Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders

Includes legislation with Leon Thurman as the primary author for the 34th through 57th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System. Author information is not complete for the 43rd through 45th Legislatures or for sessions prior to the 34th.

57th Regular Session
HB 82	Author: Thurman, Leon Caption: Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts.
HB 286	Author: Thurman, Leon \| et. al. Caption: Relating to making it unlawful the wearing of religious garb while teaching in the public schools of this State; providing that no public funds shall be expended in support of any school in which this Act is being violated.
HB 698	Author: Thurman, Leon Caption: Relating to authorizing the State to accept title and purchase certain lands, known as the Fort Phantom Hill State Park in Jones County; designating it as the "Fort Phantom Hill State Park."
HB 982	Author: Thurman, Leon Caption: Relating to providing for the State Board of Insurance Commissioners to appoint a Board to be constituted under the supervision of the Board of Insurance Commissioners.
57th 1st Called Session
HB 25	Author: Thurman, Leon Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute to tax coin-operated machines vending merchandise; providing an effective date.
56th Regular Session
HB 10	Author: Thurman, Leon Caption: Relating to amending certain acts reducing the number of years service as a Member of the Legislature required as equivalent to pre-legal study and training.
HB 159	Author: Thurman, Leon Caption: Relating to amending certain acts so as to provide prompt reimbursement to counties or cities of the State's share of the cost of rights of way upon receipt by the Highway Department of certification of the County Attorney or the City Attorney, as the case may be.
HB 160	Author: Thurman, Leon Caption: Relating to amending the Texas Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act, relating to suspension of licenses, registrations, and non-resident privileges following an accident involving a motor vehicle, so as to permit an operator or owner of a motor vehicle involved in the accident to elect to have the suspension determined in a court proceeding.
HB 161	Author: Thurman, Leon Caption: Relating to amending certain acts so as to increase the minimum base pay of public school teachers; providing that this Act shall be effective beginning with the school year 1959-1960 and thereafter.
HB 234	Author: Thurman, Leon \| et. al. Caption: Relating to amending acts creating West Central Texas Municipal Water District by adding a provision with reference to annexation for additional territory.
HB 255	Author: Thurman, Leon \| et. al. Caption: Relating to providing that any telephone company involved in rate adjustments with a city take into account the toll calls made from such city in computing the profit or loss in such city.
HB 517	Author: Thurman, Leon Caption: Relating to amending the Texas Liquor Control Act to provide for a levy of a tax of $10 per barrel on first sale of beer.
HB 522	Author: Thurman, Leon Caption: Relating to repealing certain acts setting the quail season in Dickens County.
56th 2nd Called Session
HB 63	Author: Thurman, Leon Caption: Relating to authorizing and providing for the creation and operation of conservation and reclamation districts to be known as Sanitation Districts.