Legislation authored by Edward Dennis Downs

Includes legislation with Edward Dennis Downs as the primary author for the 38th through 39th 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 314	Caption: Relating to directing the officer having the appointive power in State, county and city governments of Texas to give preference among applicants for public employment to certain citizens of Texas.
HB 316	Caption: Relating to requiring delinquent male poll taxpayers to work upon the public roads in this State for three days during each year of such delinquency in addition to any other road work required of such persons.
HB 317	Caption: Relating to providing that any person liable to work on the public roads in this State may be exempt therefrom, and from any penalty for failure to do so, by paying to the road overseer before the day appointed to work on the road, the sum of two dollars for each day such person may be summoned to work.
HB 368	Caption: Relating to providing that examinations for license as attorney at law shall be held in each supreme judicial district; fixing the time for holding such examination.
HB 433	Caption: Relating to making it a misdemeanor punishable by fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00 for any person to kill in any manner any wild male or female deer in certain counties.
38th 2nd Called Session
HB 174	Caption: Relating to amending certain Article pertaining to credits allowed tax collectors for unpaid taxes reported or returned by them as delinquent or insolvent.
HB 175	Caption: Relating to amending certain Article pertaining to the collection of delinquent and insolvent taxes and making reports of same by county tax collectors.
38th 3rd Called Session
HB 11	Caption: Relating to the collection of delinquent and insolvent taxes and making reports of same by county tax collectors.
HB 12	Caption: Relating to credits allowed tax collectors for unpaid taxes reported or returned to them as delinquent or insolvent.
HB 63	Caption: Relating to the collection of inheritance taxes and empowering the Comptroller with authority to appoint suitable persons for that purpose and providing for their compensation.