Legislation authored by William Thomas Graves
Includes legislation with William Thomas Graves as the primary author for the 39th through 41st 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.
| 41st Regular Session | |
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| HB 100 | Caption: Relating to abolishing the office of Game, Fish and Oyster Commissioner and creating the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission. |
| HB 267 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute of the Penal Code of Texas by striking out the counties of Erath and Hood. |
| HB 327 | Caption: Relating to imposing an occupation tax upon theatrical, dramatic and musical comedy shows, moving picture shows, opera houses, theatres, tents, airdomes and other such structures, and for public entertainment operating for private profit. |
| HB 334 | Caption: Relating to appropriating one million five hundred thousand dollars for the purpose of supplementing the State available school fund for the scholastic year beginning September 1, 1930, and ending August 31, 1931. |
| HB 352 | Caption: Relating to amending certain statute providing for the election of a State Superintendent of Public Instruction and fixing his term of office, repealing all laws in conflict herewith. |
| HB 454 | Caption: Relating to provide an open season or period of time when it shall be lawful to kill wild mourning doves in the north zone and in the south zone. |
| HB 466 | Caption: Relating to amending certain laws so as to allow a search warrant to issue in certain instances upon information and belief of two credible persons. |
| HB 530 | Caption: Relating to declaring it to be an offense for any owner, keeper or person in control of any turkeys, to permit same to run at large; fixing a penalty. |
| HB 547 | Caption: Relating to amending certain laws so as to provide that tax collectors shall give receipt for taxes paid. |
| HB 557 | Caption: Relating to amending road law for Erath County. |
| HB 679 | Caption: Relating to bounties for predatory animals in certain counties. |
| 41st 1st Called Session | |
| HB 3 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute; providing for the election and term of office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. |
| HB 4 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute; pertaining to the terms of office of trustees in Common School Districts; providing for filling vacancies in said offices. |
| HB 5 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute; providing for the appointment or election and term of office of school trustees in all independent, consolidated and rural high school districts. |
| HB 25 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the County Board of Trustees of each organized county to detach from one and add to another school district territory contiguous to the common boundary line of the districts affected; providing for the adjustment of outstanding indebtedness. |
| HB 48 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Statute; providing for the election of the county superintendent of public instruction for a term of four years; providing for the compensation of the county superintendent and maintenance of his office. |
| HB 97 | Caption: Relating to amending certain laws relating to monthly pensions to be paid to every indigent or disabled Confederate soldier or sailor. |
| HB 117 | Caption: Relating to levying and collecting annually a Three Dollar road tax against all able-bodied male citizens of Hood County, Texas, who are between the ages of twenty-one and forty-five years. |
| HB 133 | Caption: Relating to levying and collecting annually a three dollar road tax against all able-bodied male citizens of Erath County, Texas who are between the ages of twenty one and fourty five. |
| 41st 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 9 | Caption: Relating to the term of office of trustees in Common School Districts; providing for filling vacancies in said Office; amending a certain Statute. |
| HB 10 | Caption: Relating to providing for a local option method of determining the question of whether or not the county superintendent of schools in each county of this state shall be employed by the county board of trustees; providing that in such cases the county board of trustees may fix the salary of the county superintendent. |
| HB 43 | Caption: Relating to amending the Pension Law. |
| HB 78 | Caption: Relating to amending the teachers' and superintendents' contract for schools in common and independent school districts so as to include a change compelling any teacher or Superintendent to sign a contract not to smoke cigarettes. |
| 41st 4th Called Session | |
| HCR 9 | Caption: Authorizing the re-establishment of a sandwich stand in the Capitol Building. |
| 41st 5th Called Session | |
| HB 7 | Caption: Relating to imposing an occupation tax upon theatrical, dramatic and musical comedy shows, moving picture shows, opera houses, theatres, tents, airdomes, and other such structures. |
| HB 41 | Caption: Relating to imposing a gross receipt tax upon certain individuals, companies, corporations or associations, whether incorporated under the laws of this State or Nation, engaged in publishing, printing or selling textbooks as used or will be used in the schools of this State, or owning, controlling or managing any such business within the State for the purpose of selling any such books to be used in any of the school in this State, requiring quarterly reports each year under oath of the individual, president or treasurer of such company, corporation or association, showing gross amount received from any such business done within this State during the quarter next preceding. |
| HB 94 | Caption: Relating to making it lawful to kill squirrels at any time in the Counties of Travis, Williamson, San Saba, Llano, Lampasas, Burnet, Goliad, Blanco, Hays, Tom Green, Irion, Sterling, Concho, Erath, Bell and Hood. |
| 40th Regular Session | |
| HB 119 | Caption: Relating to imposing an occupation tax upon certain theatrical structures. |
| HB 128 | Caption: Relating to providing for the examination, testing and reading of electric light, power, natural and artificial gas meters used by private concerns to determine the amount of power or gas used by their consumers in incorporated cities, towns or villages; providing a penalty for refusal to comply. |
| HB 165 | Caption: Relating to providing for the organization and holding of county and district institutes for teachers; providing for the payment of said teachers while attending said institutes. |
| HB 327 | Caption: Relating to providing that students entering colleges or universities supported by the state may be required to pay certain fees. |
| HB 537 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the Commissioners' Court of Erath County to issue bonds of said County for the purpose of funding or refunding indebtedness incurred for Road and Bridge purposes and to levy a tax in payment thereof. |
| HB 606 | Caption: Relating to making it unlawful for boards of school trustees, regents or other authorities of State supported schools to collect and misapply funds collected from Tuition and fees; providing a penalty. |
| HR 51 | Caption: In memory of former Representative J.J. Bennett. |
| HR 74 | Caption: Cautioning members of the Legislature and their visitors not to further disfigure the linoleum and furniture of committee rooms. |
| HR 88 | Caption: Limiting speech length on the floor to five minutes unless an extension is granted. |
| 40th 1st Called Session | |
| HR 20 | Caption: Providing for pay for members of the committee compiling and codifying school laws. |
| 39th Regular Session | |
| HB 39 | Caption: Relating to the prohibition of charging excessive entrance fees for public schools. |
| HB 40 | Caption: Relating to a tax on football, basketball and baseball games. |
| HB 43 | Caption: Relating to the establishment of a branch of A&M College in Stephenville, in Erath county, Texas, to be known as John Tarleton Agricultural College; providing for the conferring of degrees upon graduates of said college. |
| HB 44 | Caption: Relating to prohibiting any teacher who has not paid his poll tax from teaching in any school in this State that is supported by local or State tax. |
| HB 211 | Caption: Relating to forbidding teachers and superintendents of public schools to be interested in the sale of textbooks. |
| HB 395 | Caption: Relating to the examination, testing and reading of electric light and power meters used by private concerns to determine the amount of power used by their consumers; providing a penalty. |
| HB 522 | Caption: Relating to creating the Bluff Dale Independent School District in Erath county, Texas, including therein the present Bluff Dale Independent District No. 8 of Erath county; providing a board of trustees therefor; vesting said Bluffdale Independent School District board of trustees with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties conferred upon independent school districts incorporated under the general laws of Texas. |
| 39th 1st Called Session | |
| HB 101 | Caption: Relating to creating Road District Number One (1), in Erath County, Texas, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district. |
| HB 102 | Caption: Relating to creating Road District Number Two (2), in Erath County, Texas, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district. |
| HCR 6 | Caption: Appointing a committee for the purpose of investigating the management of John Tarleton Junior Agriculture College and the allegations of a blanket tax. |