitol.
SR 136	Caption: Welcoming Gyles D. Norwood, Henry Joe Fletcher, and L. P. Rhodes to the State Capitol.
SR 169	Caption: In memory of Samuel Robert McWhirter.
SR 216	Caption: Welcoming Mr. and Mrs. Carson Gilmer to the State Capitol.
SR 222	Caption: Welcoming A. N. Quarles to the State Capitol.
SR 275	Caption: In memory of Lee A. Denton, Sr.
SR 306	Caption: Welcoming former Speaker of the House Jim Lindsey to the State Capitol.
SR 316	Caption: Welcoming Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Bowen to the State Capitol.
SR 465	Caption: Welcoming K. S. Pitzer to the State Capitol.
SR 520	Caption: Welcoming the students of Deport High School to the State Capitol.
SR 555	Caption: Welcoming Susie Blair to the State Capitol.
SR 587	Caption: In memory of Rawley K. Record.
SR 627	Caption: Caucus Report for the interim of the 58th Legislature.
SR 629	Caption: In memory of Zeta Gossett.
57th Regular Session
SB 11	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act to provide a new teacher and administrator salary schedule with increments.
SB 37	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act to provide that the franchise tax imposed shall not apply to non-profit water supply or sewer service corporations organized on behalf of cities or towns.
SB 46	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act to provide allocation of fees; appropriating funds.
SB 54	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute providing for the registration and registration fee of importers and manufacturers of foods and drugs.
SB 168	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute deleting therefrom real estate as an object or subject matter with reference to which an occupation tax is levied.
SB 205	Caption: Relating to providing for the annual adoption by the State Board of Education of an operating budget for the administration and supervision of the Central Education Agency, for procedure and filing incident thereto; providing amount budgeted shall not exceed a fixed percentage of the total cost of the Foundation School Program annually estimated for purposes of the Foundation School Program Act; providing authority of the State Board of Education to accept grants to discharge responsibilities assigned.
SB 244	Caption: Relating to providing for the allocation of professional units provided in the Foundation School Program to certain districts.
SB 253	Caption: Relating to amending the Teachers' Retirement System regarding payment of claims to certain beneficiaries.
SB 254	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute relating to defining "scholastic population" for its purposes and laws pertaining to apportionment of the State Available School Fund; providing for a scholastic census each four years in lieu of an annual census heretofore required for State Available Fund distribution.
SB 269	Caption: Relating to repealing a certain Act relating to the use of facsimile signatures and seals upon public securities and instruments of payments.
SB 270	Caption: Relating to amending the Prepaid Funeral Services and Funeral Merchandise Statutes relative to the regulation and sale of pre-need funeral merchandise and service contracts.
SB 309	Caption: Relating to making it unlawful to obtain telecommunications service with the intent to defraud any individual, corporation or other person of the lawful charges, in whole or in part, therefor, through the use of false or unauthorized or fictitious telephone numbers or credit card numbers or a code or prearranged scheme or by any other trick, false representation, or means; providing penalties for violations.
SB 316	Caption: Relating to providing for the incorporation of dental health service corporations under the Texas Nonprofit Act; adding an exception to the Dental Practice Act.
SB 368	Caption: Relating to creating a conservation and reclamation district comprising certain territory contained in Bowie County, Texas, to be known as "Bowie County Water Supply District"; providing that the purposes of the Act are to provide for construction, acquisition and operation of a water supply and waste disposal system for municipal, domestic and industrial uses.
SB 369	Caption: Relating to authorizing independent school districts to borrow money for current maintenance expenses; providing for the method of evidencing of loans by the issuance of negotiable notes.
SB 418	Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code pertaining to the description and requirements of certain group life insurance policies.
SB 448	Caption: Relating to revising and rearranging certain Statutes of this State relating to public education into a consistent whole and under a single code to be known as the Texas Public Education Code; providing for an effective date.
SB 456	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act relating to hunting by nonresidents on military areas.
SCR 1	Caption: Directing the preparation of Inauguration ceremonies for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
SCR 82	Caption: Suspending the Joint Rules of the Legislature to allow either chamber to consider H. B. No. 9 and H. J. R. No. 30.
SCR 85	Caption: Recognizing Walter E. Long and the staff of the Texas Legislative Service for their service to the Legislature.
SR 1	Caption: Senate Caucus Report.
SR 29	Caption: Welcoming John Carlyle to the State Capitol.
SR 50	Caption: In memory of Henry W. Stilwell.
SR 89	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor to former State Senator E. Harold Beck and Charlie Kennedy.
SR 102	Caption: In memory of John Lee Smith, Jr.
SR 103	Caption: In memory of Hollis A. Moore, Sr.
SR 133	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to A. W. Jackson, Paul Daniels, Sam Allen, Archie Murray, and James Kelty to the State Capitol.
SR 153	Caption: In memory of Mabel Scoggin Duncan.
SR 166	Caption: Recognizing Audra Mae Mathison on the occasion of her retirement.
SR 209	Caption: Welcoming Alford Flanagan to the State Capitol.
SR 214	Caption: Welcoming Guy Jones to the State Capitol.
SR 215	Caption: Welcoming Cameron McKinney to the State Capitol.
SR 242	Caption: In memory of Haskell C. Hay.
SR 272	Caption: Welcoming Harry Paterson, et al. to the State Capitol.
SR 342	Caption: Welcoming the family of James Jackson to the State Capitol.
SR 367	Caption: Welcoming Grady Moore to the State Capitol.
SR 430	Caption: Welcoming Frank Jackson and the students of Avery Schools to the State Capitol.
SR 469	Caption: In memory of J. R. McLemore.
SR 489	Caption: Welcoming the students of Deport High School to the State Capitol.
SR 492	Caption: Welcoming the students of Detroit High School to the State Capitol.
SR 499	Caption: Welcoming the students of West Lamar High School to the State Capitol.
SR 527	Caption: Welcoming the students of North Hopkins High School to the State Capitol.
SR 552	Caption: In memory of O. B. Fisher.
57th 1st Called Session
SB 2	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute to provide a new teacher and administrator salary schedule with increments; providing for an increased operating cost allotment; increasing the allowable total base costs for each bus; fixing the amount to be charged for the 1961-62 school year against the local school districts toward the Foundation School Program and the method to determine thereafter, annually, such charge.
SB 7	Caption: Relating to providing for the allocation of professional units provided in the Foundation School Program to certain districts.
SB 63	Caption: Relating to Northeast Texas Municipal Water District; naming the persons to constitute the Board of Directors of said District; validating acts performed by such Directors and by the persons who served before them as such Directors.
SCR 30	Caption: Suspending the Joint Rules of the Legislature to allow either chamber to consider H. B. No. 8.
SR 1	Caption: Senate Caucus Report.
SR 2	Caption: Adopting the Permanent Rules of the Senate for the First Called Session of the 57th Legislature.
SR 7	Caption: Welcoming Mr. and Mrs. Ed Herman and family to the State Capitol.
SR 19	Caption: Welcoming Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. Wright and their daughter to the State Capitol.
SR 26	Caption: Welcoming the family of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Taliaferro to the State Capitol.
SR 27	Caption: Welcoming the family of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. DeKalb to the State Capitol.
SR 28	Caption: Welcoming Harvey Leeweight to the State Capitol.
SR 32	Caption: Welcoming Martha Lou Ward and Kay Lambert to the State Capitol.
SR 76	Caption: Welcoming Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Holbrook to the State Capitol.
SR 77	Caption: Welcoming the family of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jones to the State Capitol.
SR 82	Caption: Welcoming Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Bozeman to the State Capitol.
SR 86	Caption: Caucus Report for the Ad Interim of the 1st Called Session of the 57th Legislature.
57th 2nd Called Session
SB 1	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes to provide increased new teacher and administrator salary schedule with increments; to provide for an increased operating costs allotment; to increase the allowable total base costs for each bus; to fix the amount to be charged for the 1961-1962 school year against the local school districts toward the Foundation School Program; providing a method of paying increased costs of Foundation Program; providing for transfer of one (1%) per cent from permanent school fund and prescribing certain limitations.
SB 2	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act providing that amounts allocated to the Teacher Retirement System for the fiscal years beginning September 1, 1961 and September 1, 1962 shall be paid from the General Revenue Fund during each of these years; providing an effective date.
SR 2	Caption: Adopting the Permanent Rules of the Senate for the Second Called Session of the 57th Legislature.
SR 3	Caption: Senate Caucus Report.
SR 18	Caption: Welcoming Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Pfluger to the State Capitol.
SR 22	Caption: Welcoming J. D. Thomas and James Deatherage to the State Capitol.
SR 24	Caption: Caucus Report for the Ad Interim of the 2nd Called Session of the 57th Legislature.
57th 3rd Called Session
SB 18	Caption: Relating to providing a minimum monthly salary for the Head-Principal in a 2-year accredited high school district.
SB 24	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act to provide in each instance where a librarian, school nurse, school physician, visiting teacher, itinerant teacher, supervisor, or other teacher or employee is paid his salary, wages, or other compensation from monies derived from various common school districts, rural high school districts, independent school districts or from any governmental source pursuant to the provisions of the cooperative agreement, then it is expressly provided that the minimum employer's matching contributions for Old Age and Survivor's Insurance System of the Federal Security Act shall be paid out of the Minimum Foundation Fund of the Texas Central Education Agency, etc.
SR 1	Caption: Senate Caucus Report.
SR 2	Caption: Adopting the permanent rules for the Third Called Session of the 57th Legislature.
SR 27	Caption: In memory of B. I. Jordan, Jr.
SR 61	Caption: In memory of H. L. Morris.
SR 76	Caption: In memory of E. R. L. Wroe.
SR 85	Caption: In memory of John Vernard Ash, Sr.
SR 90	Caption: Recognizing Mrs. J. W. E. H. Beck on the occasion of her retirement.
SR 98	Caption: Caucus Report for the Ad Interim of the 3rd Called Session of the 57th Legislature.
56th Regular Session
SB 5	Caption: Relating to amending certain acts so as to provide availability of a Minimum Foundation School Program of one hundred eighty (180) days of instruction each year and for teacher in-service education.
SB 37	Caption: Relating to amending certain acts by providing for organized driver education for pupils in the public free schools of Texas who have attained a certain age and the inclusion of all allocations for professional driver education teacher units in the Foundation School Program Act.
SB 62	Caption: Relating to authorizing a pre-school instructional program for non-English speaking children.
SB 134	Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes to provide a Three ($3.00) Dollar annual membership fee for each member of the Teacher Retirement System.
SB 167	Caption: Relating to placing all County Attorneys and Criminal District Attorneys performing the duties of District Attorney on a salary basis of compensation and fixing the minimum and maximum amounts of such salaries; providing an operative date.
SB 168	Caption: Relating to the responsibilities, powers, and duties of the Central Education Agency, State Board of Education and State Commission of Education with respect to Public Junior Colleges.
SB 211	Caption: Relating to requiring the labeling of the minimum percentage of milkfat or butterfat content of all milk produced, offered for sale, or sold in this State; providing penalties for the violation of this Act; providing for the effective date of this Act.
SB 234	Caption: Relating to amending certain acts to provide credit to members of either the Teacher Retirement System or the Employees Retirement System of Texas for service rendered as either a teacher or auxiliary employee employed in the public schools, colleges or universities of the state, or as an appointive officer or employee of the state; providing for the effective date for this Act.
SB 250	Caption: Relating to authorizing the Board of Trustees, of all school districts, under certain circumstances, to insure students training for or participating in interschool athletic competition for bodily injuries sustained by said students by reason thereof;
SB 251	Caption: Relating to amending the Foundation School Program Act to provide for a minimum monthly salary of One Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($125.00) for school bus drivers, which amount shall be allocated from the Foundation School Fund and shall be separate and apart from the purchase, maintenance, and operating cost of each transportation unit of the Foundation School Program.
SB 310	Caption: Relating to amending certain acts by making participation in Firemen's Relief and Retirement funds compulsory for firemen who were participating therein on July 22, 1957.
SB 395	Caption: Relating to amending Acts which created Northeast Texas Municipal Water District, conferring on the District certain additional powers.
SB 408	Caption: Relating to authorizing the refund of any moneys received by the Board of Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools to which it was not legally entitled, or paid by mistake of fact, law, or under duress.
SB 409	Caption: Relating to authorizing the Legislature to appropriate public funds for the purpose of paying for drugs and medical, hospital, laboratory, and funeral expenses of state employees injured or killed while engaged in performance of a necessary governmental function assigned to the employee, or where the duties of such employee require the employee himself to unavoidable dangers peculiar to the performance of a necessary governmental function.
SB 440	Caption: Relating to providing for prescriptions by dentists and the inspection of such prescriptions and to clarify and further define the practice of dentistry.
SB 453	Caption: Relating to amending certain acts pertaining to the retirement of members of the Teacher Retirement System on disability who are eligible for service retirement.
SB 456	Caption: Relating to authorizing the governing board of certain Junior College Districts to purchase additional lands.
SCR 1	Caption: Directing the preparation of Inauguration ceremonies for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
SCR 49	Caption: Recognizing the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers on their 50th anniversary.
SCR 55	Caption: Granting The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, The Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Company, and The Landa Motor Lines permission to sue the State of Texas.
SCR 72	Caption: Designating the week of February 28 through March 5, 1959 as Public Schools Week in Texas.
SCR 80	Caption: Recognizing Walter E. Long and the staff of the Texas Legislative Service for their work during the session.
SR 67	Caption: Welcoming Mrs. F. H. McDowell to the State Capitol.
SR 85	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to former State Senator Wallace Hughston.
SR 87	Caption: In memory of Tom Deberry.
SR 94	Caption: In memory of W. L. Willis.
SR 123	Caption: Welcoming Mrs. Joe Kellum, Linda Kellum, Doug Smith and Curtis Walters to the State Capitol.
SR 161	Caption: Welcoming the family of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stone to the State Capitol.
SR 173	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Roberts.
SR 224	Caption: Welcoming Mrs. J. W. Smalling to the State Capitol.
SR 264	Caption: In memory of Sam Kneisley Hocker.
SR 274	Caption: Welcoming Addie Beacham to the State Capitol.
SR 314	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for the day to Ted McElroy.
SR 324	Caption: Welcoming Mt. and Mrs. Wallace Finfrock to the State Capitol.
SR 364	Caption: In memory of Albis E. Ball.
SR 376	Caption: Welcoming Mmes. Gibb Gilchrist, D. W. Hooker, W.L. Penberthy, and J. Frank Weaver.
SR 377	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to W. A. Welch and his son.
SR 383	Caption: Welcoming the family of Mr. and Mrs. Quinton Miller to the State Capitol.
SR 432	Caption: Welcoming Donald Smith to the State Capitol.
SR 496	Caption: Welcoming James Rhendasil, James Oxford, J. P. Peace, Frank Stone, and J. S. Sharp to the State Capitol.
SR 509	Caption: In memory of J. M. Grant.
SR 527	Caption: Welcoming Harry Taylor to the State Capitol.
SR 539	Caption: Welcoming the students of Picton High School to the State Capitol.
SR 546	Caption: Welcoming the students of Bogata High School to the State Capitol.
SR 574	Caption: Caucus Report for the Interim of the 56th Legislature.
SR 579	Caption: In memory of former State Senator Tom A. DeBerry.
SR 580	Caption: Directing the creation of a Committee to notify the Governor that the Senate is ready to adjourn sine die.
SR 581	Caption: Directing the creation of a Committee to notify the State House of Representatives that the Senate is ready to adjourn sine die.
56th 1st Called Session
SB 12	Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes by providing that the franchise tax imposed by Chapter 3, Title 122 shall not apply to nonprofit water supply or sewer service corporation.
SR 1	Caption: Caucus Report of the First Called Session of the 56th Legislature.
SR 3	Caption: Adopting the Permanent Rules of the Senate for the Called Session.
SR 7	Caption: Welcoming Reb H. Burks, P. E. Ellis, and Eldon Ellis to the State Capitol.
SR 37	Caption: Welcoming the students of Brykerwoods School of Austin to the State Capitol.
SR 40	Caption: Welcoming the family of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Puckett to the State Capitol.
SR 42	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to former State Senator Howard Carney, Hershel Hanner, and Joe Graham.
SR 44	Caption: In memory of Roy Bedichek.
SR 46	Caption: Recognizing George J. Beto for becoming President of Concordia Seminary in Springfield, Illinois.
SR 51	Caption: Welcoming the family of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Enochs to the State Capitol.
SR 76	Caption: Welcoming Mrs. Menton J. Murray and her daughter to the State Capitol.
SR 80	Caption: Welcoming Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeBerry to the State Capitol.
SR 94	Caption: Welcoming Robert Glass, Morris Kimball, and Richard Margraves to the State Capitol.
SR 103	Caption: In memory of Bedford B. Harlan.
SR 104	Caption: In memory of H. R. Marks.
SR 109	Caption: Welcoming Mrs. Joe N. Chapman to the State Capitol.
SR 113	Caption: Welcoming Judy Gillispie to the State Capitol.
SR 117	Caption: In memory of Frances "Fannie" Rountree.
SR 119	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to Loyd S. Sterling.
56th 2nd Called Session
SB 30	Caption: Relating to granting certain common school and certain common consolidated school districts to levy an annual ad valorem tax for buildings.
SB 36	Caption: Relating to amending certain acts creating Northeast Texas Municipal Water District.
SB 38	Caption: Relating to providing for the incorporation of Dental Health Service Corporations.
SR 1	Caption: Caucus Report for the Second Called Session of the 56th Legislature.
SR 2	Caption: Adopting the permanent rules for the Second Called Session.
SR 7	Caption: Welcoming Thomas Nixon to the State Capitol.
SR 13	Caption: Welcoming Mrs. John Shuler, Mrs. Henry Mood, and their children to the State Capitol.
SR 36	Caption: Welcoming Rev. and Mrs. Roemer to the State Capitol.
SR 37	Caption: Welcoming Mmes. Herbert Line, and Levonne Rochelle to the State Capitol.
SR 41	Caption: Welcoming Frederick William Haworth to the State Capitol.
SR 42	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to Horace K. Jackson.
SR 52	Caption: Welcoming the family of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wood, Jr. to the State Capitol.
SR 63	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to Claude H. McCorkle.
SR 68	Caption: Recognizing Oscar L. Taylor and his wife Hazel Taylor on the occasion of their retirement.
SR 71	Caption: In memory of T. J. Manton.
SR 83	Caption: Welcoming Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Wood to the State Capitol.
SR 84	Caption: Welcoming R. J. Bolton, L. T. Bolton, Leon Brazil, and Hubert Shield to the State Capitol.
SR 90	Caption: Welcoming Kermit Wommack to the State Capitol.
SR 99	Caption: Welcoming W. C. Wooldridge, C. R. Jaggers, and James Roden to the State Capitol.
SR 105	Caption: Welcoming Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Campbell to the State Capitol.
SR 106	Caption: Welcoming J. T. Crumley to the State Capitol.
56th 3rd Called Session
SB 2	Caption: Relating to providing for the incorporation of Dental Health Service Corporations.
SB 13	Caption: Relating to allowing certain cities or towns after approval by the voters to assess and collect an ad valorem tax not to exceed Ten Cents ($0.10) on the One Hundred Dollars ($100) valuation for the maintenance and upkeep of certain cemeteries.
SR 1	Caption: Caucus Report for the Third Called Session of the 56th Legislature.
SR 2	Caption: Adopting the permanent rules for the Third Called Session of the 56th Legislature.
SR 3	Caption: Welcoming Mr. and Mrs. John Porter to the State Capitol.
SR 10	Caption: In memory of George W. Terry.
SR 12	Caption: Welcoming C. V. Flanary and James Peace to the State Capitol.
SR 16	Caption: Welcoming the family of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Quinton to the State Capitol.
SR 23	Caption: Welcoming the family of Mr. and Mrs. Earl G. Lewis and Mr. and Mrs. Joe N. Armstrong to the State Capitol.
SR 28	Caption: Welcoming Mr. and Mrs. Blake lee and Mrs. James Stallings to the State Capitol.
SR 34	Caption: Welcoming the family of Judge and Mrs. Alf Roark to the State Capitol.
SR 51	Caption: Caucus Report for the Ad Interim of the 56th Legislature.
55th Regular Session
SB 43	Caption: Relating to amending the Hot Check Law by defining offenses relating to the making, drawing, uttering, or delivering of a check, draft or order for payment of wages or salaries for personal services without sufficient funds.
SB 80	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts so as to improve the minimum teacher salary schedule in the Foundation School Program Act.
SB 81	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by authorizing the Public Safety Commission to reorganize and consolidate the various divisions and positions provided for in certain Acts in the interest of economy and efficiency.
SB 102	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts relating to transportation for public school pupils in order that transportation funds may be allotted on the formula basis; authorizing a School Bus Revolving Fund.
SB 103	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts so as to delete provisions relating to maximum working hours of policemen; setting the maximum working hours of firemen in cities of more than ten thousand inhabitants; providing for the minimum number of platoons in certain cities.
SB 177	Caption: Relating to defining cost basis of merchandise offered for sale, prohibiting the advertising, offering for sale or the selling of merchandise below cost where the quantities thereof that could be bought by any willing purchaser are limited.
SB 193	Caption: Relating to the hospitalization, commitment, care, observation and treatment of the mentally ill, including persons of unsound mind, and their status.
SB 220	Caption: Relating to authorizing the County Board of School Trustees of each county to contract with the State Department of Public Welfare for coverage of certain persons under the provisions of the Old Age and Survivors Insurance Program of the Federal Social Security Act, whose salaries, wages or compensation are paid from the County Administration Fund, the County Transportation Fund, or any other fund or funds administered by said Boards.
SB 325	Caption: Relating to establishing and providing for a State mentally retarded school.
SB 425	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts related to dentistry, dental hygiene, and the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners.
SB 452	Caption: Relating to providing for the allocation of one per cent of the total Permanent School Fund to the Available School Fund.
SB 465	Caption: Relating to placing all county attorneys performing the duties of district attorney on a salary basis of compensation and fixing the minimum and maximum amounts of such salaries.
SB 466	Caption: Relating to creating a conservation and reclamation district comprising territory within the City of Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, to be known as the "Jefferson Water and Sewer District," for the purpose of providing or acquiring a source or sources of water supply for municipal, domestic, industrial, and mining uses and processing and transporting the same and for the purpose of providing or acquiring storm sewers and a sanitary sewer system.
SB 479	Caption: Relating to amending Statutes and Penal Code pertaining to dentistry, dental hygiene, and the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners.
SCR 1	Caption: Providing for a Joint Session to canvass votes and for the inauguration of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
SCR 2	Caption: Providing for a Joint Session to hear Governor Allan Shivers.
SCR 39	Caption: Requesting the Texas Legislative Council to study the problems and needs of disabled youth in Texas.
SCR 68	Caption: Granting Houston Turner permission to sue the State of Texas.
SCR 73	Caption: Granting Perrin Cotter permission to sue the State of Texas.
SCR 80	Caption: Requesting a committee to study the public school system.
SCR 90	Caption: Authorizing the Enrolling Clerk to make certain corrections in S. B. No. 303.
SCR 102	Caption: Recognizing Walter E. Long and staff of the Texas Legislative Service.
SJR 15	Caption: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Texas providing for annual sessions of the Legislature and changing the compensation, per diem and travel expense of the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the members of the Legislature.
SR 24	Caption: Welcoming Roy C. Roberts and his wife, Evelyn Robertson and the father, mother and sister of Senator Ray Roberts to the State Capitol.
SR 25	Caption: Welcoming Maldia Blow to the State Capitol.
SR 58	Caption: In memory of Rosa Pearson.
SR 104	Caption: Welcoming Dee Cunningham to the State Capitol.
SR 149	Caption: Welcoming Tom L. Beauchamp and his wife to the State Capitol.
SR 160	Caption: Welcoming Morgan Johnson, Walter Bassano, A. K. Steinheimer and Ben Mooring to the State Capitol.
SR 166	Caption: Welcoming Senator Wallace Hughston to the State Capitol.
SR 174	Caption: Welcoming Jimmie Thompson to the State Capitol.
SR 226	Caption: Welcoming Linda Crawford and Eleanor Jones to the State Capitol.
SR 231	Caption: Welcoming Lewis B. Hershey and Morris Schwartz to the State Capitol.
SR 332	Caption: Welcoming students of Brooksmith High School and their teachers to the State Capitol.
SR 402	Caption: Granting W. M. Heath privileges of the floor.
SR 467	Caption: Welcoming Mrs. Alonzo Jamison and Bess McCullar to the State Capitol.
SR 501	Caption: Welcoming Cameron McKinney to the State Capitol.
SR 510	Caption: Welcoming students of Pease School and their teacher to the State Capitol.
SR 520	Caption: Naming Jo Betsy Kazen Princess of the Senate.
SR 534	Caption: Welcoming students of Cooper High School and their teachers to the State Capitol.
SR 557	Caption: Welcoming students of West Delta High School and their sponros to the State Capitol.
SR 569	Caption: In memory of A. G. Mayse.
SR 573	Caption: In memory of A. W. Neville.
SR 583	Caption: Welcoming Robert West to the State Capitol.
SR 591	Caption: Welcoming Brose Medford, daughter, and grandchildren to the State Capitol.
SR 595	Caption: Welcoming students of Kildare High School and their teacher to the State Capitol.
SR 596	Caption: Caucus Report for Ad interim of the 55th Legislature.
SR 599	Caption: Recognizing W. H. Remmert and his wife.
SR 606	Caption: Providing for a committee to notify the House of Representatives that the Senate is ready to adjourn sine die.
SR 607	Caption: Providing for a committee to notify the Governor that the Senate is ready to adjourn sine die.
55th 1st Called Session
SB 7	Caption: Relating to requiring the registration of persons who represent others before state agencies; the reporting of certain information to the Secretary of State and recording thereof by such officer; with certain exceptions; and providing a penalty for failure to register.
SB 17	Caption: Relating to authorizing Titus County to refund bonds and warrants payable from the Road and Bridge Fund into refunding bonds bearing the same or a lower rate of interest.
SB 18	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds and notes by junior college districts, making the bonds and notes issued pursuant to such Act, as amended, authorized investments, and making them eligible to secure public funds.
SCR 18	Caption: Suspending the Joint Rules in order to consider H. B. No. 40 at any time.
SR 53	Caption: In memory of Margaret Gilliland Witherspoon.
SR 54	Caption: Recognizing E. W. Bowers.
SR 63	Caption: Welcoming Mrs. M. M. Watson, et al., to the State Capitol.
SR 70	Caption: In memory of Clyde E. Palmer.
SR 76	Caption: In memory of Charles Horace Spence.
SR 126	Caption: Welcoming Jack Holder and Wayne Nation to the State Capitol.
55th 2nd Called Session
SR 10	Caption: In memory of J. R. Mallory.
SR 17	Caption: Recognizing Senator George Moffett on the occasion of his birthday.
SR 20	Caption: Welcoming Sam L. Fore, Jr., to the State Capitol.
SR 30	Caption: Recognizing Fred Bell and his wife on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 50	Caption: Recognizing Martha Turner on the occasion of her birthday.
54th Regular Session
SB 53	Caption: Relating to providing for payment by the State for hospital care of tuberculosis children in public and private hospitals of this State in case of financial inability of the parents to provide such care; placing administration of the Act in the Board for Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools; providing restrictions, conditions and terms under which State care is to be rendered and making further provisions concerning the administration of the Act; placing certain duties on county judges; providing for severability; making an appropriation.
SB 66	Caption: Relating to maximum working hours of firemen in cities of more than ten thousand inhabitants.
SB 86	Caption: Relating to providing for the certification of teachers, the professional service and administrative personnel of the public free schools of Texas who hold a bachelor degree or better from a college or university approved for teacher education by the State Board of Education upon recommendation of the State Commissioner of Education; authorizing and providing for the issuance of designated teacher certificates to applicants qualified under the plan and conditions prescribed in this Act; providing for the issuance of temporary emergency teacher permits in emergency situations governed by regulations of the State Board of Education and out-of-state teacher applicant situations; prescribing application fees for teacher certificates and permits and duplications thereof and the use of fees collected.
SB 115	Caption: Relating to making a supplementary appropriation for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 1953, and for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 1954, to pay the per capita apportionment to public junior colleges.
SB 116	Caption: Relating to fixing the maximum rate of tax to be levied for maintenance purposes in school districts in Texas to an amount not to exceed One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) on the One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) property valuation; providing for a decreasing maximum maintenance rate; providing for a vote of the people before such tax may be levied; providing for the issuance of bonds for the purchase, construction, repair, or equipment of public free schools not to exceed ten per cent (10%) of the total assessed valuation of the district; and providing that said districts may levy ad valorem taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the interest on and principal of all bonds hereafter issued for such purpose; providing for a vote of the people before such bonds may be issued or such tax rates levied.
SB 137	Caption: Relating to creating the Texas Commission on Higher Education; providing for appointments of its members and their terms of office; providing for filling vacancies in its membership; providing rules and regulations for the transaction of its business; providing for expenses of members; prescribing times and place of meetings; authorizing employment of personnel and prescribing the qualifications of the Director; placing certain duties on the Council of College Presidents of State-supported institutions; prescribing the purpose, duties and functions of the Commission; providing for reports to the Governor and to the Legislature; imposing certain duties on all State-supported institutions of higher learning and other State agencies; providing for hearings before the Commission; containing a severability clause.
SB 145	Caption: Relating to creating the Texas Commission on Higher Education; providing for appointment of its members and their terms of office; providing for filling vacancies in its membership; providing rules and regulations for the transaction of its business; providing for expenses of members; prescribing times and place of meeting; authorizing employment of personnel and prescribing the qualifications of the Director.
SB 146	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts relating to the disposition of fees collected for the issuance of chauffeur's licenses, commercial operator's licenses, and operator's licenses, by the Texas Department of Public Safety; increasing the fee for chauffeur's licenses, commercial operator's licenses and operator's licenses; providing for the disposition of such fees; repealing all inconsistent laws.
SB 212	Caption: Relating to providing for credit to members of either the Teacher Retirement System or the Employees Retirement System of Texas for service rendered as either a teacher or person employed in the public schools, colleges, or universities of the State, or as an appointive officer or employee of the State, for retirement benefits under both of said Systems.
SB 252	Caption: Relating to amending Statutes to clarify payment of franchise tax by certain corporations.
SB 282	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes prescribing studies to be taught in public schools to provide for exemptions therefrom when in conflict with certain religious teachings.
SB 289	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts to provide for the computation annually of the Economic Index for counties by using three (3) year average of factor data; providing that the first economic index so computed as prescribed herein shall be effective for the school year 1953-54; prescribing the effective date of subsequent annual recomputations.
SB 290	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts pertaining to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; prescribing the conditions upon which this Act shall become effective as a law; declaring the Act to be severable.
SB 337	Caption: Relating to creating Sulphur River Municipal Water District, comprising the territory contained within the cities of Copper, Commerce and Sulphur Springs, for the purpose of providing a source of water supply for municipal, domestic and industrial use and processing and transporting the same; and for providing sewage disposal facilities as an aid to conservation of water.
SB 338	Caption: Relating to the annual minimum base salary of vocational teachers under the Foundation School Program Act; adding a new section to said Act providing for an increase in the minimum annual salary of vocational teachers conducting vocational programs in excess of nine months.
SB 348	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation from the General Revenue Fund to the Texas Education Agency.
SB 354	Caption: Relating to giving to George Parchman and wife, Leona Parchman, consent of the Legislature to sue the State of Texas, Texas State Highway Department and/or Texas State Highway Commission for the alleged taking of their lands and improvements thereon for public use by the Texas State Highway Department and for damages to 13 acres of land, more or less, and improvements thereon, situation in Franklin County, Texas, allegedly resulting from the construction of State Highway Number 1, U.S. Highways Number 67, its subsequent maintenance, and the changes made in pre-existing water drainage facilities, which highway runs through Franklin County, Texas; providing a savings clause; providing for service of process.
SB 403	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts relative to the issuance of bonds for waterworks, sewer systems and swimming pools, by making such Act applicable to revenue bonds hereafter voted as well as those heretofore voted.
SB 409	Caption: Relating to regulating the use of the Great Seal of Texas so as to prohibit the use thereof for advertising or any unofficial use except as is provided in this Act; providing a penalty therefor.
SCR 1	Caption: Directing the preparation of the Inauguration ceremonies for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
SCR 2	Caption: Inviting Governor Alan Shivers to address a Joint Session of the Legislature.
SCR 60	Caption: Authorizing an extension of the committee appointed by the Commissioner of Education to study the use of television in education.
SCR 75	Caption: Recognizing the State Board of Education, the Texas Education Agency, and the Commissioner of Education for their leadership in rolling out of the School Centennial celebration.
SCR 76	Caption: Requesting the Governor to return S. B. No. 145 to the Senate in order to make certain corrections.
SCR 78	Caption: Directing the Texas Commission on Higher Education and the governing boards of State-supported institutions to study the feasibility of establishing a joint teacher retirement program.
SCR 86	Caption: Providing for a portrait of Governor Allan Shivers to be placed in the State Capitol Rotunda.
SJR 5	Caption: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas, amending section 48a,Article III, so as to authorize needed changes in and revision of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, providing for the necessary election, form of ballot, proclamation, and publication.
SR 76	Caption: In memory of William Alexander Hutchinson.
SR 80	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to Alice Kilman.
SR 82	Caption: In memory of Benjamin Franklin Thielen.
SR 124	Caption: Welcoming John W. DeBois to the State Capitol.
SR 133	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to former State Representative Rae Files Still.
SR 135	Caption: In memory of Harriet Smither.
SR 143	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor to W. D. Hoofer.
SR 228	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to former State Senator Wallace Hughston.
SR 257	Caption: Recognizing State Senator Ratliff on the occasion of his birthday.
SR 266	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to Henry Ayres, Henry Graves, and O. W. Boswell, and Fred Kincaid.
SR 268	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Morphey.
SR 365	Caption: Welcoming the students of Box Elder School of Red River County to the State Capitol.
SR 377	Caption: Welcoming the students of Deport High School to the State Capitol.
SR 395	Caption: Welcoming the students of North Hopkins High School to the State Capitol.
SR 422	Caption: In memory of J. M. Braswell.
SR 432	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to Wallace and Pete Welch.
SR 435	Caption: Caucus Report for the interim of the 54th Legislature.
SR 445	Caption: Directing the creation of a committee to notify the House that the Senate is ready to adjourn Sine Die.
SR 446	Caption: Directing the creation of a committee to inform the Governor that the Senate is prepared to adjourn Sine Die.
53rd Regular Session
SB 24	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts providing a minimum salary schedule with increments for experience and college training; providing for the effective date of this Act.
SB 70	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes to provide for the changing of the name of the State Board of Examiners to State Board of Examiners for Teacher Education; to provide for the appointment of certain employees or officers of the public institutions of higher learning of Texas drawing a State salary warrant as such to serve as ex officio members of the State Board of Examiners for teacher education.
SB 100	Caption: Relating to providing for the certification of teachers, the professional service and administrative personnel of the public free schools of Texas who hold a bachelor degree or better from a college or university approved for teacher education by the State Board of Education upon recommendation of the State Commissioner of Education.
SB 106	Caption: Relating to transferring funds and making an appropriation to the Secretary of State, supplementing the appropriation for seasonal help for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1953.
SB 118	Caption: Relating to providing for and regulating working hours of firemen in cities having a population of ten thousand (10,000) inhabitants or more; providing certain penalties.
SB 130	Caption: Relating to creating "Northeast Texas Municipal Water District," a conservation district comprising the territory contained within the cities of Mt. Pleasant, Jefferson, Avinger, Hughes Springs, Lone Star, Marshall, Ore City, Pittsburg, and Daingerfield, for the purpose of providing a source of water supply for municipal, domestic and industrial use and processing and transporting the same.
SB 135	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to pay the principal of a certain judgment of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company against the State of Texas.
SB 149	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes to remove the time limitation therein fixed concerning the holding of subsequent maintenance tax elections within a school district.
SB 150	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes to provide for the abolishment of independent school districts created by the State Board of Education; providing for the inclusion of their territory and scholastic census in an existing school district.
SB 151	Caption: Relating to amending Statutes relating to investment of the Permanent School Fund in securities of counties, cities, precincts or districts.
SB 152	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by reducing the amount of performance bond to be carried by local school districts covering textbooks assigned to them.
SB 153	Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes by changing time requirements for the taking of the annual scholastic census and supplemental census, providing a method and procedure for the taking of such census; providing for the preservation of records in certain instances.
SB 198	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by authorizing the use of certain unexpended balances in the Operator's and Chauffeur's License Fund for constructing and equipping a physical plant for the Texas Department of Public Safety; making an appropriation.
SB 207	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by vesting sole discretionary authority in boards of trustees of independent school districts to sell district school buildings and lands; validating all such sales heretofore made in substantial compliance herewith.
SB 222	Caption: Relating to authorizing cities and towns which have issued waterworks and sewer system and swimming pool revenue bonds to issue additional bonds secured by and payable from revenues of the systems and swimming pool.
SB 223	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts regulating retirement compensation for State employees by reducing creditable service from thirty (30) to twenty-five (25) years, and by adding a provision entitling any member to his service retirement allowance who shall have completed twenty (20) years or more of creditable service as a law enforcement officer of the State of Texas; reducing the period for prior service credit from five (5) to two (2) consecutive years, and entitling an employee to receive credit for all services rendered by him prior to and since the establishment of the Retirement System.
SB 224	Caption: Relating to abolishing the authority of the State Board of Education to create or establish school districts; authorizing the State Board to abolish any school district created or established by its order.
SB 225	Caption: Relating to authorizing members of the armed forces of the United States or of the Armed Force Reserve of the United States, or of any branch or component part of such armed forces or Armed Force Reserve, or the United States Merchant Marines who are at least eighteen (18) years of age to execute contracts of life insurance; removing minors disabilities for such persons for the purpose of entering into contracts.
SB 245	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by providing the eligibility standards for apportionment of the Public Junior College appropriation.
SB 286	Caption: Relating to amending Statutes relating to the classification of patients of State Tuberculosis hospitals or sanatorium, by removing the phrase "Five Dollars per week for the board of such patient, together with the necessary cost incident to his transportation to said colony" and adding thereto the phrase "the actual cost of maintaining and treating such patient."
SB 330	Caption: Relating to amending Statutes relating to transfers from Special Funds to General Revenue Fund to lower Dental Registration Fund.
SB 334	Caption: Relating to providing for increased membership annuity payments under the Teacher Retirement System by increasing the amount transferred from the State Membership Accumulation Fund to the Membership Annuity Reserve Fund upon retirement of members; providing for an additional transfer for teachers who had retired on the effective date of this Act; fixing the expiration date of this Act as August 31, 1963.
SB 341	Caption: Relating to creating the Texas Commission on Higher Education; appropriating funds for its operation and maintenance.
SB 343	Caption: Relating to authorizing the expenditure of a portion of the funds in the Professional Engineers' Fund for the benefit of the Texas Engineers Library at College Station, Texas, during the biennium ending August 31, 1955; appropriating funds for this purpose.
SB 350	Caption: Relating to providing for the sale and transfer by Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College System of certain lands situated in the counties of McLennan and Coryell, State of Texas, known as the Bluebonnet Ordnance Plant, to the United States Air Force.
SCR 1	Caption: Directing the creation of a Committee to prepare for the inauguration of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
SCR 49	Caption: Authorizing the Texas National Guard Armory Board to expend local funds to acquire certain necessary items.
SCR 68	Caption: Declaring the legislative intent of H. B. No. 886 regarding the vacation time of State employees.
SCR 70	Caption: Suspending the Joint rules of the Legislature in order to allow the Senate to consider S. B. No. 149 at any time.
SCR 71	Caption: Directing the placement of a portrait of Governor Allan Shivers to be hung in the Capitol Building Rotunda.
SJR 6	Caption: Relating to proposing a constitutional amendment providing for crediting to members of either the Teacher Retirement System or the Employees Retirement System of Texas all services rendered, as either a teacher, or a person employed in the public schools, colleges, and universities of the State, or as an appointive officer or employee of the State, for retirement benefits under either of said Systems.
SR 20	Caption: Welcoming Jess B. Alford to the State Capitol.
SR 32	Caption: Welcoming Boyd Kelley to the State Capitol.
SR 60	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to former State Supreme Court Justice A. J. Folley.
SR 166	Caption: Welcoming the Arkansas State Attorney General, Tom Gentry, to the State Capitol.
SR 190	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Abshire.
SR 204	Caption: In memory of James M. Cecil to the State Capitol.
SR 241	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to Mrs. L. H. Odom.
SR 246	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to J. C. Davis.
SR 250	Caption: In memory of Hugh Carney.
SR 282	Caption: In memory of Lon Boynton.
SR 283	Caption: Recognizing Adolphus E. Starnes for his 50 years of service in the medical community.
SR 284	Caption: Recognizing Homer L. D. Jenkins for his years of service.
SR 291	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to John Copeland and Shelby Bledsoe.
SR 308	Caption: Recognizing Mrs. J. W. E. H. Beck for her service to the State during the Session.
SR 318	Caption: Caucus Report for the interim of the 53rd Legislature.
SR 323	Caption: Directing the creation of a Committee to inform the Governor that the Senate is ready to adjourn Sine Die.
SR 324	Caption: Directing the creation of a Committee to inform the House that the Senate is ready to adjourn Sine Die.
53rd 1st Called Session
SB 1	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by increasing minimum annual salary for teachers, adjusting supplemental allowance for Minimum Foundation Program and Foundation School Fund for local school districts.
SB 17	Caption: Relating to making a supplementary appropriation for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 1953, and for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 1954, to pay the current per capita apportionment to public junior colleges.
SB 18	Caption: Relating to amending certain Articles relating to the investment of the Permanent School Fund by the State Board of Education.
SB 19	Caption: Relating to making an emergency appropriation out of the State Highway Fund for the operation of the License and Weight Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
SB 46	Caption: Relating to appropriating $3,000 to the Secretary of State for compiling, editing, indexing and distributing the current laws of the First Called Session of the 53rd Legislature, 1954.
SR 1	Caption: Caucus Report of the First Called Session of the 53rd Legislature.
SR 4	Caption: Granting the privileges o the floor for a day to Morgan Johnson.
SR 8	Caption: In memory of George B. Butler.
SR 23	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to Tommy Townsend.
SR 29	Caption: In memory of J. E. Castleberry.
SR 30	Caption: In memory of Newt Walker.
SR 33	Caption: Recognizing S. J. Isaaks for his service to the State.
SR 36	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to former State Representative T. D. Wells.
SR 50	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to Mrs. F. H. McDowell.
SR 104	Caption: Recognizing Alice Conley for her service as Calendar Clerk during the Session.
52nd Regular Session
SB 10	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes relating to penalties for damages to be paid by railroads.
SB 90	Caption: Relating to amending certain acts providing a system for the transportation of public school pupils from and within their districts; providing for consideration to be given to approval of private and commercial transportation of pupils from isolated areas; providing penalties.
SB 102	Caption: Relating to appropriating the sum of Two Million, Forty-eight Thousand, Three Hundred Seven and No/100 ($2,048,307.00) Dollars per year or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the next biennium beginning September 1, 1951, and ending August 31, 1953, from the General Revenue Fund for the purpose of promoting public school interests and assisting local districts in the teaching of vocational agriculture, home economics, trades and industries, distributive education, and for the vocational rehabilitation of disabled persons.
SB 331	Caption: Relating to creating a Texas Department of Civil Air Patrol; providing for the use of and purpose of the Texas Wing, Civil Air Patrol.
SB 388	Caption: Relating to amending certain acts so as to provide that any bonds or notes issued hereunder shall bear interest at the rate not to exceed six per cent (6%) per annum and shall finally mature not more than forty (40) years from date.
SB 405	Caption: Relating to approving the regional education compact.
SB 417	Caption: Relating to defining districts for the purpose of electing members of the State Board of Education.
SB 423	Caption: Relating to granting teachers who executed waivers in the Teacher Retirement System the privilege to deposit with the Teacher Retirement System all back assessments and dues commencing with the school year, September 1, 1937, for each of the years actually taught since 1937, together with simple interest thereon at the rate of two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) per annum.
SB 464	Caption: Relating to implementing and clarifying certain act making provision for the operation, maintenance and improvement of the several State institutions of higher education and other institutions and agencies named therein and for other specific purposes, for the two-year period beginning September 1, 1951, and ending August 31, 1953, and relating to the sale of motor propelled vehicles; making certain exceptions to the requirements, providing a method for direct sale to employees using the State cars to be sold.
SB 471	Caption: Relating to amending certain acts making an appropriation to the A. and M. Engineering Extension Service so as to clarify the intent of the Legislature and authorize the A. and M. Engineering Extension Service to give training in industrial plants and to limit the expenditure of moneys appropriated from the General Revenue Fund of the State.
SCR 16	Caption: Recognizing March 4th to March 10th, 1951, as Public Schools Week.
SCR 59	Caption: Instructing the Enrolling Clerk to correct the caption of H. B. No. 433.
SJR 5	Caption: Proposing an Amendment giving the Legislature the power to provide, under such limitations and restrictions as may be deemed by the Legislature expedient, for assistance to needy individuals, eighteen (18) years of age or older, who are permanently and totally disabled by reason of a mental or physical handicap.
SR 18	Caption: Welcoming Eldon Ellis and his wife and son to the State Capitol.
SR 39	Caption: Welcoming students of John P. Aubrey, Hub Petty and A. N. Quarles to the State Capitol.
SR 83	Caption: Welcoming Air Marshal Curtis and his wife, Captain Cox and Lieutenant Grieves to the State Capitol.
SR 113	Caption: Welcoming Mrs. L. H. Odom to the State Capitol.
SR 245	Caption: Welcoming Morris Siegel to the State Capitol.
SR 251	Caption: Recognizing Carl C. Hardin, Jr., for his service during the Legislative Session.
SR 308	Caption: In memory of Furman L. Wolf.
SR 311	Caption: Caucus Report and providing for post session employees.
SR 313	Caption: Providing for a committee to notify the Governor that the Senate is ready to adjourn sine die.
SR 314	Caption: Providing for a committee to notify the House that the Senate is ready to adjourn sine die.
51st Regular Session
SB 117	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, providing for the transfer of certain funds to the Foundation School Fund created herein; creating the Foundation School Fund Budget Committee; repealing conflicting laws or parts of laws; containing a savings clause.
SB 132	Caption: Relating to providing for and regulating appropriations for moneys in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated to supplement local funds for the support, maintenance, operation, and improvement of the Public Junior College of Texas as named in this Act; providing for an annual appropriation of Two Million Four Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Dollars ($2,477,000) for each of the fiscal years beginning September 1, 1949 and September 1, 1950.
SB 172	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, concerning payment of purchases which amount to $10.00 or less by the State without the affidavit of the contractor or seller.
SB 173	Caption: Relating to validating and declaring to be negotiable instruments certain securities heretofore issued by Counties, Cities, Towns, Districts and all other political subdivisions and municipal corporations and all renewals and refundings thereof, originally acquired from the issuers by the United States Government and its Agencies; providing that no securities shall be validated by this Act, the validity of which is being directly attacked in pending litigation; prescribing a severability clause; enacting other provisions relating to the subject.
SB 174	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, changing the method for which supplies for State agencies can be receipted for.
SB 201	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, providing for the payment of a registration fee of $2.50 by all members of the National guard of the State of Texas, who are members of an active, Federally recognized unit of the National Guard of the State of Texas.
SB 202	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, providing for a method selling, disposing or transferring of state property which has become unfit for use or no longer needed.
SB 237	Caption: Relating to appropriating the sum of One Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty (1,750.00) Dollars and interest thereon from May 22, 1948, at the rate of six (6%) percent, to pay the judgment in favor of Roy Parchman and wife, Dovie Parchman, against the State of Texas.
SB 284	Caption: Relating to appropriating the sum of Two Million, Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred Seven and no/100 ($2,007,807.00) Dollars per year or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the next biennium beginning September 1, 1949, and ending August 31, 1951, from the General Revenue Fund for the purpose of promoting public school interests and assisting local districts in the teaching of vocational agriculture, home economics, trades and industries, distributive education and for the vocational rehabilitation of disabled persons according to the Federal laws governing vocational education and rehabilitation, all of which shall be matched by Federal funds; repealing all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith.
SB 306	Caption: Relating to directing the Comptroller of Public Accounts on the first day of September, 1949 and the first day of March, 1950 and on each succeeding first day of September and the first day of March thereafter, to determine by any proper method or formula the amount of gasoline used in aircraft and on which no application for refund of the tax has been made by any person or corporation and against which limitation has run for the period of six months next preceding the dates September 1, 1949 and March 1, 1950 and each six months thereafter.
SB 388	Caption: Relating to amending Statutes so as to provide that the budgets shall be prepared by the State Auditor instead of the State Board of Control; repealing all laws and parts of laws in conflict therewith to the extent of said conflict only; providing a severability clause.
SB 401	Caption: Relating to authorizing Commissioners Court to purchase fire trucks and other fire fighting equipment, and in payment thereof to issue time warrants or negotiable bonds, and to levy and collect taxes in payment of such warrants or bonds.
SB 420	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act relating to leasing of oil rights so as to exclude State Recreational Parks from the terms of said Act.
SB 421	Caption: Relating to providing for the sale of oil and/or gas in the lands under control of the State Parks Board; repealing all laws in conflict.
SB 454	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, providing for the appointment and confirmation of members of the State Commission for the Blind; repealing all laws in conflict with this Act.
SB 497	Caption: Relating to making a supplemental appropriation for the Fire Insurance Division of the Board of Insurance Commissioners.
SB 506	Caption: Relating to authorizing the Board of Directors of the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College System to make transfers between items within the totals appropriated under the Educational appropriation bill for Tarleton State College.
SCR 3	Caption: Directing the counting of the votes for Governor and Lt. Governor.
SCR 80	Caption: Directing the creation of a portrait of Governor Beauford H. Jester to be hung in the Capitol Rotunda.
SR 2	Caption: Directing the creation of committees to inform the Governor and the House that the Senate is organized.
SR 34	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to Hub Petty and A. N. Quarles.
SR 46	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for a day to R. L. Vickery and his family.
SR 66	Caption: In memory of W. W. Moore.
SR 157	Caption: Electing the children of a Member of the Senate to the office of Sweetheart.
SR 180	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for the day to Newt Walker and Frank Walker.
SR 183	Caption: Welcoming the students of Blossom High School to the State Capitol.
SR 208	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for the day to C. S. Dellinger.
SR 215	Caption: In memory of Talma W. Buford.
51st 1st Called Session
SB 10	Caption: Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns of five thousand (5,000) and less, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas.
SB 35	Caption: Relating to making an emergency appropriation for the use of the Secretary of State for the purpose of publishing the Current Laws.
SCR 1	Caption: Providing a Joint Session of the Legislature to hear an address from the Governor.
SCR 3	Caption: Inviting Stuart Symington to address a Joint Session of the Legislature.
SCR 14	Caption: Instructing the Enrolling Clerk of the House to make certain corrections in H. B. No. 3.
SCR 15	Caption: Requesting the House to return H B. No. 3 to the Senate for further consideration.
SR 3	Caption: Recognizing DeWitt C. Greer for his work with the State Highway System.
SR 23	Caption: In memory of former State Representative C. C. Canon.
SR 62	Caption: Granting the privileges of the floor for the day to former State Senator Tom DeBerry.
SR 68	Caption: Caucus report for the interim of the 51st Legislature.
50th Regular Session
SB 52	Caption: Relating to making emergency appropriations for the Board of Control for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1947, for designing and procuring cigarette stamps for the Stamp Tax Board.
SB 53	Caption: Relating to amending the Penal Code relative to firemen's and policemen's time of work and salaries paid in certain cities.
SB 69	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation out of the State Highway Fund of the State of Texas to pay Mrs. Bess Bagwell, Eric Bagwell, Jerome Bagwell, Anna J. Bagwell and John S. Bagwell, Jr., the sum of Two Thousand Forty and 28/100 ($2,040.28) Dollars in satisfaction and payment of that certain judgment rendered against the State of Texas in favor of John S. Bagwell in Cause No. 4123 in the 62nd Judicial District of Texas in Mount Vernon, Franklin County, Texas.
SB 70	Caption: Relating to authorizing the people of Delta County, Texas, for the adoption of a County Home Rule Charter.
SB 142	Caption: Relating to providing for the purchase or acquisition by gift or otherwise of sites and for the establishment, location and construction of two tuberculosis sanatoriums; providing for an appropriation.
SB 143	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, by authorizing the Texas Library and Historical Commission to establish and maintain in the State Library a records administration division which shall manage all public records of the state with the consent and cooperation of the various state departments; declaring provisions of this Act to be severable; repealing all laws in conflict.
SB 146	Caption: Relating to providing for an regulating appropriations for moneys in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated to supplement local funds for the support, maintenance, operation, and improvement of the Public Junior Colleges of Texas.
SB 147	Caption: Relating to providing for acquisition of property, establishment of State Tuberculosis Sanatoriums for eleemosynary services, a State hospital and school for spastics.
SB 175	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, providing for the appropriation, allocation and transfer of funds from the Clearance Fund to the State Available School Fund.
SB 176	Caption: Relating to providing a minimum beginning salary of not less than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) for teachers with a recognized bachelor's degree in each school district in Texas.
SB 216	Caption: Relating to appropriating one million eight hundred ten thousand and four hundred fifty six dollars ($1,810,456.00) per year from the General Revenue Fund for the purpose of promoting public school interests and assisting local districts in the teaching of vocational agriculture, etc, and for the vocational rehabilitation of disabled persons; repealing all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith.
SB 232	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, relating to strength of the Texas National Guard.
SB 234	Caption: Relating to providing for leaves of absence without loss of pay, time, or efficiency rating of all officers and employees of the State of Texas who are members of the National Guard Reserve.
SB 235	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, relating to the appointment of an assistant adjutant general.
SB 236	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, relating to the Adjutant General's Department.
SB 254	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, allocating funds from gasoline tax to the farm-to-market road fund.
SB 300	Caption: Relating to giving the State Board of Control the authority to cancel certain orders for supplies.
SB 323	Caption: Relating to allocating revenue derived from one cent on each gallon of gasoline sold in Texas for the exclusive purpose of constructing and maintaining farm-to-market roads.
SB 335	Caption: Relating to amending the Texas Banking Code of 1943, providing for additional members of the State Banking Board.
SB 358	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, to provide for a method of selling, disposing or transferring of state property which has become unfit for use or no longer needed.
SB 359	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation out of any moneys in the General Revenue Fund in the State Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to supplement the regular appropriation to the State Department of Education for the benefit of the Census Division, so that said Division may be able to prepare, check, investigate and correct the scholastic census and transfers; totaling Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000) for the remainder of the fiscal year ending August 31, 1947.
SB 404	Caption: Relating to making appropriations to pay the Presidential Electors of Texas.
SB 405	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, so as to authorize the Board of Directors of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas to expend a part of the $100,000.00 appropriated for the establishment of certain courses at Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College and for additional purposes.
SB 410	Caption: Relating to authorizing Roy Parchman and wife to sue the State; providing a saving clause.
SB 424	Caption: Relating to validating and declaring to be negotiable instruments certain securities heretofore issue by Counties, Cities, Towns, Districts and all other political subdivisions, etc, and all renewals and refunding thereof originally acquired from the issuers by the United States Government and its Agencies; validating all proceedings for the issuance of refunding bonds in lieu thereof; perscribing a saving clause; enacting other provisions relating to the subject.
SCR 2	Caption: Relating to regulating traffic on inaugural day.
SCR 13	Caption: Granting Edna Ruth Sargent permission to sue the State of Texas.
SCR 32	Caption: Recalling S.B. No. 74 from the House for further consideration and final passage.
SJR 15	Caption: Proposing an amendment so as to make the Governor the sole pardoning power in this State, except in cases of treason the Governor may grant reprieves, commutations and pardons with the advice and consent of the Legislature.
49th Regular Session
SB 14	Caption: Relating to defining certain duties of the governing board of the institutions of higher learning of Texas specifically defining the method of employing members of the faculty and specifically defining the procedure of dismissing members of the faculty.
SB 67	Caption: Relating to providing for and regulating appropriations for moneys in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated to supplement local funds for the support, maintenance, operation, and improvement of the Public Junior Colleges of Texas as named in this Act.
SB 124	Caption: Relating to amending the law relating to notices of sale of oil and gas leases on University lands.
SB 134	Caption: Relating to and providing for vocational education, accepting and validating previous acceptance of the benefits of an act passed by the Congress of the United States, approved on February 23, 1917, for the promotion of vocational education, designating the State Treasurer of the State of Texas as custodian for the reception and disbursement of all funds allotted to this State from appropriations made by said Act of Congress.
SB 135	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by providing formulas to be used by the State Board of Education in estimating the necessary amount to operate the schools for a period of not less than six (6) months.
SB 136	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by providing a formula for calculating the ad valorem rate of taxes to be collected for public free school purposes.
SB 180	Caption: Relating to protected assignments of accounts receivable; providing a form of public notice for such assignments; providing for the filing of notices relating thereto; providing for the filing, cancellation, satisfaction, and release of such notice, and providing the duties and fees of the County Clerk in connection therewith.
SB 236	Caption: Relating to providing for the transfer to the State Board of Control of the land upon which is located the CCC Camp at Longhorn Cavern State Park, Burnet County, Texas.
SB 252	Caption: Relating to amending statute relating to purchase of supplies for departments by Board of Control.
SB 253	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1945, to the State Board of Control for general repairs and improvements of the CCC Camp in Burnet County, Texas, recently transferred to the State Board of Control by the Federal Government for use in eleemosynary service; making an appropriation.
SB 254	Caption: Relating to defining the districts from which nine (9) members of the State Board of Education shall be elected.
SB 323	Caption: Relating to changing the name of the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Asylum for Colored Youths and Colored Orphans to be hereafter known as Texas Blind, Deaf and Orphan School.
SCR 30	Caption: Relating to adjournment sine die on May 10, 1945.
48th Regular Session
SB 37	Caption: Relating to providing for the equalization of educational opportunities in Texas; providing for the repeal of all laws in conflict.
SB 69	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes to provide for the length of time that a voluntary patient may remain in a State Hospital.
SB 70	Caption: Relating to providing for the printing of reports of State Officers, Boards, and Agencies of the State Government, Educational Institutions, and Departments of this State.
SB 77	Caption: Relating to providing for and regulating appropriations from moneys in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated to supplement local funds for the support, maintenance, operation and improvement of the Public Junior College of Texas.
SB 106	Caption: Relating to requiring certain oil and gas leases to be approved by the Commissioner of the General Land Office.
SB 131	Caption: Relating to appropriating the sum of One Million One Hundred Eighty-six Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-five and 58/100 ($1,186,555.58) Dollars per year so so much thereof as may be necessary for the next biennium beginning September 1, 1943, and ending August 31, 1945, from the General Revenue Fund for the purpose of promoting public school interests and assisting local districts in the teaching of vocational agriculture, home economies, trades and industries, vocational rehabilitation and rehabilitation for crippled children according to the Federal laws governing vocational education, all of which shall be matched by Federal funds.
SB 150	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by providing for a method of selling, disposing or transferring of state property which has become unfit for use, or no longer needed.
SB 156	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts relating to the maximum price of passenger cars purchased by State Departments.
SB 200	Caption: Relating to an act to be known as the Uniform Stock Transfer Act; providing how title to certificates and shares may be transferred.
SB 258	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by giving authority to the Texas Library and Historical Commission to transfer books and documents to other libraries which are provided for by State appropriations.
SB 314	Caption: Relating to an emergency appropriations for eleemosynary institutions.
SB 335	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by providing for the appointment of Notaries Public for each county of the State of Texas by the Secretary of State.
SB 340	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts prescribing schedules of contributions by employers under the Unemployment Compensation Act.
SB 341	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts providing for the amount to be set aside from the per capita apportionment for the county school administration expense fund in each county in the State of Texas and repealing all laws in conflict herewith.
SB 348	Caption: Relating to authorizing the State Highway Commission to designate any county road as a farm-to-market road for construction, reconstruction, and maintenance only.
SCR 8	Caption: Adopting the joint rules of the Forty-seventh Legislature as the permanent rules of the Forty-eighth Legislature.
SCR 16	Caption: Granting Bessie Bagwell and her children permission to the State of Texas and the State Highway Commission.
SCR 32	Caption: Granting Roy Parchman permission to sue the State of Texas and the State Highway Department.
SCR 50	Caption: Directing the Enrolling Clerk of the Senate to make certain corrections to S.B. No. 61.
SCR 52	Caption: Granting agencies and institutions of the State of Texas permission to purchase used equipment and supplies.
SCR 56	Caption: Recalling S.B. No. 335 from the Governor.
SCR 57	Caption: Directing the Enrolling Clerk of the Senate to make certain corrections to S.B. No. 335.
SJR 8	Caption: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas, by amending Section 19 of Article 16, so as to provide that the qualification of no person to serve as a juror on grand juries and on petit juries in civil cases, shall be denied or abridged on account of sex, and providing that the Legislature may prescribe that only males are eligible on petit juries in criminal cases.
47th Regular Session
SB 80	Caption: Relating to amending certain act by providing for the establishment of the State Prison Psychopathic Hospital as a part of the Prison System of the State of Texas.
SB 81	Caption: Relating to authorizing the Boards of School Trustees of Independent School Districts and County Boards of School Trustees to employ visiting teachers and school psychologists.
SB 123	Caption: Relating to appropriating certain amount for the school year ending August 31, 1942 and August 31, 1943 for aid to rural schools and for equalizing educational opportunities to all children of scholastic age; placing penalties for failure to comply with the law on the part of the district.
SB 163	Caption: Relating to providing for and regulating appropriations from moneys in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supplement local funds for the support, maintenance, operation, and improvement of the Public Junior Colleges of Texas as named in this Act; providing for an annual appropriation of Three Hundred twenty-five Thousand ($325,000) Dollars for each of the fiscal years beginning September 1, 1941, and September 1, 1942.
SB 169	Caption: Relating to permitting the destruction of duplicate warrants in the Comptroller's Department after two years.
SB 181	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation for the support and maintenance of the Judiciary of the State of Texas for the biennium beginning September 1, 1941, and ending August 31, 1943.
SB 211	Caption: Relating to appropriating certain amount from the General Revenue Fund for the purpose of promoting public school interests and assisting local districts in the teaching of vocational education.
SB 260	Caption: Relating to requiring a system of bookkeeping by the State of its revenues and expenditures to reflect a true condition of its financial status and encumbrances.
SB 280	Caption: Relating to authorizing any School District having an indebtedness in excess of six (6%) per cent of its assessed valuation in which is located a school building which shall have been condemned by certain authorities, to levy a tax of not to exceed Seventy-five (75) Cents on the One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars valuation for the purchase, construction, repair or equipment of school buildings and the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued for such purpose.
SB 281	Caption: Relating to amending certain Article relating to the sales of real estate under deeds of trust; requiring notice of such sales to be sent by registered mail to all persons having liens of record against the land.
SB 402	Caption: Relating to making appropriations for the support, maintenance and improvement of the Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions of the State of Texas for the two-year period beginning September 1, 1941 and ending August 31, 1943.
SB 412	Caption: Relating to making certain emergency appropriations for the Adjutant General's Department incident to the support of the Texas Defense Guard.
SB 423	Caption: Relating to making appropriations for the support and maintenance of the executive and administrative departments and agencies of State Government for the two-year period beginning September 1, 1941, and ending August 31, 1943; and making it unlawful to use any State owned automobile in connection with any campaign relating to any measures in which the particular department by which the employee is directly interested and/or in behalf of the election or re-election of any person as the head of such department; and prescribing procedure and penalties for violation of this Act; and for payment of other specified claims and items; and providing specific limitations and regulations with reference to the expenditure of the appropriations made herein.
SB 434	Caption: Relating to making a certain appropriation to pay past due rent on armories from March 1, 1932 to August 31, 1932, under lease to the National Guard of the State of Texas.
SB 448	Caption: Relating to the biennial appropriation bill for the support of the State educational institutions.
SB 456	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for the Commission of Appeals to the Court of Criminal Appeals.
SB 459	Caption: Relating to making an emergency appropriation out of the General Fund of the State of Texas to the Secretary of State for the purpose of printing and mailing supplemental franchise tax forms; and making an appropriation of One Thousand ($1,000) Dollars to the Industrial Accident Board for postage.
SB 476	Caption: Relating to transferring to the State Highway Fund all unexpended and unobligated balances of appropriations made to the Department of Public Safety for use in paying salaries and other costs of operating the Certificate of Title Division of the Department of Public Safety for the use of the Highway Department in paying salaries and all other costs of operation the Certificate of Title Division of the State Highway Department.
SB 507	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act by providing that where United States aid is received on any project for eleemosynary institutions, the completion of which extends beyond the end of the fiscal year for which moneys have been appropriated, that any unexpended appropriated balance may be used during the next fiscal year to complete the project.
SCR 16	Caption: Suspending restriction in general appropriation bill.
SCR 63	Caption: Relating to transfer of the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth Supreme Judicial District of Texas to the Attorney General's Department.
46th Regular Session
SB 116	Caption: Relating to making appropriations to supplement local funds for the support, maintenance, operations and improvement of the Public Junior Colleges of Texas named in this Act for the Two (2) fiscal years beginning September 1, 1939, and ending August 31, 1941.
SB 117	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute decreeing that the State Board of Education has the power to fix scholastic apportionment.
SB 118	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute directing the Automatic Tax Board to make school tax rate sufficient to pay apportionment.
SB 143	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute fixing venue in county where land is located in suits by State to recover vacancies.
SB 274	Caption: Relating to designating the office of the State Treasurer of Texas at Austin as the place of payment of bonds of political subdivisions of the State together with the interest coupons attached to such bonds when the same are or have been purchased for or on behalf of the Permanent Free School Fund of Texas.
SB 300	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute providing that if the Board of Trustees of any school district elects to accept from its treasurer a deposit of approved securities in lieu of a surety bond, and the treasurer of such school district is a banking institution, then such banking institution may pledge its assets and securities as collateral security for all deposits of the school district.
SB 301	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act relating to requiring school districts to furnish copies of budgets to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and Department of Education.
SB 363	Caption: Relating to authorizing the legislature to fix the salaries of the State of Texas and of the Assistant Adjutant General of said State.
SB 428	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute relating to the powers of the Adjutant General of the State of Texas.
SB 457	Caption: Relating to providing that the securities issued by the Texas National Guard Armory Board shall be legal and authorized investments for life insurance companies and other concerns.
SCR 18	Caption: Granting Mr. and Mrs. John Bagwell permission to sue the State of Texas and the State Highway Commission of Texas.
45th Regular Session
SB 44	Caption: Relating to validating, confirming, approving and legalizing all bonds heretofore authorized by the necessary vote of the qualified voters of all cities of more than fifteen thousand (15,000) population according to the last preceding Federal Census and all bond elections held in such cities for the purpose of voting such bonds wherein the necessary majority of the voters voted in favor thereof are hereby validated insofar as any irregularities in following the requirements of the provisions of the General Law that such elections shall be held not more than thirty days from the date of the election order are concerned.
SB 118	Caption: Relating to requiring notice sales of real estate under deeds of trust to be sent by registered mail to all persons having liens of record against the land to be foreclosed and providing that an affidavit made by the party sending a notice by mail shall be subject to registration and when recorded shall be prima facie evidence that the notice was sent.
SB 189	Caption: Relating to rearranging and recreating the 62nd Judicial District of Texas, and rearranging, changing and prescribing the terms of holding district court in the 62nd Judicial District.
SB 239	Caption: Relating to providing that independent school district or city that has assumed control of its schools or where the same has been organized as a junior college district has an independent entity which is governed, administered and controlled by and under the direction of the board of education of such district or city, and conferring upon said board of education of said junior college district the rights, powers, privileges and duties imposed upon trustees of independent school districts by the General Laws of the State of Texas in so far as they may be applicable and not inconsistent with this Act.
SB 493	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to Tira Common School District of Hopkins County.
SB 508	Caption: Relating to validating and approving all proceedings had by cities and towns in the issuance and sale of revenue obligations under certain statutes, to aid in financing any undertaking for which a loan or grant has been made by the United States through the Federal emergency administrator of public works, or any other governmental agency.
SCR 66	Caption: Suspending the regular order of business to take up and pass the Rural Aid Bill.
45th 1st Called Session
SB 16	Caption: Relating to authorizing counties of a certain class according to population to lease any county hospital of said county to be operated as a county hospital by the lessee.
44th Regular Session
HB 67	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act; providing that the payment of cigarette tax shall be evidenced by stamps furnished by the Treasurer; providing a penalty for any person to sell stamps other than the Treasurer, with exception.
HB 196	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article of the 1925 Revised Civil Statutes; providing for limitation of ten years on delinquent taxes, and the cancellation of certain ad valorem taxes.
HB 215	Caption: Relating to amending a certain Article of the 1925 Revised Civil Statutes; providing that certain corporations shall not invest more than eighty-five percent of the total amount of their savings deposits in certain securities.
HB 382	Caption: Relating to making an appropriation for the State Treasury for the preparation, checking, investigation and correction of the scholastic census to the State Department of Education, providing money for salaries, wages, rent, equipment, supplies, and necessary traveling expenses incident thereto for the sum of Eighty-five Hundred Dollars ($8500), for the year ending September 1, 1935.
HR 25	Caption: In memory of the wife of W.C. Darnell of Abilene, Texas.
HR 118	Caption: In memory of Arthur Caddel of Paris, Texas.
HR 172	Caption: Providing for the creation of two committees to notify the Governor and the Senate when the House is ready to adjourn sine die.
44th 3rd Called Session
HR 80	Caption: Providing for a committee to inform the Governor and the Senate the House is ready to adjourn sine die.
43rd Regular Session
HB 359	Caption: Relating to releasing the interest and penalties on all State, county, special school, school district, road district, levee improvement district, and irrigation district taxes, and taxes of other defined subdivisions of the State, other than incorporated cities and towns, delinquent up to and including February 1, 1933, providing said taxes are paid on or before October 15, 1933, declaring a State policy and the existence of a public calamity; suspending all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith.
HB 362	Caption: Relating to prohibiting the use of any seine or net for taking fish from any of the waters of Lamar County, except a seine or net of not less than two inch square mesh; or a minnow seine for the purpose of taking bait; providing a penalty.
HB 532	Caption: Relating to reducing the salaries of county school superintendents, and providing for the amount of compensation that they may receive.
HB 783	Caption: Relating to the appointment of gin inspectors.
HB 784	Caption: Relating to licensing ginners and prohibiting appointment of gin inspectors.
43rd 1st Called Session
HR 51	Caption: Providing for the appointment of two committees to notify the Governor and the Senate that the House has completed its duties and is ready to adjourn sine die.
43rd 2nd Called Session
HB 11	Caption: Relating to the licensing of motorcycles, side cars, and passenger motor vehicles, providing a license fee therefor, fixing an effective date of this Act.
HB 40	Caption: Relating to providing for limitation of ten years on delinquent taxes, and the cancellation of certain ad valorem taxes.
HR 40	Caption: Providing for adjournment sine die.
43rd 4th Called Session
HR 45	Caption: Providing for the appointment of two committees to notify the Governor and the Senate that the House has completed its duties and is ready to adjourn sine die.