Legislation authored by Douglass David Gathings

Includes legislation with Douglass David Gathings as the primary author for the 49th through 51st Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

51st Regular Session
HB 60	Caption: Relating to defining the jurisdiction of the County Court of Johnson County and diminishing its civil and criminal jurisdiction; providing that the District Court of Johnson County shall have jurisdiction in all civil and criminal matters over which by law the County Court would have original and appellate jurisdiction; providing for the transfer of civil and criminal causes from the County Court to the District Court of Johnson County; providing the Act shall not affect judgments heretofore rendered by said County Court in causes now transferred to the District Court of said County, and providing for the repeal of all laws in conflict therewith.
HB 484	Caption: Relating to validating the acts of all tax collectors of all counties and incorporated cities and towns, villages, districts, and all other sub-divisions of government with taxing power in the State of Texas, heretofore selling at summary tax sales, real estate located in their respective territories, to satisfy delinquent taxes due on said real estate to such counties, incorporated cities and towns and all other taxing districts and taxing units that such tax collectors holding such summary tax sales collected taxes for; providing this act shall not validate or otherwise affect any tax deed made by such tax collectors at any summary tax sale involved in litigation pending on the effective date hereof.
HR 29	Caption: In memory of Herman C. Custard of Cleburne.
HR 46	Caption: Electing the children of a Member of the House to the office of Mascot.
HR 78	Caption: Granting the privilege of the floor for a day to all former Speakers, their wives, and their guests.
50th Regular Session
HB 51	Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, relative to appointment of a juvenile officer.
49th Regular Session
HB 645	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by providing for the reorganization of the 18th Judicial District of the State of Texas and to provide that Bosque County shall be taken from the 52nd Judicial District and transferred to the 18th Judicial District of the State of Texas.
HCR 136	Caption: Suspending Joint Rules to consider H.B. No. 383.