Legislation authored by James Thomas Stroder

Includes legislation with James Thomas Stroder as the primary author for the 38th 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 97	Caption: Relating to prohibiting the teaching of evolution in any of its phases in the public schools or any of our higher educational institutions in the State of Texas, supported in whole or in part by taxation; and prohibiting the members of the State Text Book Commission from adopting or recommending any textbook which teaches the theory of evolution, either directly or indirectly.
HB 263	Caption: Relating to declaring Cotton Gines a public utility, and providing for the regulation thereof.
HB 439	Caption: Relating to denouncing carnal relations between persons of the white race and persons of the negro race; creating the same into a felony, and prescribing a penalty.
HJR 23	Caption: Proposing an amendment to Article 16 of the State Constitution authorizing the Legislature to create and provide for a state bank to be operated by the State Government through the necessary officers, agents and employees, to use State funds necessary to accomplish said purpose.
38th 2nd Called Session
HB 34	Caption: Relating to making it a felony for any person to carry on or about his person while violating the liquor laws any weapon or arm mentioned in certain Article of the Penal Code; prescribing the penalty.
HB 35	Caption: Relating to making it a felony to manufacture, sell, barter, give away or furnish as beverages poisonous liquors, drugs, whiskey, mixtures or preparations.
HB 39	Caption: Relating to making it unlawful to appear in a public or private place in an intoxicated condition and making it unlawful for public officers and teachers in the public schools to be intoxicated; prescribing the penalties.
HB 108	Caption: Relating to creating the Frost Independent School District in Navarro County, Texas; defining its boundaries, including the present Common School District No. 60.
38th 3rd Called Session
HB 111	Caption: Relating to making it a felony to manufacture, sell, barter, give away or furnish as a beverage any poisonous alcoholic liquor, drug, whiskey, mixture or preparation; defining the words "poisonous and alcoholic" as used in the Act.
HB 112	Caption: Relating to making it an offense to appear in a public place in an intoxicated condition; prescribing punishment therefor.
HCR 6	Caption: Opposing the teaching of "Darwinism" in public schools as it is "improper and subversive to the best interest" of the State.