Legislation authored by Roy Alvin Baldwin

Includes legislation with Roy Alvin Baldwin as the primary author for the 36th through 38th 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.

38th Regular Session
HB 88 Caption: Relating to providing for issuance by clerks of the county court of license to marry; requiring such clerk before issuing such license to demand and receive from the male person, party to such marriage contract, a certificate in writing made by a reputable, licensed and regularly practicing physician of this State, certifying on his honor that such person is not afflicted with any contagious or communicable venereal disease, and prescribing the requisites of such certificates; prescribing penalties for violations of this act.
HB 129 Caption: Relating to creating and establishing an educational institution of the first class for students of the white race to be located in the western portion of the State of Texas and to be known as the "West Texas State College.
HB 130 Caption: Relating to providing for the sale and lease of the land heretofore or hereafter set apart for the permanent University fund.
HB 173 Caption: Relating to travelling and other expenses of judges of the district courts and district attorneys when in actual discharge of their official duties in any county other than the county of their residence; providing for payment of such expenses by the State upon sworn itemized accounts of such officers.
HB 240 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating the Harmony Independent School District in Terry County, Texas; defining the boundaries thereof.
HB 251 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating the Meadow Independent School District in Terry County, Texas; providing that the board of trustees shall be governed by the General Laws of Texas in all matters where this Act is silent.
HB 255 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating the Sligo Independent School District in Yoakum County, Texas; defining the boundaries thereof.
HB 264 Caption: Relating amending certain statute so as to provide that the notice of the election for the consolidation of two or more common school districts, therein provided for, may be given by either the sheriff or the county judge.
HB 275 Caption: Relating to creating the office of public weigher in each of the counties of this State.
HB 276 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating the Key Independent School District in Dawson County, Texas, out of territory now known as Key Common School District in said County; defining the boundaries thereof.
HB 281 Caption: Relating to imposing an occupation tax upon menageries, wax work, side shows, exhibitions, and carnivals.
HB 284 Caption: Relating to imposing an occupation tax upon theatrical and dramatic representations, the amount of tax to be determined according to the number of inhabitants; making certain exemptions from this act.
HB 311 Caption: Relating to repealing provisions in certain statute relative to occupation taxes, pertaining to carnival, shows, amusements or entertainment held under the auspices, direction or control of any chamber of commerce of any city or other similar organizations and generally repealing all laws in conflict herewith.
HB 349 Caption: Relating to increasing the salaries of district attorneys in all judicial districts of this State, composed of two or more counties, providing for the appointment of an assistant district attorney in certain cases; providing for the manner of payment of salaries and disposition of fees, commissions, perquisites of the office of district attorney, and providing for the repeal of conflicting statutes.
HB 456 Caption: Relating to transferring certain lands from Johnson Independent School District in Terry County, Texas, to and making a part of Harris Common School District No. 18 in Terry County, Texas.
HB 457 Caption: Relating to authorizing and directing the Board of Regents of the University of Texas, to cause to be made investigations by competent persons of the Lands heretofore set apart for the permanent University Fund, to ascertain and determine the existence of potash and other mineral deposits on said lands.
HB 458 Caption: Relating to establishing and maintaining a Horticultural and Agricultural Experiment Station in Gaines county, Texas.
HB 504 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating the Southland Independent School District in the counties of Garza, Lynn and Lubbock in the State of Texas; defining the boundaries thereof.
HB 509 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating the Levelland Independent School District in Hockley County, Texas; defining the boundaries thereof.
HB 539 Caption: Relating to increasing the civil jurisdiction of the county court of Hockley County and the unorganized county of Cochran.
HB 560 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating the Midway Independent School District in Lynn County, Texas, out of territory now comprising Common School District No. 9 of Lynn County.
HB 561 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating Joe Stokes Independent School District in Lynn County Texas, out of territory now comprising Common School District No. 17, of Lynn County, as heretofore created by the county board of school trustees of said county; defining boundary thereof.
HB 596 Caption: Relating to validating a certain issue of schoolhouse bonds aggregating $5,000.00, bearing interest at 6% per annum voted by Common School District No. 7 of Lynn County on July 23, 1921.
HB 627 Caption: Relating to amending statutes providing for the election and qualification of public weighers.
HB 660 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating Lakeview Independent School District in Dawson County, Texas, out of territory now comprising Lakeview Common School District No. 25, defining the bondaries thereof.
HCR 20 Caption: Authorizing the Legislature to adjourn Sine Die.
HCR 33 Caption: Requesting the Secretary of State to return H. C. R. No. 25 to the House for further consideration.
HR 7 Caption: Directing the creation of a committee to conduct tests and recommend the hiring of stenographers for the House.
HR 60 Caption: Inviting former State Rep. A. B. Curtis to address the Members of the House.
38th 2nd Called Session
HB 197 Caption: Relating to amending certain Act creating the Southland Independent School District in the counties of Garza, Lynn and Lubbock in the State of Texas, so as to provide for the issuance of bonds for building purposes in said district to bear interest not to exceed six (6) per cent per annum.
HB 222 Caption: Relating to creating the Lindsey County Line Independent School District, in Lubbock and Hockley Counties, Texas; defining its boundaries.
HB 223 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating the Grassland Independent School District in Lynn County, Texas, out of territory now comprising the Grassland Common School District No. 21 of Lynn County.
HR 30 Caption: Ordering compliance with a certain report issued by the legislature relating to the purchase of school textbooks.
HR 31 Caption: Ordering compliance with a certain report issued by the legislature relating to the purchase of school textbooks.
HR 46 Caption: Relating to the settlement of certain disputes relating to text book contracts within the State.
38th 3rd Called Session
HB 25 Caption: Relating to imposing an occupation tax upon theatrical, dramatic and musical comedy shows and amusements for which pay for admission is demanded or received, and which travel from place to place and give exhibitions, the amount of tax to be determined according to the number of inhabitants in cities and towns affected by this Act and by the amount charged for admission.
HB 26 Caption: Relating to imposing an occupation tax upon regularly established and recognized opera houses, theatre, airdomes and places where moving picture exhibitions are given for private profit, the amount of tax to be determined according to the number of inhabitants of cities and towns in the State of Texas.
HB 28 Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relative to occupation taxes, fixing the amount of taxes to be levied on circuses, shows, amusement companies, trained animals shows, wild west shows and other companies of similar kind and character.
HB 36 Caption: Relating to amending certain statute relative to occupation taxes, fixing the amount of taxes to be levied on all carnival companies; conferring upon counties, incorporated cities, towns and villages authority to levy occupation taxes.
HB 37 Caption: Relating to imposing an occupation tax upon all retail dealers in and vendors or dispensers of soft drinks, the amount of tax to be determined according to the number of inhabitants of cities and towns in the State of Texas where such business is carried on.
HB 104 Caption: Relating to amending certain law creating the Levelland Independent School District in Hockley county, Texas, so as to provide for the issuance of bonds of said district to bear interest at the rate not to exceed six percent per annum, said bonds to be payable serially or otherwise.
HB 105 Caption: Relating to amending certain law creating the Meadow Independent School District in Terry county, Texas, so as to provide for the issuance of bonds by said district to bear interest at the rate not to exceed six percent per annum, said bonds to be payable serially or otherwise.
37th Regular Session
HB 124 Caption: Relating to amend a certain Act creating the Blythe County Line Independent School District in Gaines, Terry and Yoakum counties, by re-defining and correcting the boundaries of said Blythe County Line Independent School District.
HB 125 Caption: Relating to a certain Act regarding the issuance of licenses to marry.
HB 286 Caption: Relating to a certain Act regarding the sale of lands belonging to the University of Texas.
HB 392 Caption: Relating to amend a certain Act regarding expenses of district judges.
HB 450 Caption: Relating to the sale of land set apart for permanent University fund.
HB 462 Caption: Relating to amend a certain Act regarding occupation tax on theaters.
HB 463 Caption: Relating to amend a certain Act providing that Lorenzo Independent School District shall assume any and all outstanding indebtedness and bonds and interest thereon existing at the time of the incorporation of said district, created by Lorenzo county line school district No. 2.
HB 464 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating Cone Independent School District in Crosby County, Texas.
HB 481 Caption: Relating to authorizing Briscoe County, Texas, or any political sub-division or defined district thereof to issue road bonds under the provisions of the General Law.
HB 490 Caption: Relating to the incorporation of cities, towns, villages, etc.
HB 548 Caption: Relating to amend a certain Act providing that county commissioners shall be supervisors of public roads.
HB 555 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating Ropes Independent School District in Hockley County, Texas.
HB 575 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating the O'Donnell Independent School District in the counties of Lynn and Dawson, in the State of Texas, defining the boundaries thereof.
HB 576 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating the Redwine Independent School District in Lynn County, Texas.
HB 582 Caption: Relating to attaching the unorganized county of Cochran to the county of Hockley for judicial purposes.
HCR 2 Caption: Providing for an investigation of State departments and institutions.
HCR 18 Caption: Providing for the relocation of the University of Texas campus.
HJR 4 Caption: Relating to qualifications of electors.
HJR 5 Caption: Relating to prescribing qualifications of electors.
37th 1st Called Session
HB 50 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating the Wellman Independent School District in Terry County, Texas.
HB 82 Caption: Relating to amending the act changing the time of holding District Court in the various counties of the Seventy-second Judicial District of Texas.
HB 86 Caption: Relating to amending the act creating and incorporating the Blythe County Line Independent School District in Gaines, Terry and Yoakum Counties, and defining its boundaries.
HB 92 Caption: Relating to amending the act re-defining the boundaries of O'Donnell Independent School District in Lynn and Dawson Counties.
HB 93 Caption: Relating to amending the Briscoe county stock law.
HB 113 Caption: Relating to validating the attempted incorporation of certain cities and towns.
HR 11 Caption: Inviting former State Representative B.P. Maddox to address the House.
36th 3rd Called Session
HB 83 Caption: Relating to extending the boundaries of and adding territory to the Lamesa Independent School District in Dawson County.
HB 84 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating the Fairview Independent School District in Crosby County, defining its boundaries.
HB 85 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating the Johnson Independent School District in Terry County, out of territory now composing Common School District No. 8 in said county, as heretofore created.
HB 86 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating the Blythe County Line Independent School District out of territory in Gaines, Terry and Yoakum counties, and defining its boundaries.
HB 87 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating the McCarty Independent School District in Dawson County, Texas, out of territory now composing Common School District No. 22 in said county.
HB 111 Caption: Relating to extending the boundaries of and adding territory to the Union Independent School District in Terry County, Texas.
HB 112 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating the Idalou Independent School District in Lubbock County, Texas, out of territory now comprising Idalou Common School District No. 19 in Lubbock County.
HB 113 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating Canyon Independent School District in Lubbock County, Texas, out of territory now comprising Canyon Independent School District No. 11.
HB 137 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating the Shallowater Independent School District in Lubbock County, Texas, out of territory now comprising Common School District No. 17 in Lubbock County.
HB 138 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating Carlisle Independent School District in Lubbock County, Texas, out of the territory now comprising Common School District No. 24, in Lubbock County as created by the commissioners court of Lubbock County.
HB 166 Caption: Relating to extending the boundaries of and adding territory to the Tahoka Independent School District in Lynn County, Texas.
HB 188 Caption: Relating to creating and incorporating the New Lynn Independent School District in Lynn County, Texas, out of territory now comprising the New Lynn Common School District No. 1 in Lynn County.
36th 4th Called Session
HB 10 Caption: Relating to authorizing and permitting to vote all persons who have become qualified voters since January 31, 1920 and who, prior to February 1, 1920 were not permitted to vote; providing penalties.