Search results Help  |  Status


SB 46, 44th 1st C.S.
Relating to aiding Wharton County comprising one district and that portion of Matagorda County embraced in commissioners' precincts numbers one, two and four as described in the minutes of the commissioners' court of said county, comprising another district for the remaining portion of the period of time covered by the release of taxes of said district as made by certain statute, by donating and appropriating to said districts all the State ad valorem taxes levied and collected in said districts for general State purposes on all property, both real and personal, in said districts for the purpose of creating a fund for the payment of interest upon and creating a sinking fund for that certain issue or issues of bonds that were voted and issued under the authority of certain statute.

House and Senate Journals

The House and Senate Journals contain the official proceedings of the House of Representatives and Senate. The Journals include the text of proposed amendments to legislation and record votes. The Journals do not routinely contain transcripts of debates on bills; material such as speeches, statements of intent, parlimentary inquiries or other discussion may occasionally be included if members of the Legislature specifically asked that it be recorded in the Journals.

Printed journals for most sessions are available at the Legislative Reference Library, in law libraries around the state, and at the Dallas and Houston public libraries.

Scanned House and Senate Journals from the 44th 1st C.S. are available online.

Other helpful documents

A variety of sources can provide background material, analysis and historical perspective for legislation which may be useful to the researcher. The sources suggested below may contain useful information which is not directly linked to a bill number.

Legislative Reports

Legislative interim committees and special investigative committees may be assigned to conduct in-depth studies of significant issues, to review the effectiveness of new legislation, and to develop legislative proposals for upcoming sessions.

Search the Legislative Reports database by subject or keyword for related reports.

Legislative clipping service

Search the Legislative Clipping Service by subject or title for newspaper articles from April of 1998 forward on this topic.

Search the Legislative Clipping Service Archive by subject or title for older newspaper articles.

State agency reports

Reports issued by state agencies, the House Research Organization, the Senate Research Center, and the Sunset Advisory Commission may also help to identify legislative intent. Recent reports are often available on the web site of the agency issuing the report; older reports may be available at the Legislative Reference Library or at other Texas State Depository Libraries.


The Legislative Archive System is a work in progress. Complete information is not available for all bills and all sessions. Visit the Legislative Archive System status page for details. Please contact the Legislative Reference Library at 512-463-1252 if you have any questions. Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.