Legislation authored by William Newton Walker
Includes legislation with William Newton Walker as the primary author for the 57th through 58th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.
| 58th Regular Session | |
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| HB 11 | Caption: Relating to the advertising of the scenic, historical, natural, agricultural, educational, recreational, and other attractions of Texas; providing for the creation of the Texas Tourist Development Agency. |
| HB 80 | Caption: Relating to levying an occupation tax on sulphur producers. |
| HB 275 | Caption: Relating to creating a Criminal District Court in Liberty and Chambers Counties, Texas, to be known as the Criminal District Court of Chambers-Liberty Counties. |
| HB 283 | Caption: Relating to revising and codifying the laws relating to the profession of funeral directing and embalming; fixing a penalty for the violation of any provision of this Act. |
| HB 437 | Caption: Relating to including any vehicle operated in the performance of duty by a member of a volunteer fire department within the definition of an authorized emergency vehicle and to authorize the use of a red light, and a bell, siren, compression or exhaust whistle on such vehicle. |
| HB 522 | Caption: Relating to apportioning the State of Texas into Congressional Districts. |
| HB 672 | Caption: Relating to and fixing minimum and maximum salary of the official shorthand reporter for the 75th Judicial District of Texas. |
| HB 675 | Caption: Relating to providing for the election of Liberty County Water Control and Improvement District Number Five directors to be held at the General Election every two (2) years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November; providing for the term of office of such directors. |
| HB 757 | Caption: Relating to providing that any county not presently required to use the jury wheel system and having a population of twenty-nine thousand (29,000) or more, according to the last preceding Federal Census, may upon a proper determination by the Commissioner Court adopt the use of the jury wheel for the selection of jurors. |
| HB 758 | Caption: Relating to allowing the County Tax Assessor-Collector to charge additional fees for the assessment and collection of taxes on behalf of drainage districts, road districts, common or independent school districts, water control and improvement districts, navigation districts, or other political subdivisions of the county. |
| HB 901 | Caption: Relating to the disclosure of information to the public by requiring the registration of certain persons who undertake to promote or oppose the passage of legislation or its approval or veto by Governor and by requiring the reporting of certain expenditures and contributions by those persons required to register and by members of the Legislature, elective state officers or state officers appointed by the Governor, and candidates for state office or the Legislature; providing for public records to be open to public inspection; prescribing penalties for violations thereof. |
| HB 922 | Caption: Relating to prohibiting the possession of an alligator in Chambers County. |
| HB 998 | Caption: Relating to excluding coypu (nutria) from definition as a fur-bearing animal. |
| HB 1026 | Caption: Relating to requiring approval of all orders, rules and regulations of the Game and Fish Commission by the Commissioners Court of Liberty County in each precinct; and to provide for a waiting period upon disapproval by such Commissioners Court before a public hearing may be held on a similar proposal unless there is a material change in circumstances. |
| HCR 9 | Caption: Relating to adopting "The Eyes of Texas" as the unofficial song of the State of Texas. |
| HCR 11 | Caption: Relating to requesting the Texas Highway Department to have Texas motor vehicle license plated imprinted with the words "The Lone Star State" and the State silhouette when the next order is entered for manufacture of the plates. |
| HCR 75 | Caption: Endorsing the action of the Honorable Foy Kohler and the Embassy staff in boycotting the Soviet May Day celebration. |
| HCR 84 | Caption: Authorizing the Texas Tourist Council to implement a contest for license plate design. |
| HJR 37 | Caption: Relating to proposing a constitutional amendment to require every person holding an elective office of this state or of the United States to resign from such office before being eligible to be a candidate for any other elective office. |
| HR 9 | Caption: Providing for the election of certain officers of the House. |
| HR 20 | Caption: Congratulating the Cleveland High School band for their performance during the inaugural ceremonies. |
| 57th Regular Session | |
| HB 53 | Caption: Relating to creating an additional District Court in Liberty and Chambers Counties, Texas, to be known as the 164th Judicial District; providing an effective date. |
| HB 320 | Caption: Relating to amending the Election Code of Texas requiring special elections to fill vacancies in State and local offices when the vacancy occurs more than one (1) year before the next general election time; providing for a second election in the event no person receives a majority of the votes cast in the first election. |
| HB 401 | Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act providing that all application fees and license fees collected under this Act shall be set aside and used exclusively by the State Health Department. |
| HB 439 | Caption: Relating to requiring the State and all political subdivisions and instrumentalities of the State to purchase only supplies and equipment manufactured in the United States. |
| HB 475 | Caption: Relating to prohibiting any city, town or village, with certain exceptions, from annexing any territory which is located in a county other than the county in which such city, town or village is located. |
| HB 546 | Caption: Relating to closing the season for hunting wild deer in Chambers County for a period of four (4) years; providing a penalty for violation. |
| HB 547 | Caption: Relating to closing the season for hunting alligators in Chambers County for a period of four (4) years; providing a penalty for violation. |
| HB 824 | Caption: Relating to apportion the State of Texas into Congressional Districts. |
| HB 955 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the commissioners court of each county to protect the public health, safety and general welfare by regulating junk yards; providing penalties for violation of regulations made by the county commissioners court. |
| HB 1102 | Caption: Relating to creating a conservation and reclamation district to be known as "Hull Fresh Water Supply District." |
| HJR 6 | Caption: Relating to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Texas requiring every elective officer of the State or of the United States who has been elected in a state-wide election, or any Member of the State Legislature, or any Member of the United States Congress elected from this State, to resign before being eligible to be a candidate for any other elective office of this State or of the United States other than the one which he holds. |
| HR 104 | Caption: In memory of R. M. Mayes Middleton of Liberty County. |
| HR 112 | Caption: In memory of T. F. Calhoon, Jr. of Liberty. |
| HR 140 | Caption: In memory of Mrs. Geraldine Davis Humphreys of Liberty. |
| HR 182 | Caption: In memory of Dr. James H. Alexander of Cleveland. |
| HR 343 | Caption: In memory of Dr. Max A. Cohn of Cleveland. |
| HR 344 | Caption: In memory of Oscar L. Witherspoon of Cleveland. |
| HR 345 | Caption: In memory of C. G. Mendenhall of Anahuac. |
| HR 346 | Caption: In memory of J. W. Stancil, Jr. of Cleveland. |
| HR 347 | Caption: In memory of Edmund Burke Farris, Sr. of Liberty County. |
| HR 669 | Caption: Honoring all mothers on Mother's Day. |
| HR 680 | Caption: In memory of James W. "Jimmy" Trousdale of Dayton. |
| 57th 1st Called Session | |
| HB 60 | Caption: Relating to creating Liberty County Drainage District Number Five and granting to said District the powers conferred by General Laws concerning Drainage and Conservation and Reclamation Districts. |
| HB 148 | Caption: Relating to prohibiting any city, town or village, for a period of two years, with certain exceptions, from annexing any territory which is located in a county other than the county in which such city, town or village is located. |
| HR 134 | Caption: In memory of Julian Rudolph Barber. |
| HR 218 | Caption: Congratulating James H. Morris for his selection as State President of the Future Farmers of America. |
| 57th 2nd Called Session | |
| HR 21 | Caption: Directing the Texas Legislative Council to study the question of laws concerning fees of office. |
| 57th 3rd Called Session | |
| HB 17 | Caption: Relating to creating a conservation and reclamation district to be known as "Dayton Drainage District". |
| HB 24 | Caption: Relating to validating Liberty County Water Control and Improvement District No. 5 and declaring it to be a validly existing and operating conservation and reclamation district. |
| HR 85 | Caption: Commending the Hull Daisetta High School football team for their sportsmanship. |
| HR 247 | Caption: Directing the creation of a committee to study study committees. |
| HR 248 | Caption: Requesting the 58th Session of the Texas Legislature to create additional district courts for Liberty and Chambers Counties. |