Legislation authored by Byron Ray Tinsley

Includes legislation with Byron Ray Tinsley as the primary author for the 51st through 52nd Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

52nd Regular Session
HB 7 Caption: Relating to adopting and establishing a new code relating to public waters of the State, to be known as the Surface Water Code; providing a savings clause.
HB 127 Caption: Relating to authorizing counties in this State having a population of more than 42,550 and less than 42,650, according to the last preceding United States Census, to provide for the establishment of County Law Libraries; and to initiate sums of money for such libraries, and to receive gifts and bequests for such libraries; and also providing for assessments to be made in each civil case for maintenance of such libraries; to manage or vest management of such libraries and to administer all funds for such libraries; to set salaries of any employees, and to have custody of all funds of such county libraries; providing a saving clause.
HB 413 Caption: Relating to authorizing the Sabine River Authority to compact with the State of Louisiana regarding the Sabine River Watershed; providing for ratification.
HB 787 Caption: Relating to amending certain acts relating to the selection of jurors for service in the district and county courts providing that the provisions of this act shall not apply to any county having a population of less than forty-three thousand (43,000) inhabitants according to the last preceding Federal Census when such county judicial districts embrace more than two counties.
HCR 35 Caption: Granting Dudley Ames, et al., permission to sue the State of Texas.
51st Regular Session
HB 444 Caption: Relating to authorizing cities and towns to issue additional revenue bonds for improvement of water or sewer systems; providing a severability clause.
HB 445 Caption: Relating to authorizing certain cities and towns to issue additional bonds payable from revenues of light and power systems to improve and extend such systems to issue additional bonds payable form such revenues for purpose of improving and extending such systems such additional bonds to constitute a lien upon said revenues in order of their issuance inferior to lien securing payment of bonds previously issued; providing a severability clause.
HB 467 Caption: Relating to creating Sabine River Authority; providing for the appointment of a Board of Directors; prescribing powers and duties of the Authority; enacting other provisions related to the subject.
HB 594 Caption: Relating to authorizing the Governor to designate the Chairman of the State Board of Water Engineers as Compact Commissioner to represent Texas in conference with Compact Commissioners for Louisiana, etc.
HR 62 Caption: Electing the children of a Member of the House to the office of Mascot.
HR 282 Caption: Inviting Monty Stratton to visit the House of Representatives.