HB 1979 84-0 (2015)
Author: Phelan, Dade
Relating to a bag limit exemption for certain participants in certain fishing tournaments in Chambers, Jefferson, Galveston, Hardin, Newton, and Orange Counties; authorizing a fee.
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Placed on General State Calendar
| CHAMBERS COUNTY | GALVESTON COUNTY | HARDIN COUNTY | JEFFERSON COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | ORANGE COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing
HB 2579 77-0 (2001)
Author: Lewis, RonSponsor: Bernsen, David
Relating to annexation and incorporation procedures relating to certain unincorporated communities in certain counties.
House: Land & Resource Management Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| City Government--Annexation | Elections--General | JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | ORANGE COUNTY
HB 844 75-0 (1997)
Author: McReynolds, Jim | et. al.Sponsor: Nixon, Drew
Relating to the creation of the office of criminal district attorney of Newton County, to the office of district attorney for the 1st Judicial District, and to the abolition of the office of county attorney of Newton County.
House: Judicial Affairs Senate: Criminal Justice
Effective on 9/1/97
| Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys | NEWTON COUNTY
HB 2404 70-0 (1987)
Author: Lewis, RonSponsor: Blake, Roy
Relating to stray livestock in Newton County on Recreation Road Number 255 between State Highway Number 87 and the Jasper County boundary line.
House: Agriculture & Livestock Senate: Natural Resources
Effective in 90 days-8/31/87
| Agriculture | Highways | NEWTON COUNTY
SB 104 65-0 (1977)
Author: Adams, Don
Relating to creation of a county court at law district composed of the counties of Jasper and Newton and a county court at law to serve the district; relating to jurisdiction of the county court at law, the county court, and the district court in the counties of Jasper and Newton; making other provisions relative to the county court at law, the county court, and the district court of the counties of Jasper and Newton; and declaring an emergency.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Read second time and passed to engrossment
| Courts--County & Statutory | JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY
SB 660 65-0 (1977)
Author: Adams, Don
Relating to the creation of a new judicial district composed of the Counties of Jasper, Newton, and Tyler.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Referred to subcommittee
| Courts--District | JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | TYLER COUNTY
HB 937 57-0 (1961)
Author: Collins, Sam Forse
Relating to setting limits on deer hunting in Tyler, Jasper and Newton Counties; providing penalties for violation.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing | TYLER COUNTY
HB 218 56-0 (1959)
Author: Collins, Sam Forse
Relating to amending certain acts relating to the Newton County Water Supply District.
| NEWTON COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility
SB 324 56-0 (1959)
Author: Dies, Jr., Martin
Relating to amending certain Statutes relative to Newton County Water Supply District.
| NEWTON COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility
HB 746 55-0 (1957)
Author: Shackelford, E. E. "Shack"
Relating to setting the squirrel season in Jasper, Newton and Tyler Counties and providing a closed season for hunting squirrels in County Commissioners Precinct No. 4 of Tyler County until January 1, 1968.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing | TYLER COUNTY
HB 749 55-0 (1957)
Author: Shackelford, E. E. "Shack"
Relating to setting the deer season in Jasper, Newton and Tyler Counties and closing the season for hunting deer in County Commissioners Precinct No. 4 of Tyler County until January 1, 1968.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing | TYLER COUNTY
HB 750 55-0 (1957)
Author: Shackelford, E. E. "Shack"
Relating to licenses for hunting in Jasper, Newton and Tyler Counties by residents and non-residents.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing | Parks & Wildlife--Licenses | TYLER COUNTY
HB 751 55-0 (1957)
Author: Shackelford, E. E. "Shack"
Relating to setting the dove and quail season in Jasper, Newton and Tyler counties.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing | TYLER COUNTY
HB 753 55-0 (1957)
Author: Shackelford, E. E. "Shack"
Relating to the use of electrical apparatuses while fishing.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing | TYLER COUNTY
HB 36 55-1 (1957)
Author: Shackelford, E. E. "Shack"
Relating to making it unlawful, except under the provisions of this Act, for any person to hunt, take, kill or possess any game bird or game animal, to kill or trap any fur-bearing animal, with the exception of the fox, or to take or attempt to take any aquatic life in certain areas of Tyler, Jasper, and Newton Counties at any time, etc; providing a penalty.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing | TYLER COUNTY
HB 869 54-0 (1955)
Author: Patten, Robert
Relating to prescribing the open season for hunting deer in Jasper and Newton Counties and in Commissioner's Precinct No. 4 of Tyler County during the calendar years 1955 and 1956 and providing a penalty for violation.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing | TYLER COUNTY
HB 877 54-0 (1955)
Author: Patten, Robert
Relating to creating Newton County Water Supply District; providing for its organization and governing body; prescribing its powers, authority, functions, duties and privileges; providing a severability clause.
| NEWTON COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility
SB 388 54-0 (1955)
Author: Lock, Ottis E.
Relating to creating Newton County Water Supply District; providing for its organization and governing body; prescribing its powers, authority, functions, duties and privileges; providing a severability clause.
| NEWTON COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility
HB 551 53-0 (1953)
Author: Patten, Robert
Relating to making it unlawful for any person to hunt, snare, kill or attempt to kill by any means whatsoever any wild deer, buck, doe, or fawn in the Counties of Newton and Jasper in the State of Texas prior to January 1, 1955; providing a penalty therefor.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing
HB 552 53-0 (1953)
Author: Patten, Robert
Relating to providing for an open season when it shall be lawful to hunt, take, or kill squirrel in Jasper and Newton Counties, Texas; fixing a penalty for the violation thereof.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing
HB 553 53-0 (1953)
Author: Patten, Robert
Relating to repealing certain Acts prohibiting the transportation of minnows in excess of five hundred (500) in Jasper and Newton Counties.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing
HB 802 52-0 (1951)
Author: Ingram, Jr., Denny O.
Relating to the hunting and killing of buck deer, wild turkeys and squirrels in Jasper and Newton Counties; providing an open season for hunting and killing buck deer and prescribing a bag limit; providing that buck deer may be hunted with dogs; making it unlawful to hunt or kill wild turkeys; providing an open season for hunting and killing squirrels and prescribing the bag limit; providing penalties.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing
HB 397 51-0 (1949)
Author: Hughes, Jr., Edward P.
Relating to authorizing the Commissioners' Court of Newton County in which there is located a County-owned hospital to lease said hospital to private sources upon a vote of the people of said county.
| County Government--General | Hospitals | NEWTON COUNTY
HB 411 50-0 (1947)
Author: Hughes, Jr., Edward P.
Relating to providing that wild fox may be taken or killed at any time in Newton and Jasper Counties, Texas; providing that the hides and pelts thereof may be sold; repealing all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing
HB 713 48-0 (1943)
Author: Westbrook, Mainor N.
Relating to prohibiting the transportation outside of the boundaries of any county of minnows in excess of five hundred (500); providing that this act shall apply only to the counties of Jasper and Newton; providing a penalty for violation of this Act.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing
HB 588 47-0 (1941)
Author: Burnaman, N. O.
Relating to creating the Newton County Flood Control District and defining its powers.
| NEWTON COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility
HB 589 47-0 (1941)
Author: Burnaman, N. O.
Relating to declaring the floods of Newton County, Texas, to be a public calamity; authorizing a donation and grant to Newton County Flood District of the State ad valorem taxes collected in Newton County for a period of ten (10) years for flood control improvements and maintenance purposes.
| Disaster Preparedness & Relief | FLOODS | NEWTON COUNTY | Taxation--Property-Miscellaneous
HB 802 47-0 (1941)
Author: Burnaman, N. O.
Relating to making it unlawful to kill or attempt to kill wild turkey or trap or molest same in Newton and Jasper Counties for a period of five (5) years; providing a penalty.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing
HB 790 45-0 (1937)
Author: Davis, Minet M.
Relating to repealing a certain House Bill of the Acts of the 44th Legislature (1st C.S.); the selling, taking, or possession, for barter or sale, of wild fox or the pelt, in Newton and Jasper Counties.
| NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing
HB 1007 45-0 (1937)
Author: Davis, Minet M.
Relating to marks and brands of livestock in Jasper and Newton Counties, requiring that each owner of any live stock mentioned in certain Act shall within six (6) months after this Act takes effect, have his mark and brand recorded at the office of the County Clerk of said Counties.
| Agriculture | JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY
HB 406 44-0 (1935)
Author: Scarborough, Jr., Amos P.
Relating to prohibiting the hunting, trapping, ensnaring or killing of any wild deer, buck, doe or fawn within the limits of the Counties of Jasper and Newton, State of Texas, for a period of three (3) years from and after the passage of this Act; providing a penalty therefor.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing
HB 124 44-2 (1935)
Author: Scarborough, Jr., Amos P.
Relating to prohibiting the selling, taking or possession for barter or sale of wild fox, or the pelt thereof in Newton and Jasper Counties; to prohibit the killing of wild fox in said counties, providing penalties.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing
HB 938 43-0 (1933)
Author: Scarborough, Jr., Amos P.
Relating to amending certain Article of the Penal Code of the State of Texas, 1925, so as not to exempt Angelina, Tyler, Jasper and Newton Counties from the provisions of certain Articles of the Penal Code.
| Agriculture | ANGELINA COUNTY | JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | TYLER COUNTY
HB 57 43-1 (1933)
Author: Scarborough, Jr., Amos P.
Relating to permitting the taking of pelts of fur-bearing animals for the purpose of sale in Jasper and Newton Counties, during the months of December and January; providing a penalty.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing
HB 40 43-4 (1934)
Author: Scarborough, Jr., Amos P.
Relating to fur-bearing animal law for Anderson, Jasper and Newton Counties; providing a penalty.
| ANDERSON COUNTY | JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing
HB 1060 42-0 (1931)
Author: Adams, F. P. "Pat" | et. al.
Relating to making it unlawful to hunt wild deer with one dog in the counties of Jasper, Newton, and Orange, Texas, during the open season of each year for a period of five (5) years.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | ORANGE COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing
HB 73 42-1 (1931)
Author: Laird, John W. | et. al.
Relating to conserving fish in the Angeline, Attoyoc, Sabine, and Neches Rivers and their tributaries in certain counties; providing penalties for violations of this Act.
| ANGELINA COUNTY | JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing | TYLER COUNTY
HB 38 42-3 (1932)
Author: Adams, F. P. "Pat"
Relating to prohibiting the hunting, trapping, ensnaring or killing of any wild deer, buck, doe or fawn within the limits of the Counties of Jasper and Newton, State of Texas, for a period of three (3) years from and after the passage of this Act; providing a penalty therefor.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing
HB 39 42-3 (1932)
Author: Adams, F. P. "Pat"
Relating to providing for the open season on squirrels in Jasper and Newton Counties; providing a penalty.
| JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing
HB 70 42-3 (1932)
Author: Laird, John W.
Relating to amending certain Acts conserving fish in Angelina, Attoyoc, Sabine and Neches Rivers and their tributaries in certain counties; providing penalties for violations of this Act.
| ANGELINA COUNTY | JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing | TYLER COUNTY
HB 601 40-0 (1927)
Author: Reagan, Albert S.
Relating to the creation of the 107th judicial district of the State of Texas and reorganize the first judicial district of the State of Texas; providing for the holding of the district courts and the terms thereof in said districts.
| Courts--District | JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | SABINE COUNTY | SAN AGUSTINE COUNTY
HB 402 39-0 (1925)
Author: Bean, Benjamin Franklin
Relating to amending certain statute creating the Kirbyville Independent School District in Jasper and Newton Counties, Texas, correcting certain errors in the metes and bounds of said district, and validating bonds of said district.
House: School Districts
| Education--School Districts | JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY
HB 103 39-1 (1926)
Author: Bean, Benjamin Franklin
Relating to creating Road District Number Two (2), in Newton County, Texas, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
House: Judiciary
| County Government--Roads | NEWTON COUNTY | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous
HB 104 39-1 (1926)
Author: Bean, Benjamin Franklin
Relating to creating Road District Number Three (3), in Newton County, Texas, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
House: Judiciary
| County Government--Roads | NEWTON COUNTY | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous
HB 220 39-1 (1926)
Author: Bean, Benjamin Franklin
Relating to creating Road District Number One (1), in Newton County, Texas, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
House: Judiciary
| County Government--Roads | NEWTON COUNTY | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous
HB 221 39-1 (1926)
Author: Bean, Benjamin Franklin
Relating to creating Road District Number Four (4), in Newton County, Texas, validating and approving all orders made by the commissioners' court of said county, in respect to the organization of said district.
House: Judiciary
| County Government--Roads | NEWTON COUNTY | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous
HB 433 38-0 (1923)
Author: Downs, Edward D. | et. al.
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.
| Animals | Crimes--Miscellaneous | JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing | SABINE COUNTY | SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY
SB 383 38-0 (1923)
Author: Cousins, Sr., William Roy
Relating to reorganizing the First and Ninth Judicial Districts of Texas, and creating the Ninety-fourth Judicial District of Texas.
| Courts--District | HARDIN COUNTY | JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | ORANGE COUNTY | SABINE COUNTY | SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY
HB 391 36-0 (1919)
Author: Walker, B. P.
Relating to creating a more efficient road system for the County of Newton and State of Texas, and making the County Commissioners of said County ex-officio road superintendents and prescribing their duties as such, and providing for their compensation as such commissioners; and fixing the penalty for the violation of this Act.
| Courts--County & Statutory | NEWTON COUNTY
HB 602 36-0 (1919)
Author: Walker, B. P. | et. al.
Relating to amending certain Act creating the Burkeville Independent School District in Newton county, Texas; validating certain indebtedness of Common School District No. 8 of said county, and providing for a permanent site of the high school on the tracts of land where it is now located and naming the surveys and parts of surveys included within its boundaries.
| Education--School Districts | NEWTON COUNTY
HB 631 36-0 (1919)
Author: Walker, B. P.
Relating to creating the Bon Wier Independent School District in Newton county, Texas; defining the boundaries; providing for the election of a board of trustees to manage and control the public free schools within the said district; investing said district with the rights, powers and privileges and duties of a town or village incorporated for free school purposed only under the general laws; declaring valid a maintenance tax heretofore voted.
| Education--School Districts | NEWTON COUNTY
HB 30 36-2 (1919)
Author: Walker, B. P.
Relating to repealing the Act creating the Bon Weir Independent School District in Newton County.
| Education--School Districts | NEWTON COUNTY
SB 98 36-2 (1919)
Author: Cousins, Sr., William Roy
Relating to exempting Sabine, San Augustine, Newton, Jasper and Angelina counties from the provisions of certain laws and to postpone the eradication of ticks in said counties until Jan. 1, 1922.
| Agriculture | ANGELINA COUNTY | JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY
HB 44 36-3 (1920)
Author: Walker, B. P.
Relating to amending the Act creating the Burkeville Independent School District in Newton County.
| Education--School Districts | NEWTON COUNTY
HB 81 36-3 (1920)
Author: Walker, B. P.
Relating to creating the Kirbyville Independent School District in Jasper and Newton Counties, Texas.
| Education--School Districts | JASPER COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY
HB 718 35-0 (1917)
Author: Stewart, L. C.
Relating to creating a more efficient road system for Newton county, Texas; providing penalties.
| County Government--Roads | NEWTON COUNTY
HB 791 35-0 (1917)
Author: Stewart, L. C.
Relating to creating the Newton Independent School District of Newton County, Texas, defining its boundaries.
| Education--School Districts | NEWTON COUNTY
HB 21 35-3 (1917)
Author: Stewart, L. C.
Relating to creating a more efficient road system for Newton county, Texas; providing penalties.
| County Government--Roads | NEWTON COUNTY
HB 53 35-4 (1918)
Author: Stewart, L. C.
Relating to creating the Burkeville Independent School District in Newton County, Texas.
| Education--School Districts | NEWTON COUNTY
HB 541 34-0 (1915)
Author: Stewart, L. C.
Relating to creating a more efficient road system for Newton County.
| County Government--Employees/Officers | County Government--Roads | NEWTON COUNTY
HB 633 33-0 (1913)
Author: King, Washington W. "Cap"
Relating to providing for a special road law for Sabine and Newton Counties, Texas.
| County Government--Roads | NEWTON COUNTY
HB 610 31-0 (1909)
Author: Driggers, William H.
Relating to amending Section 1 of "An Act to protect game and fish in the counties of Montgomery and Newton in the State of Texas, to prescribe penalties of violation of said Act," approved April the 5th, 1907.
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing
SB 284 29-0 (1905)
Relating to restoring to and conferring upon the county court of Newton county the civil and criminal jurisdiction belonging to such courts under the Constitution and general statutes of the State.
| Courts--County & Statutory | NEWTON COUNTY
HB 381 26-0 (1899)
Relating to regulate the terms and fixing the times for holding the district courts in the First Judicial District of Texas, composed of Jasper, Newton, Orange, Jefferson and Tyler counties, so as to change the terms in Tyler and Jefferson counties.
| Courts--District | JASPER COUNTY | JEFFERSON COUNTY | NEWTON COUNTY | ORANGE COUNTY | TYLER COUNTY
