SB 2183 87-0 (2021)
Author: Campbell, DonnaSponsor: King, Tracy
Relating to the boundaries of, and validating certain acts and proceedings of, the Driftwood Conservation District.
House: Land & Resource Management Senate: Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Effective immediately
| DRIFTWOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 2401 84-0 (2015)
Author: Isaac, JasonSponsor: Zaffirini, Judith
Relating to the powers of the Crosswinds Municipal Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds for road projects.
House: Special Purpose Districts Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| CROSSWINDS MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 64 83-0 (2013)
Author: Craddick, TomSponsor: Seliger, Kel
Relating to the liability of and the validation of certain acts of the Midland County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1.
House: Special Purpose Districts Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| Civil Remedies & Liabilities | MIDLAND COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO. 1 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 907 83-0 (2013)
Author: Nevárez, Poncho
Relating to the election of members of the board of directors of the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District.
House: Natural Resources
Recommendations filed with the Speaker
| MIDDLE PECOS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Groundwater Conserve Dist. | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 1361 83-0 (2013)
Author: Hunter, Todd
Relating to validating certain acts of the Lower Nueces River Water Supply District transferring real property rights.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Natural Resources
Referred to Natural Resources
| City Government--General | CORPUS CHRISTI, CITY OF | LOWER NUECES RIVER WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT | Property Interests--Real Property | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 1423 83-0 (2013)
Author: Hinojosa, JuanSponsor: Hunter, Todd
Relating to validating certain acts of the Lower Nueces River Water Supply District transferring real property rights.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Natural Resources
Effective immediately
| City Government--General | CORPUS CHRISTI, CITY OF | LOWER NUECES RIVER WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT | Property Interests--Real Property | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 707 82-0 (2011)
Author: Laubenberg, JodieSponsor: Estes, Craig
Relating to the validation of certain governmental acts and proceedings of certain municipalities relating to certain public improvement districts.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| City Government--General | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
HB 1040 82-0 (2011)
Author: Gallego, PeteSponsor: Uresti, Carlos
Relating to the validation of the creation of, and certain acts related to, a venue project, and the dissolution of certain venue districts.
House: Ways & Means Senate: Economic Development
Effective immediately
| City Government--Finance | City Government--General | HOTELS & MOTELS | Taxation--Hotel, Motel Occupancy | Validating Acts
HB 1177 82-0 (2011)
Author: Gallego, Pete
Relating to the election of members of the board of directors of the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District.
House: Natural Resources
Laid on the table subject to call
| MIDDLE PECOS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Groundwater Conserve Dist. | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 2082 82-0 (2011)
Author: Lozano, J. M.
Relating to the validation of a home-rule charter for certain municipalities.
House: Urban Affairs
Laid on the table subject to call
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 2670 82-0 (2011)
Author: Miles, BorrisSponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to validating certain acts and proceedings of Harris County Improvement District No. 5 and to the boundaries of the district.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 5 | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
HB 2772 82-0 (2011)
Author: Bohac, Dwayne
Relating to the Spring Branch Area Community Improvement District.
House: Urban Affairs
Recommendations filed with the Speaker
| REINVESTMENT ZONES | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | SPRING BRANCH AREA COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT | Validating Acts
HB 3797 82-0 (2011)
Author: Gallego, Pete
Relating to the validation of the creation of, and certain acts related to, a venue project, and the dissolution of certain venue districts.
House: Ways & Means Senate: Economic Development
Referred to Economic Development
| Taxation--Hotel, Motel Occupancy | Validating Acts
HB 3805 82-0 (2011)
Author: Morrison, Geanie
Relating to director elections and powers of the Texana Groundwater Conservation District.
House: Natural Resources
Laid on the table subject to call
| Elections--General | Special Districts & Authorities--Groundwater Conserve Dist. | TEXANA GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT | Validating Acts
HB 3812 82-0 (2011)
Author: Howard, Charlie
Relating to the powers and duties of the Imperial Redevelopment District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
| IMPERIAL REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 3845 82-0 (2011)
Author: Sheffield, RalphSponsor: Ogden, Steve
Relating to the powers of the CLL Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| CLL MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 509 82-0 (2011)
Author: Lucio, Jr., EddieSponsor: Lozano, J. M.
Relating to the validation of a home-rule charter for certain municipalities.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: International Relations & Trade
Effective immediately
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 564 82-0 (2011)
Author: Uresti, CarlosSponsor: Gallego, Pete
Relating to the election of members of the board of directors of the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Natural Resources
Effective immediately
| MIDDLE PECOS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Groundwater Conserve Dist. | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 1277 82-0 (2011)
Author: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to validating certain acts and proceedings of Harris County Improvement District No. 5 and to the boundaries of the district.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Left pending in committee
| HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 5 | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
SB 1880 82-0 (2011)
Author: Huffman, JoanSponsor: Howard, Charlie
Relating to the powers and duties of the Imperial Redevelopment District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| IMPERIAL REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 1895 82-0 (2011)
Author: Hegar, GlennSponsor: Morrison, Geanie
Relating to director elections and powers of the Texana Groundwater Conservation District.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Natural Resources
Effective immediately
| Elections--General | Special Districts & Authorities--Groundwater Conserve Dist. | TEXANA GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT | Validating Acts
SB 41 82-1 (2011)
Author: Hinojosa, Juan
Relating to validating certain acts transferring land rights of the Lower Nueces River Water Supply District.
Filed
| LOWER NUECES RIVER WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT | Property Interests--General | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 3231 81-0 (2009)
Author: Davis, John | et. al.Sponsor: Nelson, Jane
Relating to clarification of legislative intent regarding enrollment of newborns in Medicaid managed care plans and validating related acts and decisions.
House: Public Health Senate: Health & Human Services
Effective immediately
| HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION | Human Services--Medical Assistance | MANAGED CARE | MEDICAID | Minors--Health & Safety | Validating Acts
HB 4293 81-0 (2009)
Author: Branch, Dan
Relating to notice to the attorney general of an action, suit, or proceeding challenging the validity of a Texas statute or rule.
House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Senate: State Affairs
Referred to State Affairs
| ATTORNEY GENERAL | Courts--General | Validating Acts
SB 1162 81-0 (2009)
Author: Hegar, Glenn
Relating to notice to the attorney general of an action, suit, or proceeding challenging the validity of a Texas statute or rule.
Senate: State Affairs
Left pending in committee
| ATTORNEY GENERAL | Courts--General | Validating Acts
HB 679 80-0 (2007)
Author: Swinford, DavidSponsor: Seliger, Kel
Relating to the validation of governmental acts and proceedings of the Downtown Midland Management District.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| DOWNTOWN MIDLAND MANAGEMENT DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
HB 1383 80-0 (2007)
Author: Miles, Borris | et. al.
Relating to territory included in, and the validation of acts of, the Greater Southeast Management District.
House: County Affairs
Laid on the table subject to call
| GREATER SOUTHEAST MANAGEMENT DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
HB 1841 80-0 (2007)
Author: Bonnen, DennisSponsor: Janek, Kyle
Relating to the presumption of validity of an act or proceeding of a navigation district, its governing body, or certain corporations of the district.
House: Transportation Senate: Natural Resources
Effective on 9/1/07
| Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
HB 4123 80-0 (2007)
Author: Miles, Borris | et. al.Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to territory included in, and the validation of acts of, the Greater Southeast Management District.
House: County Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Vetoed by the Governor
| GREATER SOUTHEAST MANAGEMENT DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
SB 524 80-0 (2007)
Author: Seliger, Kel
Relating to the validation of governmental acts and proceedings of the Downtown Midland Management District.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Removed from local & uncontested calendar
| DOWNTOWN MIDLAND MANAGEMENT DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
SB 671 80-0 (2007)
Author: Ellis, RodneySponsor: Miles, Borris
Relating to territory included in, and the validation of acts of, the Greater Southeast Management District.
House: County Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| GREATER SOUTHEAST MANAGEMENT DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
SB 2050 80-0 (2007)
Author: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to territory included in, and the validation of acts of, the Greater Southeast Management District.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
No action taken in committee
| GREATER SOUTHEAST MANAGEMENT DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
HB 1097 79-0 (2005)
Author: Bonnen, DennisSponsor: Williams, Tommy
Relating to the validation of any act, governmental proceeding, official, bond, or obligation of a navigation district or port authority or a corporation of the district or authority.
House: Transportation Senate: Natural Resources
Effective on 9/1/05
| Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
HB 3528 79-0 (2005)
Author: Bailey, KevinSponsor: Gallegos, Jr., Mario
Relating to property exemptions in, and the validation of certain acts of, the Greater Greenspoint Management District of Harris County.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| GREATER GREENSPOINT MANAGEMENT DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
SB 496 79-0 (2005)
Author: Williams, Tommy
Relating to the validation of any act, governmental proceeding, official, bond, or obligation of a navigation district or port authority or a corporation of the district or authority.
Senate: Natural Resources
Committee report printed and distributed
| Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
HB 1385 78-0 (2003)
Author: Hamric, Peggy
Relating to the validation of any act, governmental proceeding, official, bond, or obligation of a navigation district or port authority.
House: Transportation
Referred to Transportation
| Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
HB 1832 78-0 (2003)
Author: Harper-Brown, LindaSponsor: Shapiro, Florence
Relating to certain powers of the City of Irving with regard to and validating certain acts of the Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| DALLAS COUNTY UTILITY & RECLAMATION DISTRICT | IRVING, CITY OF | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 553 78-0 (2003)
Author: Janek, KyleSponsor: Hamric, Peggy
Relating to the validation of any act, governmental proceeding, official, bond, or obligation of a navigation district or port authority.
House: Transportation Senate: Natural Resources
Effective on 9/1/03
| Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
HB 742 77-0 (2001)
Author: Walker, GarySponsor: Staples, Todd
Relating to the presumed validity of a district act or proceeding.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Natural Resources
Effective immediately
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts | Water--General
HB 1062 77-0 (2001)
Author: Uher, D.R.
Relating to the validation of any act, governmental proceeding, official, bond, or obligation of a navigation district or port authority.
House: Natural Resources
Laid on the table subject to call
| Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
SB 670 77-0 (2001)
Author: Brown, J. E.Sponsor: Uher, D.R.
Relating to the validation of any act, governmental proceeding, official, bond, or obligation of a navigation district or port authority.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Natural Resources
Effective on 9/1/01
| Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
HB 485 76-0 (1999)
Author: Hill, Fred | et. al.Sponsor: Madla, Frank
Relating to the presumed validity of a municipal act or proceeding.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 790 76-0 (1999)
Author: Capelo, Jaime
Relating to the validation of a governmental act or proceeding of a municipality.
House: Urban Affairs
Referred to Urban Affairs
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 1539 76-0 (1999)
Author: Pitts, JimSponsor: Nelson, Jane
Relating to validating certain conveyances of land formerly used for the superconducting super collider research facility.
House: Land & Resource Management Senate: State Affairs
Effective immediately
| Property Interests--Real Property | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER ACCELERATOR PROJECT | Validating Acts
HB 1755 76-0 (1999)
Author: Lewis, Ron
Relating to the requirements for the creation of a political subdivision to supply water or sewer services, roadways, or drainage facilities in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality.
House: Land & Resource Management
Considered in Calendars
| City Government--General | Political Subdivisions | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 1847 76-0 (1999)
Author: Hill, FredSponsor: Madla, Frank
Relating to the presumed validity of a district act or proceeding.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Vetoed by the Governor
| Validating Acts | Water--General
HB 3422 76-0 (1999)
Author: Davis, Yvonne | et. al.
Relating to the sharing of revenue among a municipality and other municipalities that jointly operate an airport in the territory of the municipality.
House: Ways & Means
Laid on the table subject to call
| Aeronautics | AIRPORTS | City Government--Finance | City Government--General | Taxation--General | Transportation--Aviation | Validating Acts
SB 296 76-0 (1999)
Author: Jackson, MikeSponsor: Uher, D.R.
Relating to the validation of all acts, governmental proceedings, officials, bonds, and obligations of navigation districts and port authorities.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Natural Resources
Effective immediately
| BONDS | Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
SB 654 76-0 (1999)
Author: Madla, Frank
Relating to the presumed validity of a municipal act or proceeding.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 1480 76-0 (1999)
Author: Cain, David | et. al.Sponsor: Davis, Yvonne
Relating to the sharing of revenue among a municipality and other municipalities that jointly operate an airport in the territory of the municipality.
House: Ways & Means Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| Aeronautics | AIRPORTS | City Government--Finance | City Government--General | Taxation--General | Transportation--Aviation | Validating Acts
SB 1770 76-0 (1999)
Author: Shapiro, FlorenceSponsor: Hartnett, Will
Relating to the powers, administration, financing, and validation of certain actions of the Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Natural Resources
Effective immediately
| DALLAS COUNTY UTILITY & RECLAMATION DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 1771 76-0 (1999)
Author: Shapiro, FlorenceSponsor: Hartnett, Will
Relating to Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District tax abatement agreements.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Natural Resources
Effective on 9/1/99
| DALLAS COUNTY UTILITY & RECLAMATION DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 1794 76-0 (1999)
Author: Ratliff, BillSponsor: Telford, Barry
Relating to powers and duties of the Red River Redevelopment Authority; validating certain acts of the authority.
House: County Affairs Senate: State Affairs
Effective immediately
| RED RIVER REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
HB 1098 75-0 (1997)
Author: Raymond, Richard
Relating to the validation of acts, proceedings, orders, and ordinances of certain counties regarding nonhazardous solid waste disposal.
House: Environmental Regulation
Considered in Calendars
| Environment--Solid Waste | Validating Acts
HB 1254 75-0 (1997)
Author: Jackson, MikeSponsor: Patterson, Jerry
Relating to the validation of all acts, governmental proceedings, officials, bonds, and obligations of navigation districts and port authorities.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
HB 1409 75-0 (1997)
Author: Hill, Fred
Relating to the validation of a governmental act or proceeding of a municipality.
House: Urban Affairs
Left pending in committee
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 2528 75-0 (1997)
Author: Gutierrez, Roberto | et. al.Sponsor: Lucio, Jr., Eddie
Relating to the validation of acts and proceedings of South Texas Community College.
House: Higher Education Senate: Education
Effective immediately
| Education--Junior College Districts | SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE | Validating Acts
HB 3607 75-0 (1997)
Author: Counts, DavidSponsor: Brown, J.E.
Relating to validating certain acts of the Garza County Underground and Fresh Water Conservation District.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Natural Resources
Effective immediately
| GARZA COUNTY UNDERGROUND & FRESH WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Soil & Water Conservation | Validating Acts
SB 708 75-0 (1997)
Author: Patterson, Jerry
Relating to the validation of all acts, governmental proceedings, officials, bonds, and obligations of navigation districts and port authorities.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Withdrawn from intent calendar
| Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
SB 1051 75-0 (1997)
Author: Truan, Carlos | et. al.
Relating to the validation of acts, proceedings, orders, and ordinances of certain counties regarding nonhazardous solid waste disposal.
House: Environmental Regulation Senate: Natural Resources
Left pending in committee
| Environment--Solid Waste | Validating Acts
SB 1454 75-0 (1997)
Author: Lucio, Jr., EddieSponsor: Hill, Fred
Relating to the validation of governmental act or proceeding of a municipality.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Returned to committee
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 1522 75-0 (1997)
Author: Lucio, Jr., Eddie
Relating to the validation of acts and proceedings of South Texas Community College.
Senate: Education
Left pending in committee
| Education--Junior College Districts | SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE | Validating Acts
HB 509 74-0 (1995)
Author: Hill, Fred
Relating to the validation of governmental acts and proceedings by municipalities.
House: Urban Affairs
Referred to Urban Affairs
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 753 74-0 (1995)
Author: King, Tracy
Relating to the validation of a certain agreement between the Edwards Underground Water District, the Medina County Underground Water Conservation District, and the Uvalde County Underground Water Conservation District.
House: Natural Resources
Committee report sent to Calendars
| EDWARDS UNDERGROUND WATER DISTRICT | MEDINA COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Soil & Water Conservation | UVALDE COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT | Validating Acts
HB 1627 74-0 (1995)
Author: Rangel, Irma
Relating to the validation of certain acts and proceedings of certain counties.
House: County Affairs
Referred to County Affairs
| County Government--General | Environment--Solid Waste | Validating Acts
HB 2177 74-0 (1995)
Author: Jackson, MikeSponsor: Patterson, Jerry
Relating to the validation of all acts, governmental proceedings, officials, bonds, and obligations of navigation districts.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Natural Resources
Effective immediately
| Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
HB 2444 74-0 (1995)
Author: Hilbert, Paul
Relating to the validation of governmental acts and contractual proceedings by The Texas A&M University System.
House: Appropriations
Referred to Appropriations
| Education--Higher--General | TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM | Validating Acts
SB 299 74-0 (1995)
Author: Ellis, RodneySponsor: Hill, Fred
Relating to the validation of governmental acts and proceedings by municipalities.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Considered in Calendars
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 432 74-0 (1995)
Author: Truan, Carlos | et. al.Sponsor: Raymond, Richard
Relating to the validation of acts and proceedings of certain counties regarding nonhazardous solid waste disposal.
House: County Affairs Senate: Natural Resources
Placed on General State Calendar
| Environment--Solid Waste | Validating Acts
SB 996 74-0 (1995)
Author: Patterson, Jerry
Relating to the validation of all acts, governmental proceedings, officials, bonds, and obligations of navigation districts.
Senate: Natural Resources
No action taken in committee
| Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
SB 1671 74-0 (1995)
Author: Armbrister, KennethSponsor: Seidlits, Jr., Curtis
Relating to the validation of governmental acts and proceedings by municipalities.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: State Affairs
Effective immediately
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 1709 74-0 (1995)
Author: Rosson, PeggySponsor: Pickett, Joseph
Relating to the validation of certain acts of, including the exclusion of land from, the El Paso County Water Authority.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Natural Resources
Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95
| EL PASO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 675 73-0 (1993)
Author: Hill, Fred | et. al.
Relating to the validation of governmental acts and proceedings by municipalities.
House: Urban Affairs
Governor submitted as emergency
| Validating Acts
HB 822 73-0 (1993)
Author: Gallegos, Jr., MarioSponsor: Whitmire, John
Relating to municipal civil service and the validation of government acts and proceedings regarding certain civil service systems.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/93
| Fire Fighters & Police | Labor--Management Relations | Validating Acts
HB 1450 73-0 (1993)
Author: Pitts, JimSponsor: Sibley, David
Relating to validation of governmental acts and proceedings by certain municipalities.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 1620 73-0 (1993)
Author: Gutierrez, RobertoSponsor: Lucio, Eddie
Relating to the validation of governmental acts and proceedings by a municipality in connection with the financing of the repair, improvement, or replacement of an international toll bridge.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Left pending in committee
| Highways | Intergovernmental Relations | Validating Acts
HB 2083 73-0 (1993)
Author: McCoulskey, Huey | et. al.Sponsor: Armbrister, Kenneth
Relating to the validation of governmental acts and proceedings related to certain annexations and certain extensions of extraterritorial boundaries by municipalities.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
SB 88 73-0 (1993)
Author: Henderson, DonSponsor: Edwards, Al
Relating to the validation of governmental acts and proceedings by municipalities.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| Validating Acts
SB 443 73-0 (1993)
Author: Whitmire, John
Relating to municipal civil service and the validation of government acts and proceedings regarding certain civil service systems.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Withdrawn from intent calendar
| Fire Fighters & Police | Labor--Management Relations | Validating Acts
SB 932 73-0 (1993)
Author: Sibley, David
Relating to the validation of governmental acts and proceedings by certain municipalities.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 1467 73-0 (1993)
Author: Armbrister, KennethSponsor: Berlanga, Hugo
Relating to the validation of certain acts and proceedings of certain corporations created under the Health Facilities Development Act and to the authority of corporations created under that Act to refund outstanding bonds.
House: Public Health Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| Hospitals | Validating Acts
SB 1496 73-0 (1993)
Author: Luna, Gregory
Relating to the period of duration and operation of certain nonprofit corporations.
Senate: Jurisprudence
Received from the Senate
| Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations | Validating Acts
SB 1501 73-0 (1993)
Author: Patterson, Jerry
Relating to the validation of governmental acts and proceedings concerning the issuance of bonds by certain municipal park boards of trustees.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Withdrawn from intent calendar
| City Government--Finance | Parks & Wildlife--Parks | Validating Acts
HB 155 72-0 (1991)
Author: Rudd, JimSponsor: Montford, John
Relating to validation of acts of the board of directors of the Terry Memorial Hospital District.
House: County Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| Special Districts & Authorities--Hospital | TERRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT | Validating Acts
HB 1165 72-0 (1991)
Author: Park, Carolyn
Relating to the validation of governmental acts and proceedings by municipalities.
House: Urban Affairs
Referred to subcommittee
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 311 72-0 (1991)
Author: Whitmire, JohnSponsor: Park, Carolyn
Relating to the validation of governmental acts and proceedings by municipalities.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective in 90 days -- 8/26/91
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 461 72-0 (1991)
Author: Leedom, JohnSponsor: Campbell, Ben
Relating to the validation of certain annexations by and a description of the boundaries of the Dallas County Water Control and Improvement District No. 6.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective in 90 days -- 8/26/91
| DALLAS COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 6 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 240 72-1 (1991)
Author: Wilson, Ron
Relating to the amended or supplemental designation of, and to local restrictions on, the premises on which alcoholic beverages may be sold.
House: Liquor Regulation
Referred to Liquor Regulation
| Alcoholic Beverage Regulation | Validating Acts
SB 102 72-1 (1991)
Author: Glasgow, BobSponsor: Wilson, Ron
Relating to the amended or supplemental designation of, and to local restrictions on, the premises on which alcoholic beverages may be sold.
House: Liquor Regulation Senate: State Affairs
1st Printing printed and distributed
| Alcoholic Beverage Regulation | Validating Acts
HB 71 72-2 (1991)
Author: Wilson, Ron | et. al.
Relating to the amended or supplemental designation of and to local restrictions on the premises on which alcoholic beverages may be sold.
House: Liquor Regulation
Referred to Liquor Regulation
| Alcoholic Beverage Regulation | Validating Acts
SB 3 72-2 (1991)
Author: Glasgow, BobSponsor: Wilson, Ron | et. al.
Relating to the amended or supplemental designation of and to local restrictions on the premises on which alcoholic beverages may be sold.
House: Liquor Regulation Senate: State Affairs
Effective immediately
| Alcoholic Beverage Regulation | Validating Acts
HB 18 72-4 (1992)
Author: Hilderbran, Harvey
Relating to validation of the creation of the Uvalde County Underground Water Conservation District and actions of the district and to powers of the district.
House: Natural Resources
Referred to Natural Resources
| Special Districts & Authorities--Soil & Water Conservation | UVALDE COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT | Validating Acts
SB 7 72-4 (1992)
Author: Henderson, Don | et. al.Sponsor: Edwards, Al | et. al.
Relating to the validation of government acts and proceedings regarding certain bond elections in municipalities with a population of more than 1.5 million.
House: County Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
House passage as amended reported
| City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 1149 71-0 (1989)
Author: Harris, Chris
Relating to validation of governmental acts and proceedings by municipalities.
House: Urban Affairs
Laid on the table subject to call
| City Government | Validating Acts
HB 1393 71-0 (1989)
Author: Jackson, MikeSponsor: Brooks, Chet
Relating to the validation of certain municipal consolidations.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective in 90 days-8/28/89
| City Government | Validating Acts
HB 1394 71-0 (1989)
Author: Jackson, MikeSponsor: Brooks, Chet
Relating to the validation of certain municipal annexations.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| ANNEXATION | City Government | Land Use & Zoning | Validating Acts
HB 2787 71-0 (1989)
Author: Hilderbran, Harvey
Relating to the validation of the acts of counties with a population of 28,000 or less.
House: County Affairs
Pending in committee
| County Government | Validating Acts
SB 590 71-0 (1989)
Author: McFarland, BobSponsor: Harris, Chris
Relating to validation of governmental acts and proceedings by municipalities.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective in 90 days-8/28/89
| City Government | Validating Acts
HB 1376 70-0 (1987)
Author: Denton, Betty
Relating to the validation of certain annexations and other related governmental acts and proceedings of home-rule municipalities.
House: Urban Affairs
Comm. laid on table subj. to call
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
HB 1870 70-0 (1987)
Author: Rudd, JimSponsor: Montford, John
Relating to the validation of county time warrants and related proceedings and acts.
House: County Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective in 90 days-8/31/87
| County Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 2351 70-0 (1987)
Author: Colbert, PaulSponsor: Uribe, Hector
Validating all school districts, including all types of junior and regional college districts, together with the boundaries and names thereof; validating the creation, abolition, and conversion of all such school districts, and all changes in boundaries in all such school districts; validating the election of certain members to boards of trustees; validating annexation of territory and the divorcement or separation from municipal control in all municipally controlled school districts; validating all bonds, bond taxes, maintenance taxes, and bond assumptions and the elections authorizing same, of and in all school districts, including all types of junior and regional college districts; providing this Act shall not be construed as validating any boundary change made or attempted to be made by any ex parte order, resolution, or other Act of the board of trustees of any school district; providing that this Act shall have no application to litigation now pending questioning the validity of matters hereby validated, or to proceedings now pending before the county boards of trustees, State Commissioner of Education, or the State Board of Education, or to any district which has heretofore been declared invalid by certain courts, or to districts which may have been established and later returned to original status, providing such litigation or proceedings are ultimately determined against the validity of matters hereby validated; providing a saving clause; and declaring an emergency.
House: Public Education Senate: Education
Effective immediately
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HJR 114 70-0 (1987)
Author: Haley, Bill
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to school district boundaries and public school finance.
House: Public Education
Pending in committee
| Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance | Education--School Districts | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Validating Acts
SB 785 70-0 (1987)
Author: Glasgow, BobSponsor: Parker, Jim
Relating to the validation of certain annexations and other related governmental acts and proceedings of home-rule municipalities.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective in 90 days - 8/31/87
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
SB 1174 70-0 (1987)
Author: Parmer, HughSponsor: Harris, Chris
Relating to the validation of the adoption of a charter, certain incorporation proceedings, elections, annexations, and governmental proceedings of municipalities.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 1328 70-0 (1987)
Author: Montford, John
Relating to the validation of county time warrants and related proceedings and acts.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
| County Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 1490 70-0 (1987)
Author: Uribe, Hector
Relating to validation of school districts, elections, and bonds.
Senate: Education
Reported favorably w/o amendments
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 794 69-0 (1985)
Author: Jackson, LeeSponsor: Traeger, John
Relating to the validation of acts by the county tax assessor-collector in certain counties regarding optional county motor vehicle registration fees.
House: Ways & Means Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTORS | Validating Acts | Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration
HB 1179 69-0 (1985)
Author: Messer, Bill
Relating to the validation of certain municipal annexations and other related governmental acts and proceedings.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
HB 2478 69-0 (1985)
Author: Lee, DonSponsor: Uribe, Hector
Relating to the validation of notes and deeds of trust issued to finance municipal airport improvements.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| Aeronautics | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 2484 69-0 (1985)
Author: Uher, D.R.Sponsor: Caperton, Kent
Relating to certain reinvestment zones which have been created or attempted to be created pursuant to Article 1066e Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended; validating all acts and proceedings relating to the creation, designation, organization and operation of such zones; validating tax increment bonds payable as to principal and interest out of the tax increment fund established for such reinvestment zone; setting forth procedures for the approval and registration of such bonds and for the testing of the validity of such bonds; containing other provisions pertaining to the subject; and declaring an emergency.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: State Affairs
Returned from Senate as amended
| City Government--Land Use & Zoning | REINVESTMENT ZONES | Validating Acts
SB 830 69-0 (1985)
Author: Traeger, JohnSponsor: Messer, Bill
Relating to the validation of government proceedings, including the adoption of a charter and subsequent proceedings, incorporation proceedings, elections annexations, issuance of municipal airport notes and deeds of trust, and extensions or attempted extensions of extraterritorial jurisdiction.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 1186 69-0 (1985)
Author: Santiesteban, H.Sponsor: Vowell, Jack
Relating to fire fighter and police officer retirement systems in certain cities; validating certain prior acts and proceedings for separation of pension funds.
House: Retirement & Aging Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| Retirement Systems--Police & Firefighters | Validating Acts
HB 599 68-0 (1983)
Author: Watson, EdSponsor: Brooks, Chet
Relating to validation of certain municipal annexations and other governmental acts and proceedings.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Referred to subcommittee
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
HB 854 68-0 (1983)
Author: Grisham, NoelSponsor: Jones, Grant
Relating to validation of certain acts, proceedings, and orders concerning exclusion of territory from the Meadowlakes Municipal Utility District of Burnet County, Texas.
House: County Affairs Senate: Natural Resources
Effective immediately
| BURNET COUNTY | Property Interests--General | Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Validating Acts
HB 1187 68-0 (1983)
Author: DeLay, TomSponsor: Sharp, John
Relating to the validation of certain municipal annexations and other governmental acts and proceedings.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
HB 1189 68-0 (1983)
Author: Khoury, RollinSponsor: Edwards, Chet
Relating to the validation of bonds, certificates of obligation, warrants, notes, or other evidences of debt by an incorporated city in connection with the aquisition of a waterworks system.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 1340 68-0 (1983)
Author: Emmett, EdSponsor: Henderson, Don
Relating to validation of the boundaries of the Forest Cove Municipal Utility District and elections held in the district.
House: County Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
No action taken
| FOREST COVE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Validating Acts
HB 2434 68-0 (1983)
Author: Moreno, AlexSponsor: Uribe, Hector
Relating to the validation of notes, refunding bonds, and other acts and proceedings of certain cities and towns.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 142 68-0 (1983)
Author: Blake, Roy
Relating to the validation of the incorporation and boundaries of certain municipalities.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Referred to subcommittee
| City Government--Land Use & Zoning | Validating Acts
SB 690 68-0 (1983)
Author: Sharp, John
Relating to validation of certain municipal annexations and other governmental acts and proceedings.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Referred to subcommittee
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
SB 1077 68-0 (1983)
Author: Edwards, Chet
Relating to the validation of certain municipal annexations and other governmental acts and proceedings.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
No action taken
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
SB 1242 68-0 (1983)
Author: Henderson, DonSponsor: Emmett, Ed
Relating to validation of the boundaries of Forest Cove Municipal Utility District and elections held in the district.
House: County Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective on . . . . . . . . . .
| FOREST COVE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Validating Acts
SB 1351 68-0 (1983)
Author: Sharp, JohnSponsor: Harrison, Jr., W.O. "Bill"
Relating to the validation of the adoption of a municipal home-rule charter and of certain governmental acts and proceedings under such a charter.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 1428 68-0 (1983)
Author: Uribe, Hector
Relating to validation of notes, refunding bonds, and other acts and proceedings of certain cities and towns.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
No action taken
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 271 67-0 (1981)
Author: Watson, EdSponsor: Mengden, Walter
Relating to validation of municipal consolidations and the governmental acts and proceedings of the consolidated municipalities.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 272 67-0 (1981)
Author: Watson, EdSponsor: Mengden, Walter
Relating to validation of the amendment of and operation under home-rule city charters.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 273 67-0 (1981)
Author: Watson, EdSponsor: Mengden, Walter
Relating to validation of municipal annexations and other governmental acts and proceedings.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Vetoed by the Governor
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
HB 1374 67-0 (1981)
Author: Gilley, SmithSponsor: Parker, Carl
Relating to validation of the incorporation, boundaries, and governmental proceedings of general law municipalities.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 1788 67-0 (1981)
Author: Denton, BettySponsor: Uribe, Hector
Relating to the validation of the incorporation of municipalities.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 2217 67-0 (1981)
Author: Benedict, Jerry L.
Relating to the validation of certain elections and actions of commissioners courts regarding the filling of vacancies on boards of aldermen or city councils.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs
Referred to subcommittee
| County Government--Employees/Officers | Elections--General | Validating Acts
HB 2218 67-0 (1981)
Author: Benedict, Jerry L.
Relating to the validation of the incorporation, boundaries, and governmental proceedings of certain municipalities.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs
Referred to subcommittee
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 1151 67-0 (1981)
Author: Brown, J.E.
Relating to the validation of certain elections and actions of commissioners courts regarding the filling of vacancies on boards of alderman or city councils.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
| County Government--Employees/Officers | Elections--General | Validating Acts
SB 1152 67-0 (1981)
Author: Brown, J.E.
Relating to the validation of the incorporation, boundaries, and governmental proceedings of certain municipalities.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 1204 67-0 (1981)
Author: Parker, Carl
Relating to validation of the incorporation, boundaries, and governmental proceedings of general law municipalities.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
No action taken
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 1240 67-0 (1981)
Author: Brooks, ChetSponsor: Barton, Erwin
Relating to the validation of boundary extensions by certain junior college districts and of the taxes levied and bonds voted or issued after the extension of boundaries; making certain exceptions.
House: Higher Education Senate: Education
Effective immediately
| Education--Junior College Districts | Validating Acts
HB 534 66-0 (1979)
Author: Close, G.R. "Bob"
Relating to validation of certain acts and proceedings of school districts.
House: Public Education Senate: Education
Referred to Committee on Education
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 930 66-0 (1979)
Author: Evans, CharlesSponsor: Meier, Bill
Relating to the validation of the incorporation and boundaries of certain municipalities.
House: Regions, Compacts & Districts Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
| City Government--General | City Government--Land Use & Zoning | Validating Acts
HB 1552 66-0 (1979)
Author: Martin, TomSponsor: Traeger, John
Relating to validation of the incorporation and boundaries of general law municipalities.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 1696 66-0 (1979)
Author: Gilley, Smith
Relating to the validation of the incorporation, boundaries and governmental proceedings of general law municipalities.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs
Scheduled for future calendar placement
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 1991 66-0 (1979)
Author: Jackson, Lee
Relating to the validation of proceedings authorizing the issuance of certificates of obligation; and declaring an emergency.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs
Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
| City Government--General | County Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 2016 66-0 (1979)
Author: Gilley, Smith
To validate ordinances, resolutions and acts, taxes, collections, and liens of any taxing agency operating under authority granted.
House: Ways & Means Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
| Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts | Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection | Validating Acts
SB 49 66-0 (1979)
Author: Traeger, JohnSponsor: Bock II, Bennie
Relating to validation of the incorporation, boundaries, and governmental proceedings of certain cities and towns; providing the extent of application of the Act.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 630 66-0 (1979)
Author: Meier, Bill
Relating to the validation of the incorporation and boundaries of certain municipalities.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Reported from committee favorably without amendments
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 814 66-0 (1979)
Author: Harris, O.H.
Relating to the validation of proceedings authorizing the issuance of certificates of obligation; and declaring an emergency.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Reported from committee favorably without amendments
| City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 929 66-0 (1979)
Author: Truan, CarlosSponsor: Harrison, Jr., W.O. "Bill"
Relating to validation of the adoption of and operation under a municipal home-rule charter.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective on . . . . . . . . . .
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 1232 66-0 (1979)
Author: Schwartz, A.R. "Babe"Sponsor: Criss, Lloyd
Relating to the validation and correction of the incorporation, boundaries, and governmental acts and proceedings of certain municipalities; providing exceptions.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Failure to suspend the rules
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 1310 66-0 (1979)
Author: Moore, W.T. "Bill"
Relating to the validation of the incorporation, boundaries and governmental proceedings of general-law municipalities.
Senate: State Affairs
Reported from committee favorably without amendments
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 429 65-0 (1977)
Author: Garcia, A. C. "Tony"
Relating to the validation of the acts and proceedings of school districts; and declaring an emergency.
House: Public Education
Referred to Committee on Public Education
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 853 65-0 (1977)
Author: Davis, Bob
Relating to the validation of actions of city governments within counties of 1,000,000 persons or more with respect to the boundaries of those cities; and declaring an emergency.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs
Considered by committee in public hearing
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 869 65-0 (1977)
Author: Garcia, A. C. "Tony"Sponsor: Longoria, Raul
Validating certain unenforceable tax levels and junior college district boundary changes; providing for valid annual levies hereafter; providing for cases of tax levels made but not properly recorded and to declare that assessment and collection of taxes for any year constitute notice of a tax levy made, theses provisions to be cumulative of and in addition to existing rights and remedies now available; defining tax unit or unit; specifying inapplicability of this Act; providing for severability.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Education
Effective in 90 days
| Education--Junior College Districts | Taxation--Property-Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
HB 912 65-0 (1977)
Author: Jones, Luther
Validating certain unenforceable tax levies; providing for valid annual levies hereafter; providing for cases of tax levies made but not properly recorded and to declare that assessment and collection of taxes for any year constitute notice of a tax levy made, these provisions to be cumulative of an in addition to existing rights and remedies now available; defining Tax Unit or Unit; specifying inappliability of this Act; providing severability.
House: Ways & Means Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
| Taxation--Property-Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
HB 939 65-0 (1977)
Author: Kaster, James J.Sponsor: Traeger, John
Relating to validation of certain actions of the Texas Aeronautics Commission.
House: Transportation Senate: Economic Development
Effective immediately
| AERONAUTICS COMMISSION, TEXAS | State Agencies, Boards & Commissions | Transportation--Aviation | Validating Acts
HB 1233 65-0 (1977)
Author: Gilley, SmithSponsor: Hance, Kent
Relating to validation of the incorporation, boundaries, and governmental proceedings of general law municipalities.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective in 90 days
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 1379 65-0 (1977)
Author: Vale, Bob
Relating to the validation of municipal special assessment proceedings for street improvemnets.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
| City Government--Roads | Validating Acts
HB 1467 65-0 (1977)
Author: Bigham, John R.
Relating to the validation of county time warrants.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs
Laid on the table subject to call
| County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 1510 65-0 (1977)
Author: Adams, HermanSponsor: Adams, Don
Relating to the validation of transactions and proceedings to acquire land for the expansion of a county airport.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| AIRPORTS | County Government--Land Use & Zoning | Validating Acts
HB 1774 65-0 (1977)
Author: Finnell, Charles
Relating to the validation of certain acts and proceedings of school districts; and declaring an emergency.
House: Public Education
Referred to Committee on Public Education
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 1806 65-0 (1977)
Author: Evans, CharlesSponsor: Meier, Bill
Relating to validation of the incorporation and boundaries of certain municipalities.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Senate conference committee appointed
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 1920 65-0 (1977)
Author: Peveto, Wayne
Relating to validation of certain acts and proceedings of conservation and reclamation districts.
House: Natural Resources
Reported from subcommittee favorably with amendments
| Special Districts & Authorities--Soil & Water Conservation | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 2248 65-0 (1977)
Author: Lewis, GibsonSponsor: Meier, Bill
Relating to the validation of certain governmental acts and proceedings by municipalities, counties, and independent school districts regarding paving contracts.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective in 90 days
| City Government--General | County Government--General | Education--School Districts | Purchasing--General | Validating Acts
SB 328 65-0 (1977)
Author: Longoria, Raul
Relating to the validation of the acts and proceedings of school districts; and declaring an emergency.
Senate: Education
Referred to Committee on Education
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 476 65-0 (1977)
Author: Harris, O.H.Sponsor: Davis, Bob
Relating to the validation of actions of city governments within counties of 1,000,000 persons or more with respect to the boundaries of those cities; making certain exceptions to the application of the Act.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 895 65-0 (1977)
Author: Moore, W.T. "Bill"Sponsor: Presnal, Bill
Relating to the validation of annexations and other governmental acts and proceedings of certain municipalities; excepting certain matters.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
90 Day Bill
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
SB 946 65-0 (1977)
Author: Jones, Gene
Ratifying, confirming, approving and validating the proceedings and actions of conservation and reclamation districts created under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59 of the Constitution of Texas (including districts created by special legislative act which adopted in part the general laws applicable to such conservation and reclamation districts) relating to adding, annexing, excluding, detaching or deannexing land, property or territory; ratifying, confirming, approving and validating all bonds heretofore voted, authorized, approved, sold or issued by any such district; providing a non-litigating clause; providing a savings clause.
Senate: Natural Resources
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources
| Special Districts & Authorities--Soil & Water Conservation | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 1180 65-0 (1977)
Author: Adams, DonSponsor: Temple, Arthur "Buddy"
Validating the creation and organization of certain hospital districts; providing a nonlitigation clause; providing a nonapplicability of this Act to certain pending litigation; providing a saving clause.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| Special Districts & Authorities--Hospital | Validating Acts
SB 1261 65-0 (1977)
Author: Traeger, John
Relating to validation of certain actions of the Texas Aeronautics Commission.
Senate: Economic Development
Reported from committee favorably with amendments
| Aeronautics | AERONAUTICS COMMISSION, TEXAS | State Agencies, Boards & Commissions | Validating Acts
SB 1292 65-0 (1977)
Author: Patman, W.N. "Bill"Sponsor: Bigham, John R.
Relating to the validation of certain county time warrants in counties with a population of less than 1,000,000; providing the extent of application of this Act.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
90 Day Bill
| County Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 33 65-2 (1978)
Author: Benedict, Jerry L.
Relating to the validation of the acts and proceedings of certain municipalities.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs
Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 8 65-2 (1978)
Author: Schwartz, A.R. "Babe"Sponsor: Benedict, Jerry L.
Relating to the validation of the incorporation, boundaries, and proceedings of certain municipalities.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 1440 64-0 (1975)
Author: Gilley, SmithSponsor: McKnight, Peyton
Validating the incorporation, boundaries, and governmental proceedings of certain cities and towns; providing certain exceptions.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Administration
Effective in 90 days
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 1523 64-0 (1975)
Author: Jones, Luther
Relating to validation of certain unenforceable tax levies.
House: Revenue & Taxation
Referred to Committee on Revenue and Taxation
| Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection | Validating Acts
HB 1829 64-0 (1975)
Author: McBee, Susan Gurley
Validating, ratifying, confirming and approving contracts, certificates of obligation and refunding bonds authorized by counties or cities (including Home-Rule cities) or towns; validating, ratifying, confirming and approving refunding bonds issued for the purpose of refunding certificates of obligation and all proceedings, governmental acts, orders, ordinances, resolutions and other instruments relating to the issuance of refunding bonds for such purposes of counties, cities (including Home-Rule cities) and towns; providing that this Act shall not apply to any contract, certificate of obligation or to any refunding bond proceedings, governmental acts, orders, resolutions or other instruments, or bonds executed or issued by any county with a population in excess of three hundred and fifty thousand (350,000), according to the last preceding Federal Census, or any contract, certificate of obligation, or any refunding bond proceedings, governmental acts, orders, ordinances, resolutions or other instruments, or bonds, the validity of which is now involved in litigation if the question is ultimately determined against the validity thereof; providing a savings clause.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs
Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 1831 64-0 (1975)
Author: Tanner, Jr., Perry A
Validating, ratifying, confirming and approving contracts, scrip warrants and time warrants and refunding bonds authorized by counties or cities (including Home-Rule cities) or towns; validating, ratifying, confirming and approving refunding bonds issued for the purpose of refunding time warrants and all proceedings, governmental acts, orders, ordinances, resolutions and other instruments relating to the issuance of refunding bonds for such purposes of counties, cities (including Home-Rule cities) and towns; providing that this Act shall not apply to any contract, scrip warrants, time warrants or to any refunding bond proceedings, governmental acts, orders, resolutions or other instruments, or bonds executed or issued by any county with a population in excess of three hundred and fifty thousand (350,000), according to the last preceding Federal Census, or any contract, scrip warrant, time warrant, or any refunding bond proceedings, governmental acts, orders, ordinances, resolutions or other instruments, or bonds, the validity of which is now involved in litigation if the question is ultimately determined against the validity thereof; providing a savings clause.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs
Considered by committee in public hearing
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 1858 64-0 (1975)
Author: Denton, Lane
Relating to validation of the proceedings and ordinances of a general law city annexing or attempting to annex areas that include the entire territory of a municipally owned municipal airport and to validation of the boundaries of the city after the annexation or attempted annexation.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs
Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
| AIRPORTS | City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
HB 1908 64-0 (1975)
Author: Willis, Doyle
Validating certain orders and governmental proceedings of commissioners courts in certain counties.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs
Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
| County Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 2183 64-0 (1975)
Author: Presnal, Bill
Ratifying, confirming, approving and validating the creation and organization of Brazos County Municipal Utility District No. 1 and all actions taken by the Board of Directors of said organization in organizing, selecting officers, authorizing, selling or issuing bonds of said district; all bonds heretofore voted, authorized, approved, sold or issued by said district and related matters; correcting an error in the legal description of the boundary of said district; providing a non-litigation clause; providing a savings clause.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs
Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
| BRAZOS COUNTY | BRAZOS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 | Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Validating Acts
SB 7 64-0 (1975)
Author: Adams, DonSponsor: Adams, Herman
Validating the incorporation, boundaries, and governmental proceedings of certain cities and towns; providing certain exceptions.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
House passage as amended reported
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 750 64-0 (1975)
Author: Lombardino, Frank
Defining the terms "governing authority", "governing authorities", and "governing body" so as to include boards of trustees given authority by city ordinances to manage and control certain municipal utility systems and to purchase and condemn property for additions to such utility systems; validating all city ordinances which authorize boards of trustees to purchase and condemn such property.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
| City Government--Utilities | Validating Acts
SB 757 64-0 (1975)
Author: Braecklein, Bill
Validating the incorporation and charter and charter amendment proceedings of cities and towns, including home rule cities, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the constitution or general laws of Texas; validating the boundary lines thereof, as said boundaries may have been changed by ordinance since the original incorporation; validating governmental proceedings.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Reported from committee favorably with amendments
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 1086 64-0 (1975)
Author: Moore, W.T. "Bill"Sponsor: Tanner, Jr., Perry A
Validating, ratifying, confirming, and approving contracts, scrip warrants and time warrants and refunding bonds authorized by counties or cities, including home-rule cities, or towns; validating, ratifying, confirming, and approving refunding bonds issued for the purpose of refunding time warrants and all proceedings, governmental acts, orders, ordinances, resolutions, and other instruments relating to the issuance of refunding bonds for such purposes of counties, cities, including home-rule cities and towns; providing that this Act shall not apply to any contract, scrip warrants, time warrants, or to any refunding bond proceedings, governmental acts, orders, resolutions, or other instruments, or bonds executed or issued by any county with a population in excess of 350,000, accoridng to the last preceding federal census, or any contract, scrip warrant, time warrant, or any refunding bond proceedings, governmental acts, orders, ordinances, resolutions, or other instruments, or bonds, the validity of which is now involved in litigation if the question is ultimately determined against the validity thereof.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 1123 64-0 (1975)
Author: Moore, W.T. "Bill"Sponsor: Edwards III, Jimmie C.
Ratifying, confirming, approving, and validating all proceedings and actions taken by the board of directors of Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 19 in excluding 56.6888 acres of land, more or less, from said district.
House: Natural Resources Senate: State Affairs
Reported from committee favorably without amendments
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY | MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 19 | Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Validating Acts
HB 100 63-0 (1973)
Author: Vale, BobSponsor: Wolff, Nelson
Validating and legalizing all special assessments and reassessments for street improvements levied or purported to be levied by any and all cities in the state and validating the proceedings of the governing bodies of such cities levying or purporting to levy such assessments or reassessments; validating and legalizing all special assessments or reassessments levied or purported to be levied by all cities in the state for improvements to sanitary sewer systems within their limits or for improvements to water systems within their limits, either or both, against benefited properties and the owners thereof and validating the proceedings of the governing bodies of such cities levying or purporting to levy such assessments or reassessment; validating all assignable certificates of special assessments or reassessments; providing that nothing herein shall be constructed as validating or legalizing any assessment lien for street or highway improvements against any interest in property exempt at the time the street or highway improvements where ordered from the lien of special assessment for the local improvements against any interest in property exempt at the time the lien became effective from the lien of special assessment for local improvements under the Constitution of the State of Texas; providing non-litigation clauses; providing a severability clause; and declaring an emergency.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Signed by the Governor
| City Government--Finance | City Government--Roads | Validating Acts
HB 173 63-0 (1973)
Author: Hale, L. DeWittSponsor: McKinnon, Mike
Validating proceedings heretofore had by cities in Texas for the issuance of and the levy of a tax for bonds issued to acquire buildings and facilities for an upper level college; validating such bonds; authorizing such cities to complete the delivery of such bonds to the purchasers thereof and convey such buildings and facilities and the site or sites therefor without consideration to the State of Texas; authorizing the acceptance of such conveyance; providing for severability; and declaring an emergency.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Jurisprudence
Signed by the Governor
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 555 63-0 (1973)
Author: Uher, D.R.
Validating the incorporation and charter and charter amendment proceedings of cities and towns, including home-rule cities, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the constitution or general laws of Texas; validating the boundary lines thereof, as said boundaries my have been changed by ordinance since the original incorporation; validating governmental proceedings; validating proceedings pertaining to the issuance of certain revenue and ad valorem tax bonds and authorizing the adoption of all proceedings necessary or desirable to complete the issuance of such bonds; providing certain limitations as to the application of the Act; providing a nonlitigation clause; providing a saving clause.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Reported favorably
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 772 63-0 (1973)
Author: Munson, BenSponsor: Aikin, Jr., A.M.
Validating election proceedings of certain home-rule cities with respect to issuance of revenue bonds for waterworks purposes; authorizing the issuance of such bonds payable from net revenues of the city's waterworks and sewer system, either or both; limiting the applicability of the Act; and declaring an emergency.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Signed by the Governor
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 1230 63-0 (1973)
Author: Parker, CarlSponsor: Brooks, Chet
Validating the adoption of charter elections, and governmental proceedings of home-rule cities in the State of Texas; and declaring an emergency.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Administration
Signed by the Governor
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 1231 63-0 (1973)
Author: Parker, CarlSponsor: Schwartz, A.R. "Babe"
Validating the incorporation, areas and bounary lines, and governmental proceedings and acts of cities and towns of 1,000 inhabitants or less; and declaring an emergency.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Signed by the Governor
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 1232 63-0 (1973)
Author: Parker, CarlSponsor: Brooks, Chet
Validating the incorporation, boundary lines, and governmental proceedings of certain towns; providing exceptions to the applicability of the Act; and declaring an emergency.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Signed by the Governor
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 1539 63-0 (1973)
Author: Finney, Dave
Validating certain treasury warrants heretofore authorized by certain cities pursuant to home rule charter for certain purposes therein permitted; and validating all ordinances and proceedings of the governing bodies of such cities pertaining to such treasury warrants; authorizing the consummation of the delivery by exchange or by sale of the treasury warrants herein validated; authorizing the refunding of the same; providing a no-litigation clause; and declaring an emergency.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs
Committee hearing date
| City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 1629 63-0 (1973)
Author: Temple, Arthur "Buddy"Sponsor: Moore, W.T. "Bill"
Validating proceedings relating to the creation and establishment of the Polk County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 (Oak Terrace Estates); prescribing additional powers for the district; providing a plan of taxation (benefit plan); prescribing procedures for benefit plan taxation; permitting a change of such tax plan; providing terms for the board of supervisors; making certain findings; and declaring an emergency.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Administration
Signed by the Governor
| POLK COUNTY | POLK COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO. 1 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HCR 209 63-0 (1973)
Author: Hubenak, Joe A.Sponsor: Schwartz, A.R. "Babe"
Requesting the Senate to return Senate Bill No. 822 to the House for further consideration.
Filed without Governor's signature
| City Government--General | Resolutions--Recall | Validating Acts
SB 183 63-0 (1973)
Author: McKinnon, Mike
Validating proceedings heretofore had by cities in Texas for the issuance of and the levy of a tax for bonds issued to acquire buildings and facilities for an upper-level college; validating such bonds; authorizing such cities to complete the delivery of such bonds to the purchasers thereof and convey such buildings and facilities and the site or sites therefor without consideration to the State of Texas; authorizing the acceptance of such conveyance.
Senate: Jurisprudence
Reported favorably
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs | Validating Acts
SB 499 63-0 (1973)
Author: Gammage, R.A. "Bob"Sponsor: Allen, Joe
Ratifying, confirming, approving and validating the creation and organization of and all proceedings and actions taken by the board of directors of the Crosby Municipal District of Harris County, Texas, including all proceedings and actions taken by the board of directors or governing bodies of said district; all bonds heretofore voted, authorized, approved, sold or issued by said district, provided such bonds were authorized by a majority vote of taxpaying electors and related matters; excluding bonds involved in litigation on the effective date of this Act if such bonds are finally determined to be invalid; providing a saving clause.
House: Natural Resources Senate: Jurisprudence
Effective immediately
| CROSBY MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS | Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Validating Acts
SB 651 63-0 (1973)
Author: Andujar, Betty
Validating certain treasury warrants heretofore authorized by certain cities pursuant to home rule charter for certain purposes therein permitted; and validating all ordinances and proceedings of the governing bodies of such cities pertaining to such treasury warrants; authorizing the consummation of the delivery by exchange or by sale of the treasury warrants herein validated; authorizing the refunding of the same; providing a no-litigation clause.
Senate: Jurisprudence
Committee hearing date
| City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 723 63-0 (1973)
Author: Brooks, Chet
Relating to the validation of certain revenue and tax bonds, notes, and warrants or cities and towns; and declaring an emergency.
Senate: Jurisprudence
Committee hearing date
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 747 63-0 (1973)
Author: Brooks, Chet
Validating the incorporation,.areas and boundary lines, and governmental proceedings and acts of cities and towns of 1,000 inhabitants or less; and declaring an emergency.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 822 63-0 (1973)
Author: Schwartz, A.R. "Babe"Sponsor: Hubenak, Joe A.
Validating the incorporation, boundaries, and governmental proceedings of certain cities and towns with certain exceptions; and declaring an emergency.
House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
90 Day Bill
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 843 63-0 (1973)
Author: Harris, O.H.
Relating to validating boundary lines of certain cities housing a population of not more than 49,00 according to the last preceding federal census; and declaring an emergency.
Senate: Jurisprudence
Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 230 62-0 (1971)
Author: Vale, Bob
Relating to validating and legalizing all special assessments and reassessments for street improvements and the liens and liabilities created thereby heretofore levied as purported to be levied by any and all cities in this State.
| City Government--Finance | City Government--Roads | Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection | Validating Acts
HB 306 62-0 (1971)
Author: Parker, WaltSponsor: Hall, Ralph
Relating to validating special elelctions held, prior to January 1, 1971, changing the form of government in cities and towns operating under the general laws, and which special elections were held on the same day as primary election day as designated in the Election Code of the State of Texas, as amended.
| City Government--General | Elections--General | Validating Acts
HB 458 62-0 (1971)
Author: Allen, JoeSponsor: Creighton, Tom
Relating to ratifying, confirming, approving and validating the creation and organization of conservation and reclamation districts, including districts created by special legislative act which adopted in part the general laws applicable to such conservation and reclamation districts, all proceedings and actions taken by the board of directors or governing bodies of such districts in organizing, selecting officers, adding or annexing land or excluding land, authorizing, selling or issuing bonds of such districts.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Special Districts & Authorities--Soil & Water Conservation | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 553 62-0 (1971)
Author: Daniel, Jr., PriceSponsor: Moore, W.T. "Bill"
Relating to validating the incorporation of cities and towns having a population of not less than 215 nor more than 217 heretofore incorporated under a special act of the Legislature.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 558 62-0 (1971)
Author: Harris, Ed
Relating to validating elections and other proceedings relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of water supply contracts, under certain conditions.
| Elections--General | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 579 62-0 (1971)
Author: Hale, L. DeWittSponsor: Bridges, Ronald W.
Relating to providing for the validation of certain actions of towns and cities of this state taken during the year 1970 in implementation of a decision by the President of the United States or Governor of the State declaring the territory encompassing the city or town to be a disaster area.
| City Government--General | Disaster Preparedness & Relief | Validating Acts
HB 626 62-0 (1971)
Author: Hendricks, BobSponsor: Hall, Ralph
Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns of not more than 750 inhabitants, nor less than 300 inhabitants, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 658 62-0 (1971)
Author: Orr, Fred
Relating to validating the incorporation and charter and charter amendment proceedings of cities and towns; providing certain limitations; providing a non-litigation clause; providing a saving clause.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 1299 62-0 (1971)
Author: Salter, RobertSponsor: Watson, Murray
Relating to validating the procedure for formation and creation of regional housing authorities under provisions of the Housing Authorities Law.
| City Government--General | County Government--General | Housing--General | Validating Acts
HB 1610 62-0 (1971)
Author: Solomon, NealSponsor: Aikin, Jr., A.M.
Relating to validating all school districts, including all types of junior and regional college districts, together with the boundaries and names thereof.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 1625 62-0 (1971)
Author: McAlister, R.B.Sponsor: Blanchard, H.J. "Doc"
Relating to validation of certain ordinances passed and bonds issued by home-rule cities.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 1627 62-0 (1971)
Author: Slack, Richard C.Sponsor: Blanchard, H.J. "Doc"
Relating to incorporated cities with a population of not less than 7,800, and not more than 8,000, according to the last preceding federal census, validating certain unenforceable tax levies.
| Taxation--City | Validating Acts
HB 1776 62-0 (1971)
Author: Atwood, A.C. "Bud" | et. al.
Relating to validating certain actions of the Railroad Commission relating to the transportation of agricultural products in their natural state.
| Agriculture | Common Carriers | RAILROAD COMMISSION | Validating Acts
HB 1795 62-0 (1971)
Author: Cole, James D.
Relating to validating certain ordinances, resolutions and other proceedings relating to the imposition of a local sales and use tax within a city.
| Taxation--City | Taxation--Sales | Validating Acts
SB 341 62-0 (1971)
Author: Schwartz, A.R. "Babe"Sponsor: Harris, Ed
Relating to validating elections and other proceedings relating to the authorization, execution, and delivery of water supply contracts under certain conditions.
| City Government--Utilities | Purchasing--Local | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 663 62-0 (1971)
Author: Connally, Wayne
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming, and approving contracts, scrip warrants, and time warrant and refund bonds authorized by counties or cities (including home rule cities) or towns.
| City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 838 62-0 (1971)
Author: Watson, MurraySponsor: Bigham, John R.
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and approving contracts, scrip warrants and time warrants and refunding bonds authorized by counties or cities (including Home Rule cities) or towns.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 953 62-0 (1971)
Author: Hall, Ralph
Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns of more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) and less than one thousand eight hundred (1,800) inhabitants, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the general laws of Texas under the Commission form of government.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 961 62-0 (1971)
Author: Bates, James S.Sponsor: Atwood, A.C. "Bud"
Relating to validating certain actions of the Railroad Commission relating to the transportation of agricultural products in their natural state.
| Agriculture | Common Carriers | RAILROAD COMMISSION | Validating Acts
SB 979 62-0 (1971)
Author: Wallace, Jim
Relating to contracts for the acquisition of water supply systems, water distribution systems, and sanitary sewer systems by cities or towns.
| City Government--General | Purchasing--Local | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 10 62-1 (1971)
Author: Bernal, Joe J. | et. al.
Relating to the jurisdiction of cities over the campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio.
| City Government--Annexation | Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs | Validating Acts
SB 34 62-4 (1972)
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 55 61-0 (1969)
Author: Schulle, Jr., Gerhardt A.
Relating to validating the incorporation and charter and charter amendment proceedings of cities and towns, including home rule cities, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the Constitution or general laws of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 58 61-0 (1969)
Author: Nugent, James E.
Relating to validating boundary lines of certain cities and towns.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 312 61-0 (1969)
Author: Wright, John
Relating to validating the incorporation of cities and towns heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the general laws of Texas; validating governmental proceedings and bonds issued or authorized to be issued by such cities; providing a savings clause.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 336 61-0 (1969)
Author: Hale, L. DeWitt | et. al.
Relating to validating proceedings heretofore had by cities in Texas for issuance of certain revenue bonds and ad valorem tax bonds.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 350 61-0 (1969)
Author: Lemmon, Ray Allen
Relating to validating the organization, boundaries and bonds of Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 56 voted at an election held therein on March 27, 1956, and validating all governmental proceedings of its Board of Directors, and including but not limited to the election held in said District on May 28, 1968; containing other provisions relating to the subject.
| HARRIS COUNTY | HARRIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 56 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 425 61-0 (1969)
Author: Daniel, Jr., Price
Relating to validating Montgomery County Fresh Water Supply District No. 2 of Montgomery County, Texas, and declaring it to be a validly existing and operating conservation and reclamation district.
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO. 2 | Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 438 61-0 (1969)
Author: Vale, Bob
Relating to validating all road bonds of road districts or other defined districts in the State of Texas.
| BONDS | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
HB 547 61-0 (1969)
Author: Hubenak, Joe A.
Relating to validating Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2.
| FORT BEND COUNTY | FORT BEND COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2 | Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 548 61-0 (1969)
Author: Hubenak, Joe A.
Relating to validating all proceedings and acts of the governing bodies of all cities and towns incorporated under the general laws of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 870 61-0 (1969)
Author: Ogg, Jack
Relating to validating any annexation ordinance of any city having more than 900,000 population according to the last preceding federal census where the annexation ordinance became effective by its terms prior to March 15, 1963.
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
HB 878 61-0 (1969)
Author: Hubenak, Joe A. | et. al.
Relating to validating all governmental acts of the Board of Directors of the Blue Ridge Municipal Utility District or relating to the District.
| BLUE RIDGE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 36 61-0 (1969)
Author: Creighton, Tom
Relating to validating charters, charter amendments, proceedings under same, and bonds of certain home-rule cities; validating the original boundary lines thereof and subsequent extensions thereof; providing that in certain multiple annexations, proceedings prior in time shall prevail despite irregularities validated.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 172 61-0 (1969)
Author: Moore, W.T. "Bill"
Relating to validating all school districts, including all types of junior and regional college districts, together with the boundaries and names thereof.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 299 61-0 (1969)
Author: Watson, Jr., Murray
Relating to validating all school districts, including all types of junior and regional college districts, together with the boundaries and names thereof, etc.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 316 61-0 (1969)
Author: Bates, Sr., James S. "Jim"
Relating to validating the incorporation, charter and charter amendment proceedings of certain cities and towns heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the general laws; validating certain proceedings relating to the authorization and issuance of bonds and providing for their submission to the Attorney General of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 410 61-0 (1969)
Author: Mauzy, Oscar
Relating to validating the incorporation of cities and towns heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the general laws of Texas; validating governmental proceedings and bonds issued or authorized to be issued by such cities.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 693 61-0 (1969)
Author: Schwartz, A.R. "Babe"
Relating to validating all governmental acts of the Board of Directors of the Blue Ridge Municipal Utility District or relating to the District.
| BLUE RIDGE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Validating Acts
SB 698 61-0 (1969)
Author: Schwartz, A.R. "Babe"
Relating to validating all proceedings and actions taken in the creation of the Ridgemont Municipal Utility District and the purposes for which it was created.
| RIDGEMONT MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 725 61-0 (1969)
Author: McKool, Mike
Relating to validating all governmental acts of the Board of Dallas County Flood Control District and of the Board of Supervisors of City and County of Dallas Levee Improvement District and of the Board of Supervisors of Dallas County Levee Improvement District No. 5.
| DALLAS COUNTY | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 775 61-0 (1969)
Author: Harris, O.H.
Relating to validating all proceedings including all revenue bonds and provisions for security and payment thereof, the terms and conditions of sale thereof, contracts, agreements, leases, operating agreements, options and other agreements, taken, had, made, entered into or executed by the governing bodies of all cities and towns, including home rule cities, in the State, in connection with the establishment, acquisition, purchase, construction, improvement, operation, maintenance, financing and use of certain public improvements.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 49 61-1 (1969)
Author: Wilson, Charles N. "Charlie"
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and approving contracts, scrip warrants and time warrants and refunding bonds authorized by counties or cities (including Home-Rule cities) or towns; validating, ratifying, confirming and approving refunding bonds issued for the purpose of refunding time warrants and all proceedings, governmental acts, orders, ordinances, resolutions and other instruments relating to the issuance of refunding bonds for such purposes of counties, cities (including Home-rule cities) and towns; providing that this Act shall not apply to any contract scrip warrant, time warrant or to any refunding bond proceedings, governmental acts, orders, resolutions or other instruments, or bonds executed or issued by any county with a population in excess of three hundred and fifty thousand (350,000), according to the last preceding Federal Census or any contract, scrip warrant, time warrants or any refunding bond proceedings, governmental acts, orders, ordinances, resolutions or other instruments, or bonds, the validity of which is now involved in litigation.
| City Government--Finance | Purchasing--Local | Validating Acts
SB 70 61-1 (1969)
Author: Hall, Ralph M. | et. al.
Relating to defining the term "issuer" as every type of municipal corporation and political or governmental subdivision or district; authorizing the governing body of any issuer to issue, secure, and pay revenue bonds, and/or to authorize and cause the execution of contracts payable from revenues, without the necessity of an election or referendum; validating certain revenue bonds and contracts payable from revenues.
| BONDS | Financial--General | State Agencies, Boards & Commissions | Validating Acts
HB 88 61-2 (1969)
Author: Price, William Rayford
Relating to validating proceedings related to the issuance of revenue bonds authorized by incorporated cities, towns and villages under certain conditions; providing for the issuance of such revenue bonds, for their security and payment, their approval by the Attorney General and registration by the Comptroller of Public Accounts.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 57 61-2 (1969)
Author: Hall, Ralph M.
Relating to defining the term "issuer" as every type of municipal corporation and political or governmental subdivision or district; authorizing the governing body of any issuer to issue, secure, and pay revenue bonds, and/or to authorize and cause the execution of contracts payable from revenues, with the necessity of an election or referendum; validating certain revenue bonds and contracts payable from revenues.
| BONDS | Financial--General | State Agencies, Boards & Commissions | Validating Acts
HB 436 60-0 (1967)
Author: Bridges, Ronald Wayne
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts; providing a saving clause.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 473 60-0 (1967)
Author: Shannon, Jr., Joe
Relating to validating all school districts, including all types of junior and regional college districts, together with the boundaries and names thereof.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 479 60-0 (1967)
Author: Hawkins, Jack Ross
Relating to validating all school districts, including all types of junior and regional college districts together with the boundaries and names thereof.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 562 60-0 (1967)
Author: Williamson, Billy H. | et. al.
Relating to validating all types of junior and regional college districts, together with the boundaries and names thereof.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Validating Acts
HB 598 60-0 (1967)
Author: Hendryx, Gene R.
Relating to validating notes, warrants, time warrants, and treasury warrants heretofore issued or authorized to be issued and sold or attempted to be issued and sold by any and all cities in the state for the purpose of obtaining funds for public purposes.
| City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 601 60-0 (1967)
Author: Slider, James Lenoy
Relating to providing for validation of the creation of Titus County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 and bond election proceeding heretofore held.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | TITUS COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO. 1 | Validating Acts
HB 666 60-0 (1967)
Author: Newman, Joseph Terry
Relating to validating Refugio County Navigation District and all proceedings had by the Commissioners Court of Refugio County in the creation, establishment, and organizations of said district.
| REFUGIO COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
HB 686 60-0 (1967)
Author: Vale, Bob
Relating to validating and legalizing certain special assessments for street improvements.
| City Government--Roads | Validating Acts
HB 848 60-0 (1967)
Author: Schulle, Jr., Gerhardt A.
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and approving contracts, scrip warrants and time warrants and refunding bonds authorized by counties or cities (including Home-Rule cities) or towns.
| City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 861 60-0 (1967)
Author: Hendricks, Bob
Relating to validating proceedings relating to creation and establishing of the Collin County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 and the bonds heretofore issued by such district.
| COLLIN COUNTY | COLLIN COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO. 1 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 986 60-0 (1967)
Author: Garwood, Jr., Roy Harper | et. al.
Relating to validating ad valorem tax bonds hertofore issued, sold, and delivered by any city for public recreation tower structure purposes.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 1256 60-0 (1967)
Author: Solomon, Mack Neal
Relating to validating Franklin County Water District; providing a no-litigation clause.
| FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 1294 60-0 (1967)
Author: Vickery, Glenn Wheeler
Relating to ratifying and validating all proceedings and actions had and taken by the governing body of Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 97, the organization of the district, all notices and all proceedings relating thereto, the exclusion of lands from the district and the boundaries as redefined after the exclusions hearing, and all elections and hearings.
| HARRIS COUNTY | HARRIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 97 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 186 60-0 (1967)
Author: Kennard, Don | et. al.
Relating to validating all school districts, including all types of junior and regional college districts, together with the boundaries and names thereof.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 221 60-0 (1967)
Author: Bates, Sr., James S. "Jim"
Relating to validating all school districts, including all types of junior and regional college districts, together with the boundaries and names thereof.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 299 60-0 (1967)
Author: Hall, Ralph M.
Relating to validating proceedings relating to creation and establishing of the Collin County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 and the bonds heretofore issued by such district.
| COLLIN COUNTY | COLLIN COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO. 1 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 380 60-0 (1967)
Author: Harrington, D. Roy
Relating to amending certain acts relating to the Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas.
| PORT OF PORT ARTHUR NAVIGATION DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
SB 385 60-0 (1967)
Author: Herring, Charles
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and approving contracts, scrip warrants and time warrants and refunding bonds authorized by counties or cities (including Home-Rule cities) or towns.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 470 60-0 (1967)
Author: Bernal, Joseph J.
Relating to validating Ad Valorem Tax Bonds heretofore issued, sold, and delivered by any city for public recreation tower structure purposes.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Taxation--Property-Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
SB 14 60-1 (1968)
Author: Schwartz, A.R. "Babe"
Relating to validating all proceedings and acts of the governing bodies of all cities and towns incorporated under the general laws of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 17 60-1 (1968)
Author: Schwartz, A.R. "Babe"
Relating to validating Galveston County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
| GALVESTON COUNTY | GALVESTON COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 25 60-1 (1968)
Author: Creighton, Tom
Relating to validating proceedings relating to the adoption of a Home Rule Charter or an amendment or amendments to an existing Home Rule Charter under certain circumstances and conditions.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 20 59-0 (1965)
Author: Atwood, Alan C. "Bud" | et. al.
Relating to validating all proceedings by certain cities and towns in the issuance and sale of revenue time warrants, and in the pledging of revenues of any international toll bridge system; providing a non-litigation clause.
| City Government--Finance | City Government--Roads | TOLL ROADS & TOLL BRIDGES | Validating Acts
HB 193 59-0 (1965)
Author: Floyd, Jr., Paul W.
Relating to validating the incorporation of cities and towns heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 210 59-0 (1965)
Author: Brooks, Chet
Relating to validating all sales or conveyances or attempted sales or conveyances of abandoned right-of-way property made by counties of this State under the provisions of and priorities established, providing that this Act shall not apply to any sale or conveyance which is involved in litigation pending on the effective date of this Act.
| County Government--Land Use & Zoning | Property Interests--Real Property | Validating Acts
HB 293 59-0 (1965)
Author: Parsley, Bill J.
Relating to validating all school districts, including all types of junior and regional college districts, together with the boundaries and names thereof.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 334 59-0 (1965)
Author: Jones, Delwin
Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns of five thousand inhabitants or less, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 354 59-0 (1965)
Author: Hollowell, Bill
Relating to validating proceedings relating to the adoption of a Home Rule Charter or an amendment or amendments to an existing Home Rule Charter under certain circumstances and conditions.
| City Government--General | Elections--General | Validating Acts
HB 388 59-0 (1965)
Author: Traeger, John
Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns having a population of more than five thousand inhabitants according to the last preceding Federal Census, incorporated, or attempted to be incorporated, and now operating under the General Laws of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 564 59-0 (1965)
Author: Knapp, Jr., Walter Lee
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming, and approving contracts, scrip warrants, time warrants, and refunding bonds authorized by counties or cities (including home-rule cities) or towns since the approval by the Governor of Texas of Chapter 384, Acts of the 58th Legislature, 1963.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | County Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 648 59-0 (1965)
Author: Whatley, Willis James
Relating to validating the boundary, all governmental proceedings and acts and all officers of the city of Bunker Hill Village.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 685 59-0 (1965)
Author: Mann, Jr., Dudley R. | et. al.
Relating to validating all action taken by the commissioners' court of certain counties in connection with ordering an election for the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purpose of erecting public health administration buildings and acquiring sites and equipment therefor.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | Elections--General | Validating Acts
HB 701 59-0 (1965)
Author: Thompson, Fritz | et. al.
Relating to validating the creation of all hospital districts created or attempted so to be by authority of certain Acts, and pursuant to orders of the Commissioners Courts declaring or attempting to declare such districts created.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Hospital | Validating Acts
HB 869 59-0 (1965)
Author: Floyd, Jr., Paul W.
Relating to validating certain contracts, instruments, orders, ordinances, resolutions, acts and proceedings of certain incorporated cities.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 946 59-0 (1965)
Author: Quilliam, Jr., William Reed
Relating to ratifying, confirming, approving and validating proceedings and actions had and taken by the governing body of Yellow House Canyon Water Control and Improvement District and the organization and boundaries of said District.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts | YELLOW HOUSE CANYON WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
HB 975 59-0 (1965)
Author: Whatley, Willis James
Relating to validating certain contracts, instruments, orders, ordinances, resolutions, acts and proceedings of certain incorporated cities.
| City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 5 59-0 (1965)
Author: Herring, Charles
Relating to amending certain Acts by providing a clarification of procedures and methods for the issuance of time warrants by cities and counties.
| City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 99 59-0 (1965)
Author: Bates, Sr., James S. "Jim" | et. al.
Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns of five thousand inhabitants or less, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas; validating the boundary lines thereof.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 100 59-0 (1965)
Author: Bates, Sr., James S. "Jim"
Relating to validating all school districts, including all types of junior and regional college districts, together with the boundaries and names thereof.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 296 59-0 (1965)
Author: Hazlewood, Grady
Relating to validating the creation of all hospital districts created or attempted so to be and pursuant to orders of the commissioners courts declaring or attempting to declare such districts created.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Hospital | Validating Acts
SB 329 59-0 (1965)
Author: Snelson, W.E. "Pete"
Relating to validating all action taken by the Commissioners Court of certain counties in connection with ordering an election for the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purpose of erecting public health administration buildings and acquiring sites and equipment therefor.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 383 59-0 (1965)
Author: Calhoun, Jr., C. Galloway
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and approving contracts and time warrants issued by Home Rule Cities having a population of not less than 50,000 and not more than 60,000 according to the United States census for the year 1960.
| AIRPORTS | City Government--Finance | Transportation--Aviation | Validating Acts
SB 543 59-0 (1965)
Author: Bates, Sr., James S. "Jim"
Relating to validating orders passed by certain water control and improvement districts excluding land from the district and annexing land to the district.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 456 58-0 (1963)
Author: Banfield, Myra Davis
Relating to validating orders entered by county judges declaring the inhabitants of certain cities, towns or villages incorporated, setting forth the boundaries thereof and the officials of such cities, towns or villages.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 460 58-0 (1963)
Author: Allen, John
Relating to validating the actions and proceedings of common school districts in counties with a population of not less than sixty-eight thousand (68,000) nor more than seventy-three thousand (73,000) according to the last preceding federal census, in increasing their maintenance tax rate.
| Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
HB 483 58-0 (1963)
Author: Brown, Donald M. "Don" | et. al.
Relating to validating the incorporation of cities and towns heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the general laws of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 558 58-0 (1963)
Author: Simpson, Joshua M. "Red" | et. al.
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and approving contracts, scrip warrants and time warrants and refunding bonds authorized by counties or cities (including Home-Rule cities) or towns since the approval by the Governor of Texas; validating, ratifying, confirming and approving refunding bonds issued for the purpose of refunding time warrants and all proceedings, governmental acts, orders, ordinances, resolutions and other instruments relating to the issuance of refunding bonds for such purposes of counties, cities (including Home-Rule cities) and towns.
| City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 576 58-0 (1963)
Author: Crews, David William
Relating to amending the Insurance Code of Texas relative to validating and extending charters of certain companies or associations.
| Insurance--Insurers & Agents | Validating Acts
HB 734 58-0 (1963)
Author: Hallmark, Archie Cullen
Relating to validating certain levies for ad valorem taxes heretofore made by the governing bodies of certain cities and towns in this State; providing that this Act shall not affect any suit pending in any court of this State on the effective date of this Act.
| Taxation--City | Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection | Validating Acts
HB 736 58-0 (1963)
Author: Jamison, Jr., Alonzo W.
Relating to validating independent school districts having less than two hundred (200) scholastics and located in counties having two or more artificial lakes constructed by the United States of America, under the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, validating the boundaries of such independent school districts and providing that no changes in boundaries shall be made by order of the County School Board unless previously approved by the Board of Trustees of such independent school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 984 58-0 (1963)
Author: Bass, III, Thomas Hutcheson "Tom" | et. al.
Relating to validating county park bond elections heretofore held in any county with a population of more than one million (1,000,000) at the last preceding Federal Census on the proposition of issuing bonds of the county for the purpose of purchasing and/or improving lands for park purposes.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | Elections--General | Parks & Wildlife--Parks | Validating Acts
HB 1019 58-0 (1963)
Author: Bridges, Ronald Wayne | et. al.
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 93 58-0 (1963)
Author: Schwartz, A.R. "Babe"
Relating to validating orders entered by county judges declaring the inhabitants of certain cities, towns or villages incorporated, setting forth the boundaries thereof and the officials of such cities, towns or villages.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 94 58-0 (1963)
Author: Schwartz, A.R. "Babe"
Relating to validating the incorporation proceedings of any city, town or village heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 463 58-0 (1963)
Author: Schwartz, A.R. "Babe"
Relating to validating acts and proceedings for public park purposes by certain cities and towns bordering upon the Gulf of Mexico.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 82 57-0 (1961)
Author: Thurman, Leon
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 260 57-0 (1961)
Author: Wells, Halen Gill
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and approving contracts, scrip warrants and time warrants and refunding bonds issued by counties or cities.
| City Government--Finance | City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 352 57-0 (1961)
Author: Moore, J. William "Bill"
Relating to validating Coleman County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
| COLEMAN COUNTY | COLEMAN COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 412 57-0 (1961)
Author: Butler, Jerry
Relating to amending Chapter 25, Acts of the 55th Legislature, First Called Session, to as to specifically provide that the Ecleto Creek Watershed Improvement District may call an election for the authorization of a tax for maintenance purposes.
| ECLETO CREEK WATERSHED IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 474 57-0 (1961)
Author: Lewis, Ben H.
Relating to amending the Home Rule Charters validating certain proceedings of Home Rule Cities; validating the election proceedings whereby officials of such city have taken office; validating certain acts of such governing body of such city.
| City Government--General | Elections--General | Validating Acts
HB 482 57-0 (1961)
Author: Curington, Paul W. | et. al.
Relating to validating the incorporation of certain cities and towns heretofore incorporating or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 725 57-0 (1961)
Author: Huebner, Sr., John A.
Relating to validating Matagorda County Water Control and Improvement District No. 6.
| MATAGORDA COUNTY | MATAGORDA COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 6 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 896 57-0 (1961)
Author: Stewart, III, Maco | et. al.
Relating to validating the incorporation of certain cities and towns heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 970 57-0 (1961)
Author: Peeler, Travis A. | et. al.
Relating to validating Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District Number 4.
| NUECES COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 4 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 1047 57-0 (1961)
Author: Jamison, Jr., Alonzo W.
Relating to validating under certain conditions proceedings relating to the adoption of Home Rule Charters.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 1069 57-0 (1961)
Author: Bartram, Raymond A.
Relating to validating the establishment, organization and/or creation of all school districts.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 1070 57-0 (1961)
Author: Osborn, Jesse M.
Relating to validating under certain conditions, proceddings relating to the adoption of home rule charters.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 32 57-0 (1961)
Author: Owen, III, Frank
Relating to validating all acts and proceedings of the Commissioners Court of Hudspeth County, Texas in creating the Fort Hancock Municipal Water District of Hudspeth County, Texas.
| FORT HANCOCK MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT | HUDSPETH COUNTY | Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 155 57-0 (1961)
Author: Rogers, Andrew J. "Andy"
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and approving certain contracts, scrip warrants and time warrants and refunding bonds authorized by certain counties or cities (including home-rule cities).
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 169 57-0 (1961)
Author: Ratliff, David W.
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 190 57-0 (1961)
Author: Willis, Doyle
Relating to validating the annexation and extension of boundaries of all cities and towns of eight hundred (800) inhabitants or less, according to the last preceding Federal Census, where annexation is by petition of owners of land annexed.
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
SB 195 57-0 (1961)
Author: Parkhouse, George M.
Relating to validating certain proceedings of Home Rule Cities.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 213 57-0 (1961)
Author: Parkhouse, George M.
Relating to validating the annexation of territory by all cities of five hundred (500) inhabitants or less heretofore incorporated under the General Laws of Texas, and being located within two counties, one of which having a population of five hundred thirty-eight thousand, four hundred ninety-five (538,495), and the other having a population of forty-seven thousand, four hundred thirty-two (47,432).
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
SB 216 57-0 (1961)
Author: Secrest, Jarrard | et. al.
Relating to validating McLennan and Hill Counties Tehuacana Creek Water Control and Improvement District Number One.
| HILL COUNTY | MCLENNAN & HILL COUNTIES TEHUACANA CREEK WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 | MCLENNAN COUNTY | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 250 57-0 (1961)
Author: Schwartz, A.R. "Babe"
Relating to validating the incorporation of cities and towns heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas and having a population according to the Federal Census of 1960 of not less than 5100 nor more than 5300.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 297 57-0 (1961)
Author: Baker, Robert W.
Relating to amending a certain Act relating to Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District of Harris County, Texas; validating all acts and governmental proceedings of the Board of Navigation and Canal Commissioners and other officials of said District and all bonds and other obligations of said District heretofore issued and all proceedings heretofore adopted relating to bonds and other obligations of said District.
| HARRIS COUNTY | HARRIS COUNTY HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL NAVIGATION DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
SB 336 57-0 (1961)
Author: Schwartz, A.R. "Babe"
Relating to Home Rule Cities having a population in excess of ten thousand (10,000) persons according to the 1960 Federal Census which have adopted or attempted to adopt new Home Rule Charters.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 408 57-0 (1961)
Author: Reagan, Bruce A.
Relating to validating Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District Number 4.
| NUECES COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 4 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 409 57-0 (1961)
Author: Parkhouse, George M.
Relating to validating the additions of land and annexations to Dallas County Water Control and Improvement District No. 6; providing that this Act shall not effect any District now in litigation.
| DALLAS COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 6 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 417 57-0 (1961)
Author: Moore, W.T. "Bill"
Relating to applying to every city or town incorporated and operating under a Home Rule Charter; validating ordinances or other proceedings heretofore adopted by the governing body thereof authorizing the issuance of time warrants for certain purposes.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 427 57-0 (1961)
Author: Creighton, Tom
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving and confirming bonds heretofore authorized by any Home Rule City in the State of Texas, which pledge the revenues of its water, sewer, or electric systems, or any combination of such revenues, and any and all proceedings pertaining to the authorization and issuance thereof, and authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of such bonds; providing that this Act shall not affect bonds or the proceedings relating to the authorization of bonds in litigation on the effective date of this Act.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 435 57-0 (1961)
Author: Willis, Doyle
Relating to validating annexation proceedings of home rule cities where such annexation took place prior to the 1st day of March, 1961, and where bonds have been voted or issued by the annexing municipality prior to March 1, 1961, and after commencement of annexation proceedings; providing an effective date.
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
HB 115 57-1 (1961)
Author: Miller, Wallace H. | et. al.
Relating to validating all school districts, including all types of junior and regional college districts, together with the boundaries and names thereof.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 119 57-1 (1961)
Author: Rosson, Renal B.
Relating to the White River Municipal Water District; naming the persons to constitute the Board of Directors of said District; validating acts performed by such Directors and by the persons who served before them as such Directors; validating all proceedings heretofore had with reference to the voting and authorization of bonds by the District; levy of ad valorem taxes.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts | WHITE RIVER MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
HB 156 57-1 (1961)
Author: McGregor, Malcolm
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and approving time warrants, scrip warrants, refunding bonds and contracts authorized by counties or cities (including Home Rule Cities) or towns since the approval by the Governor of Texas of Chapter 321, Acts of the Fifty-sixth Legislature, Regular Session, 1959.
| City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 33 57-1 (1961)
Author: Martin, Crawford Collins
Relating to amending a certain Act relating to Junior College Districts; providing for an alternate method for apportionment and election of trustees; providing a procedure for annexing districts.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Elections--School District | Validating Acts
SB 43 57-1 (1961)
Author: Smith, Preston Earnest
Relating to White River Municipal Water District; relating to naming the persons to constitute the Board of Directors of said District; validating acts performed by such directors and by the persons who served before them as such directors.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts | WHITE RIVER MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
SB 59 57-1 (1961)
Author: Roberts, Herbert Ray
Relating to validating the incorporation of cities and towns heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas and having a population according to the Federal Census of 1960 of not more than six thousand (6,000).
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 63 57-1 (1961)
Author: Aikin, Jr., A.M.
Relating to Northeast Texas Municipal Water District; naming the persons to constitute the Board of Directors of said District; validating acts performed by such Directors and by the persons who served before them as such Directors.
| NORTHEAST TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 69 57-1 (1961)
Author: Baker, Robert W.
Relating to validating all school districts, including all types of junior and regional college districts, together with the boundaries and names thereof; validating the creation, abolition, and conversion of all such school districts, and all changes in boundaries in all such school districts; validating the annexation of territory and the divorcement or separation from municipal control in all municipally controlled school districts; validating all bonds, bond taxes, maintenance taxes and bond assumptions and the elections authorizing same, of and in all school districts, including all types of junior and regional college districts.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 26 57-3 (1962)
Author: McGregor, Malcolm
Relating to ratifying, confirming and validating the El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District-Westway and declaring it to be a validly existing and operating conservation and reclamation district.
| EL PASO COUNTY | EL PASO COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT-WESTWAY | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 49 57-3 (1962)
Author: Alaniz, John C. | et. al.
Relating to amending a certain Statute to provide that persons or institutions given custody of children adjudged dependent and neglected by courts of competent jurisdiction shall be responsible for the child's education and maintenance, including the providing of necessary dental, medical and surgical care and treatment.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 50 57-3 (1962)
Author: Latimer, Roy Truett
Relating to amending a certain Act relating to the validation of the incorporation, boundaries and governmental procedures of certain cities and towns; making the provisions of a certain Act inapplicable to certain cities and towns.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 51 57-3 (1962)
Author: Latimer, Roy Truett
Relating to amending a certain Act relating to the validation of the incorporation, boundaries and governmental procedures of certain cities and towns; making the provisions of a certain Act inapplicable to certain cities and towns.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 52 57-3 (1962)
Author: Bailey, Scott J.
Relating to validating all school districts, including all types of junior and regional college districts, together with the boundaries and names thereof; validating the annexation of territory and the divorcement or separation from municipal control in al municipally controlled school districts; validating all bonds, bond taxes, maintenance taxes, and bond assumptions and the elections authorizing same, of and in all school districts, including all types of junior and regional college districts.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 53 57-3 (1962)
Author: Jamison, Jr., Alonzo W.
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving and confirming bonds heretofore authorized by any Home Rule City in the State of Texas, for the purpose of providing street and drainage improvements, or for the purpose of constructing new fire stations, and any and all proceedings pertaining to the authorization and issuance thereof.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 73 57-3 (1962)
Author: Cole, James D. | et. al.
Relating to validating orders entered by county judges declaring the inhabitants of certain cities, towns or villages incorporated, setting forth the boundaries thereof and the officials of such cities, towns or villages.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 5 57-3 (1962)
Author: Creighton, Tom
Relating to validating all school districts, including all types of junior and regional college districts, together with the boundaries and names thereof; validating the creation, abolition, and conversion of all such school districts, and all changes in boundaries in all such school districts; validating the annexation of territory and divorcement or separation from municipal control in all municipally controlled school districts; validating all bonds, bond taxes, etc.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 9 57-3 (1962)
Author: Parkhouse, George M.
Relating to validating under certain conditions proceedings relating to the adoption of home rule charters in counties of five hundred thousand (500,000) or more according to the last preceding Federal Census, validating the charters so adopted, and providing that such charter so adopted shall constitute the home rule charter of the city; providing that this Act shall not be construed as validating the adoption of any charter or the charter if the validity of the charter adoption proceedings or of the charter are involved in litigation on the effective date of this Act and such litigation is ultimately determined against the validity thereof.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 12 57-3 (1962)
Author: Ratliff, David W.
Relating to amending a certain Act relating to the validation of the incorporation, boundaries and governmental procedures of certain cities and towns having a population according to the Federal Census of 1960 of not more than six thousand (6,000); to make the provisions of that Act in applicable to cities and towns in counties having a population of one hundred thousand (100,000) or more according to the last preceding Federal Census, which cities or towns are involved in litigation on the effective date of the original act or on the effective date of this amendment.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 13 57-3 (1962)
Author: Ratliff, David W.
Relating to the validation of the incorporation, boundaries and governmental procedures of certain cities and towns; relating to amending a certain Statute to make the provisions of that Act inapplicable to cities and towns in certain counties, which cities or towns are involved in litigation of the effective date of the original Act or on the effective date of this Amendment.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 50 57-3 (1962)
Author: Roberts, Herbert Ray
Relating to validating orders entered by County Judges declaring the inhabitants of certain cities, towns or villages incorporated, setting forth the boundaries thereof and the officials of such cities, towns or villages.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 79 57-3 (1962)
Author: Creighton, Tom
Relating to validating Wise County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts | WISE COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1
HB 302 56-0 (1959)
Author: Isaacks, Maud | et. al.
Relating to validating the organization and creation of certain county-wide hospital districts.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Hospital | Validating Acts
HB 324 56-0 (1959)
Author: Day, Jr., James C. "Jimmy"
Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns of five thousand (5,000) inhabitants or less, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 377 56-0 (1959)
Author: Day, Jr., James C. "Jimmy"
Relating to validating the acts of county boards of school trustees in ordering elections for the consolidation of certain Independent School Districts.
| Education--School Districts | Elections--School District | Validating Acts
HB 554 56-0 (1959)
Author: Murray, Menton J.
Relating to validating certain road bonds heretofore voted and authorized by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of those qualified to vote thereon and validating all proceedings pertaining to such bonds.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | City Government--Roads | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
HB 555 56-0 (1959)
Author: Ehrle, Sr., William Lawrence "Will"
Relating to validating Hall and Donley Counties Water Control and Improvement District Number One.
| DONLEY COUNTY | HALL & DONLEY COUNTIES WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 | HALL COUNTY | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 691 56-0 (1959)
Author: Hinson, George T.
Relating to validating a bond election of December 7, 1957, in Wood County, Texas, which authorized the levying of taxes and the issuance of bonds in the sum of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) with maximum interest of five per cent (5%) payable in forty (40) years or less, principal and interest thereon to be paid from the taxes herein authorized for the purpose of constructing and maintaining four (4) dams in Wood County.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | Elections--General | Validating Acts | WOOD COUNTY
HB 888 56-0 (1959)
Author: Osborn, Jesse M.
Relating to validating under certain conditions, proceedings relating to the adoption of home rule charters.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 965 56-0 (1959)
Author: Cory, Richard Henry "Dick"
Relating to validating Calhoun County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 and declaring it to be a validly existing and operating conservation and reclamation district.
| CALHOUN COUNTY | CALHOUN COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 971 56-0 (1959)
Author: Koliba, Sr., Homer Louis
Relating to ratifying, confirming and validating the creation and establishment of Colorado County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 of Colorado County, Texas.
| COLORADO COUNTY | COLORADO COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 978 56-0 (1959)
Author: Slack, Richard C.
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 996 56-0 (1959)
Author: Daily, Roger
Relating to amending certain acts validating acts and proceedings had or performed by counties, the Commissioners Courts thereof, and the Boards of Parks Commissioners thereof.
| County Government--Employees/Officers | Parks & Wildlife--Parks | Validating Acts
SB 102 56-0 (1959)
Author: Owen, III, Frank
Relating to validating the organization and creation of County-wide hospital districts created or attempted to be created, validating all acts of the Commissioners' Courts of such counties in ordering an election or elections for the creation of such districts and in canvassing the returns and declaring the result thereof.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Hospital | Validating Acts
SB 114 56-0 (1959)
Author: Owen, III, Frank
Relating to validating the organization and creation of county-wide hospital districts created or attempted to be created, validating all acts of the Commissioners' Courts of such counties in ordering an election or elections for the creation of such districts and in canvassing the returns and declaring the result thereof.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Hospital | Validating Acts
SB 137 56-0 (1959)
Author: Phillips, Jimmy
Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns of five thousand (5,000) inhabitants or less, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 236 56-0 (1959)
Author: Hazlewood, Grady
Relating to amending certain acts relating to the Hospital District covering the City of Amarillo.
| AMARILLO HOSPITAL DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Hospital | Validating Acts
SB 296 56-0 (1959)
Author: Gonzalez, Henry Barbosa
Relating to ratifying, confirming and validating Bexar County Water Control and Improvement District No. 16 and declaring it to be a validly existing and operating Conservation and Reclamation District.
| BEXAR COUNTY | BEXAR COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 16 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 389 56-0 (1959)
Author: Owen, III, Frank
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and approving contracts, scrip warrants and time warrants and refunding bonds authorized by counties or cities (including home-rule cities) or towns since the approval by the Governor of Texas.
| City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 454 56-0 (1959)
Author: Herring, Charles
Relating to validating, confirming, ratifying and approving the creation and organization of all water control and improvement districts heretofore created by the Commissioners Court of Travis County.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | TRAVIS COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 468 56-0 (1959)
Author: Owen, III, Frank
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 471 56-0 (1959)
Author: Fly, William S. "Bill"
Relating to validating Calhoun County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, and declaring it to be a validly existing and operating conservation and reclamation district.
| CALHOUN COUNTY | CALHOUN COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 472 56-0 (1959)
Author: Parkhouse, George M.
Relating to validating contracts between a district or authority created under the provisions of the Constitution, and cities, towns or villages created under the General Laws, whereby the district or authority agrees and contracts to furnish a water supply.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 65 56-1 (1959)
Author: Huebner, Sr., John A.
Relating to amending certain acts relative to the Jackson County Flood Control District.
| JACKSON COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 30 56-2 (1959)
Author: Day, Jr., James C. "Jimmy"
Relating to validating the disannexation or discontinuance of territory of all cities and towns of five thousand (5,000) inhabitants or less, heretofore disannexed or discontinued or attempted to be disannexed or discontinued and validating ordinances and other municipal or governmental proceedings relating thereto.
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
HB 57 56-2 (1959)
Author: Latimer, Roy Truett
Relating to validating Taylor County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | TAYLOR COUNTY | TAYLOR COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 | Validating Acts
SB 18 56-2 (1959)
Author: Phillips, Jimmy
Relating to validating the disannexation or discontinuance of territory of all cities and towns of five thousand (5,000) inhabitants or less, heretofore disannexed or discontinued or attempted to be disannexed or discontinued and validating ordinances and other municipal or governmental proceedings relating thereto.
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
HB 29 56-3 (1959)
Author: Ramsey, V. L. "Bo"
Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns of five thousand (5,000) inhabitants or less, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 34 56-3 (1959)
Author: Hughes, Robert H. "Bob"
Relating to validating the additions of land an annexation to Dallas County Water Control and Improvement District No. 6.
| DALLAS COUNTY | DALLAS COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 6 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 11 56-3 (1959)
Author: Fly, William S. "Bill"
Relating to amending certain acts relative to the Jackson County Flood Control District.
| JACKSON COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 14 56-3 (1959)
Author: Parkhouse, George M.
Relating to validating the additions of land and annexations to Dallas County Water Control and Improvement District No. 6.
| DALLAS COUNTY | DALLAS COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 6 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 19 56-3 (1959)
Author: Herring, Charles
Relating to ratifying, confirming and validating Williamson County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 and declaring it to be a validly existing and operating conversation and reclamation district.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts | WILLIAMSON COUNTY | WILLIAMSON COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
HB 205 55-0 (1957)
Author: Bass, Jr., Sam Howard | et. al.
Relating to validating the organizational proceedings of cities, towns and villages, including their incorporation, adoption of charters and charter amendment or amendments (of home rule cities), consolidations and boundaries.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 269 55-0 (1957)
Author: Baker, Robert W. | et. al.
Relating to validating with certain exceptions annexations by cities and towns of less than one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants heretofore made of territories of water control and improvement districts and fresh water supply districts and the taking over the properties and assets of such districts and the assumption of debts and liabilities and obligations by such cities and towns, and bonds issued by such cities and towns to refund district obligations.
| City Government--Annexation | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 296 55-0 (1957)
Author: Hutchins, Jr., Edgar
Relating to validating, ratifying and confirming interest-bearing time warrants authorized by cities of this State.
| City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 309 55-0 (1957)
Author: Oliver, W. T. "Boss Cajun"
Relating to ratifying and validating an election heretofore held in an throughout Jefferson County, Texas, upon the question of authorizing the issuance of $10,400,000 road bonds of said County and levying a tax in payment thereof.
| County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Elections--General | JEFFERSON COUNTY | Validating Acts
HB 343 55-0 (1957)
Author: Atwell, Ben
Relating to repealing certain Act validating State Parks Improvement Bonds.
| BONDS | Parks & Wildlife--Parks | Validating Acts
HB 356 55-0 (1957)
Author: Day, Jr., James C. "Jimmy" | et. al.
Relating to validating and confirming citations, citations by publication and all notices, and the returns on each, issued, accepted and relied upon by any court of competent jurisdiction prior to January 1, 1954, in any probate proceeding, administration or guardianship in this State, provided the legality of such citations, notices and returns are not being questioned in a court or probate proceeding on the effective date of this Act.
| Courts--General | Probate--Wills & Admin of Estates | Validating Acts
HB 396 55-0 (1957)
Author: Dugas, Jr., Louis
Relating to amending certain Acts relating to Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas.
| ORANGE COUNTY | ORANGE COUNTY NAVIGATION & PORT DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
HB 466 55-0 (1957)
Author: Jackson, Jr., Robert C.
Relating to validating orders entered by county judges declaring the inhabitants of certain cities, towns or villages incorporated, setting forth the boundaries thereof and the officials of such cities, towns or villages.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 469 55-0 (1957)
Author: Storey, Cecil | et. al.
Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns of five thousand (5,000) inhabitants or less, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of this State; validating the area and the boundary lines thereof.
| Validating Acts
HB 507 55-0 (1957)
Author: Bartram, Raymond A.
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 513 55-0 (1957)
Author: Mays, Jr., Abe M.
Relating to validating deeds, conveyances and instruments executed by the county judge and joined by the Commissioners' Court where such instruments were executed prior to 1930 under certain conditions and circumstances.
| County Government--Land Use & Zoning | Validating Acts
HB 630 55-0 (1957)
Author: Slack, Richard C.
Relating to validating under certain conditions proceedings relating to the adoption of home rule charters, validating the charters so adopted, and providing that such charter so adopted shall constitute the home rule charter of the city.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 947 55-0 (1957)
Author: Elliott, William Marshall "Bill" | et. al.
Relating to ratifying, confirming, and validating the creation, establishment and boundaries of Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No. 31 of Harris County, Texas, etc.
| HARRIS COUNTY | HARRIS COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO. 31 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 948 55-0 (1957)
Author: Cole, Criss | et. al.
Relating to validating Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1-A of Harris County, Texas.
| HARRIS COUNTY | HARRIS COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO. 1-A | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 949 55-0 (1957)
Author: Moore, Sr., Carlton | et. al.
Relating to validating Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1-B of Harris County, Texas.
| HARRIS COUNTY | HARRIS COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO. 1-B | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 164 55-0 (1957)
Author: Fuller, Jep S.
Relating to ratifying and validating an election heretofore held in and throughout Jefferson County, Texas, upon the question of authorizing the issuance of $10,400,000.00 road bonds of said county and levying a tax in payment thereof.
| County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Elections--General | JEFFERSON COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 228 55-0 (1957)
Author: Krueger, Culp
Relating to validating and confirming citations, citations by publication and all notices, and the returns on each, issued, accepted and relied upon by any court of competent jurisdiction prior to January 1, 1956, in any probate proceeding, administration or guardianship in this State, provided the legality of such citations, notices and returns are not being questioned in a court or probate proceeding on the effective date of this Act.
| Courts--Civil Procedure | Probate--Wills & Admin of Estates | Validating Acts
SB 230 55-0 (1957)
Author: Parkhouse, George M.
Relating to authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds by school districts and containing provisions relating to such bonds.
| BONDS | Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 249 55-0 (1957)
Author: Moore, W.T. "Bill"
Relating to validating orders entered by County Judges declaring the inhabitants of certain cities, towns, or villages incorporated, setting forth the boundaries thereof and the officials of such cities, towns or villages.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 254 55-0 (1957)
Author: Lane, Wardlow William
Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns of five thousand inhabitants or less, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of this state.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 286 55-0 (1957)
Author: Herring, Charles
Relating to providing that any county, municipality, taxing district or other political district or subdivision, commission, authority, department or other public agency of the State authorized to borrow money and issue bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness may institute suit in the district courts of Travis County, Texas, for determining the legality of proceedings taken or proposed to be taken in connection with the issuance or sale of all such securities and evidences of indebtedness and for validation of the same.
| City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Courts--District | Political Subdivisions | Validating Acts
SB 301 55-0 (1957)
Author: Owen, III, Frank
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and approving contracts, scrip warrants and time warrants and refunding bonds authorized by counties or cities (including home-rule cities) or towns.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 381 55-0 (1957)
Author: Parkhouse, George M.
Relating to amending certain Acts by providing that all qualified voters shall have the right to vote in elections to confirm the organization of water control and improvement districts; provided that such validation shall not become effective if the formation, organization, proceedings, boundaries, plans, authority or activities of the district are involved in litigation upon the effective date of this Act.
| Elections--General | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 431 55-0 (1957)
Author: Krueger, Culp
Relating to validating Austin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2, and declaring it to be a validly existing and operating conservation and reclamation District.
| AUSTIN COUNTY | AUSTIN COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 468 55-0 (1957)
Author: Roberts, Herbert Ray
Relating to ratifying, confirming and validating the creation, establishment and boundaries of Fannin County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2.
| FANNIN COUNTY | FANNIN COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 41 55-1 (1957)
Author: Ford, George D.
Relating to authorizing Titus County to refund bonds and warrants payable from the Road and Bridge Fund into refunding bonds bearing the same or a lower rate of interest; or refunding bonds bearing a higher rate of interest if a mathematical savings is shown by such a refunding.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
SB 11 55-1 (1957)
Author: Owen, III, Frank
Relating to validating Ward County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts | WARD COUNTY | WARD COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 4
SB 15 55-1 (1957)
Author: Martin, Crawford Collins
Relating to ratifying, confirming, approving and validating certain proceedings and actions had by the governing body of certain Water Control and Improvement District or Districts and the organization of said District or Districts and all proceedings relating thereto; providing a non-litigation clause; providing a savings clause.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 21 55-1 (1957)
Author: Parkhouse, George M.
Relating to validating all proceedings in connection with city tax bonds heretofore favorably voted for off street parking, or park and off-street parking purposes.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 164 54-0 (1955)
Author: Slack, Richard C.
Relating to validating orders entered by county judges declaring the inhabitants of certain cities, towns or villages incorporated, setting forth the boundaries thereof and the mayor and aldermen of such cities, towns or villages; validating the corporate existence of such cities, towns or villages and elections heretofore held for the election of officials; providing that the officials named in such order constituted the officials of such city.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 197 54-0 (1955)
Author: Reeves, Elbert
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all School Districts; validating the acts of county boards of school trustees, County Judges, Commissioners Courts, board of trustees of such School Districts, and municipal governing bodies; validating tax elections, bond elections, bond assumption elections, and all bonds voted, authorized, and/or now outstanding of said Districts; authorizing the levy, assessment, and collection of taxes.
| Education--School Districts | Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
HB 271 54-0 (1955)
Author: Bergman, Douglas Ernest
Relating to validating the Acts of county boards of school trustees in counties of more than three hundred thousand (300,000) population according to the last preceding Federal Census, in ordering elections for the annexation of independent and common school districts to contiguous independent school districts and in annexing territory not included in any school district to contiguous independent school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 463 54-0 (1955)
Author: Sandahl, Jr., Charles L. | et. al.
Relating to validating, ratifying and confirming bonds for construction of an auditorium and necessary equipment and facilities including parking facilities and necessary equipment heretofore authorized.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 610 54-0 (1955)
Author: Saul, Charles Leroy | et. al.
Relating to ratifying, confirming, and validating the designation of Subdivision Number Two of the Underground Water Reservoir in the Ogallala formation North of the Canadian River in Texas, dated August 16, 1954, and of the creation and establishment of Ground Water Conservation District Number Two, North of the Canadian River.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Groundwater Conserve Dist. | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 611 54-0 (1955)
Author: Patterson, Robert R.
Relating to validainge certain orders and resolutions of County Boards of Trustees relating to county-line school districts, county-line rural high school districts, and county-line independent school districts; validating the boundaries of such districts and all other districts redefined by order or resolution of County Boards of Trustees; authorizing the levy, assessment and collection of taxes; providing a saving clause.
| Education--Rural | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 685 54-0 (1955)
Author: Murphy, Jr., Charles Alfred | et. al.
Relating to validating, upon certain terms and conditions, State Park Improvement Bonds heretofore authorized by the Texas State Parks Board and all covenants and agreements and all actions and proceedings in connection therewith; and providing the bonds to be incontestable.
| BONDS | Parks & Wildlife--Parks | Validating Acts
HB 721 54-0 (1955)
Author: Briscoe, Jr., Dolph
Relating to validating zoning ordinances and amendments thereto in home rule cities; providing a savings clause.
| City Government--Land Use & Zoning | Validating Acts
HB 726 54-0 (1955)
Author: Johnson, J. Pearce
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and approving certain contracts, scrip and time warrants authorized by counties and cities of this State since the approval by the Governor of Texas on May 3, 1947, upon certain specified conditions, but excepting from the validating provisions all contracts, scrip and time warrants of counties of more than three hundred and fifty thousand (350,000) population according to the last preceding Federal Census, and all contracts, scrip and time warrants the validity of which is involved in litigation upon the effective date of this Act.
| City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 736 54-0 (1955)
Author: Bates, Garth C. | et. al.
Relating to ratifying, confirming, approving and validating certain proceedings and actions had by the governing body of certain Water Control and Improvement District or Districts and the organization of said District or Districts and all proceedings relating thereto and all bonds heretofore voted and issued or authorized by any Water Control and Improvement District or Districts; providing that the Act shall apply only to Water Control and Improvement Districts in counties having a population in excess of eight hundred thousand dollars; providing a non-litigation clause and providing the Act will not apply to certain District or Districts; providing a saving clause.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 786 54-0 (1955)
Author: Stewart, Vernon James | et. al.
Relating to providing for the further maintenance of road in Wichita County; validating bonds voted for road, bridge and right-of-way purposes, authorizing the Commissioners Court of said County to acquire right of way of any width in Wichita County for State and county roads and in incorporated cities or towns, if consented to by governing body.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
HB 840 54-0 (1955)
Author: Hosey, Jean Edmond | et. al.
Relating to validating Galveston County Navigation District No. 1; validating the election held Jan. 30, 1954, for the creation of said District and the issuance of bonds thereof and the levy of a tax for said bonds, and validating all proceedings relating to said election and creation and bonds, and validating said bonds, and providing that said bonds when approved by the Attorney General, registered by the Comptroller, and delivered to the purchaser or purchasers, shall be incontestable.
| GALVESTON COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT NO. 1 | Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
HB 887 54-0 (1955)
Author: Dugas, Jr., Louis
Relating to validating Orange County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3; validating the creation order, confirmation election, bond election, and proceedings in connection therewith; validating the bonds authorized at said election.
| ORANGE COUNTY | ORANGE COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 3 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 918 54-0 (1955)
Author: Wheeler, Bob
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and approving certain contracts and agreements, scrip and interest-bearing time warrants authorized by counties in this State since the approval by the Governor of Texas on June 8, 1953; validating the proceedings adopted by such Commissioners Courts relating thereto; validating, ratifying, confirming and approving refunding bonds issued for the purpose of refunding time warrants and all proceedings relating to the issuance of refunding bonds for such purposes; providing that refunding bonds for such purposes.
| County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 945 54-0 (1955)
Author: Lane, T. W. "Buckshot"
Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns of five thousand (5,000) inhabitants or less, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas; validating the boundary lines at the time of such incorporation and the extension of those boundaries; validating governmental proceedings; providing that this Act shall not apply to any city or town now involved in litigation questioning the legality of the incorporation.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 974 54-0 (1955)
Author: Parish, Harold Burton
Relating to validating bonds issued by the Veterans' Land Board; validating other actions taken by the Board and its members and agents; making certain exceptions.
| BONDS | Military & Veterans | Validating Acts | VETERANS' LAND BOARD
SB 34 54-0 (1955)
Author: Lock, Ottis E.
Relating to validating the establishment, organization and/or creation of all school districts; validating the acts of county boards of school trustees, county judges, commissioners' courts, boards of trustees of such school districts, and municipal governing bodies; validating tax elections, bond elections, bond assumption elections, and all bonds voted, authorized, and/or now outstanding of said districts; authorizing the levy, assessment, and collection of taxes; providing that this Act shall not apply to certain districts involved now or previously involved in litigation, or to districts involved in certain proceedings now pending before the State Board of Education, or to districts which may have been established and which later returned to original status; providing a savings clause.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 38 54-0 (1955)
Author: Martin, Crawford Collins
Relating to validating, ratifying and confirming proceedings heretofore had by incorporated cities, towns and villages in the issuance of bonds and pledging the revenues of any one or combination of the following systems and sources: water, sewer, electric or gas systems, and the revenues of parking meters, auditoriums and swimming pools, for the payment of the bonds and interest thereon.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 120 54-0 (1955)
Author: Hazlewood, Grady
Relating to validating certain proceedings of home rule cities amending their home rule charters; validating the election proceedings whereby officials of such city have taken office; validating certain acts of such governing board of such city; providing that the Act shall not be applicable where litigation is pending at the time of the effective date of the Act where litigation is ultimately determined against the validity of such amendment; providing a savings clause.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 188 54-0 (1955)
Author: Rogers, Johnnie B.
Relating to validating, ratifying and confirming bonds for construction of an auditorium and necessary equipment and facilities including parking facilities and necessary equipment heretofore authorized and any and all acts and proceedings in connection with authorizing such bonds by any incorporated city, including home-rule cities, and validating, ratifying and confirming the pledging the revenues of the auditorium, coliseum, and the facilities and parking facilities in connection with both, including future extensions, additions, replacements and improvements to both, and further pledging other revenues to be derived from parking meters and certain swimming pools in the city; providing this Act shall take precedence over other laws or parts thereof in conflict herewith; providing a savings clause.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 347 54-0 (1955)
Author: Martin, Crawford Collins
Relating to the method of selection of directors of certain water control and improvement districts, and validating bonds of such districts.
| BONDS | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 351 54-0 (1955)
Author: Phillips, Jimmy
Relating to validating Galveston County Navigation District No. 1; validating the election held January 30, 1954, for the creation of said District and the issuance of bonds thereof and the levy of a tax for said bonds, and validating all proceedings relating to said election and creation and bonds, and validating said bonds, and providing that said bonds when approved by the Attorney General, registered by the Comptroller, and delivered to the purchaser or purchasers, shall be incontestable.
| GALVESTON COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT NO. 1 | Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
SB 435 54-0 (1955)
Author: Strauss, Sr., Gus James
Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns of fifteen thousand (15,000) inhabitants or less, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas; validating the boundary lines at the time of such incorporation and the extension of those boundaries; validating governmental proceedings; providing that this Act shall not apply to any city or town now involved in litigation questioning the legality of the incorporation.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 51 53-0 (1953)
Author: Hancock, Charles A. | et. al.
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 95 53-0 (1953)
Author: Lee, Otis | et. al.
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving, and confirming certain proceedings and bonds heretofore voted by incorporated cities or towns.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 182 53-0 (1953)
Author: Isaacks, Samuel Jackson "Sam"
Relating to improvement districts heretofore created, or attempted to be created, by the governing body of cities operating under home-rule or special charters; validating the creation of such districts and the elections and proceedings relative to bonds voted for off street parking purposes for motor vehicles in said improvement districts.
| City Government--General | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
HB 466 53-0 (1953)
Author: Paxton, James Robert "Jim Bob"
Relating to validating oil and gas leases sold by the School Land Board and issued by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, under the seal of his office, covering areas within tidewater limits which were advertised and offered for lease on June 7, 1949, after advertisement for not less than thirty (30) days prior to June 6, 1949, in accordance with the law in effect; providing that the Act shall not apply to or affect any oil and gas leases sold and issued pursuant to said advertisement and lease sale date which are not otherwise valid and in force on the effective date of this Act.
| Oil & Gas | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | SCHOOL LAND BOARD | Validating Acts
HB 631 53-0 (1953)
Author: Ford, Jr., Curtis
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving and confirming certain proceedings and bonds heretofore voted and issued or authorized by any fresh water supply district.
| LOWER NUECES RIVER WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 664 53-0 (1953)
Author: Pipkin, Maurice Snow "Pip"
Relating to authorizing certain provisions in resolutions authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds by navigation districts.
| BONDS | Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
HB 667 53-0 (1953)
Author: Sheridan, Edward Hueber "Ed"
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving, and confirming the acquisition of certain lands for use as county parks in counties having a population of five hundred thousand (500,000) or more, according to the last preceding Federal Census, heretofore acquired and operated by such counties as county parks; validating, ratifying, approving, and confirming certain tax levies and proceedings had or authorized by the Commissioners Court of such counties for the improvement and operation of such parks.
| County Government--Land Use & Zoning | Parks & Wildlife--Parks | Validating Acts
HB 727 53-0 (1953)
Author: Dougherty, Dudley T.
Relating to validating city home rule charters voted under certain conditions, the proceedings relating to the adoption thereof, and the election of and assumption of office by new members of the governing body of the city under such charter.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 835 53-0 (1953)
Author: Gillham, James O.
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and approving certain contracts, scrip and time warrants authorized by counties and cities of this State since the approval by the Governor of Texas on May 3, 1947.
| City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 887 53-0 (1953)
Author: Bergman, Douglas Ernest
Relating to validating the incorporation of towns or villages heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated; providing that the provisions hereof shall affect no town or village now in litigation.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 919 53-0 (1953)
Author: Bradshaw, Floyd Francis
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 920 53-0 (1953)
Author: Garrett, Gustin "Gus" | et. al.
Relating to validating county-wide election proceedings heretofore had for the issuance of county bonds for purposes of flood control, drainage, or irrigation with certain exceptions; providing for the issuance of said bonds and the approval and registration thereof and conditions relating thereto.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 6 53-0 (1953)
Author: Fuller, Jep S.
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving, and confirming certain proceedings and bonds heretofore voted by incorporated cities or towns for libraries or fire stations.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 61 53-0 (1953)
Author: Lock, Ottis E.
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all School District; authorizing the levy, assessment and collection of taxes.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 108 53-0 (1953)
Author: Fuller, Jep S.
Relating to validating oil and gas leases sold by the School Land Board on June 7, 1949.
| Oil & Gas | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 114 53-0 (1953)
Author: Bell, John Junior
Relating to validating under certain conditions proceedings relating to the adoption of home rule charters, validating the charters so adopted, and providing that such charter so adopted shall constitute the home rule charter of the city.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 250 53-0 (1953)
Author: Rutherford, James T.
Relating to validating certain orders entered by county judges which declare the inhabitants of certain cities, towns or villages incorporated and which set forth the boundaries thereof and the mayor and alderman of such cities, towns or villages.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 314 53-0 (1953)
Author: Colson, Esther Neveille
Relating to validating the incorporation cities and towns of five thousand inhabitants or less, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of this state.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 30 53-1 (1954)
Author: Patten, Robert | et. al.
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all School Districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 57 53-1 (1954)
Author: Warden, John A.
Relating to validating contracts for supplemental water supply heretofore executed by and between Eligible Cities and Eligible Districts, as defined herein, when the payments under any such contract are to be made from the water revenues of such City, imposing no tax obligation on the city.
| City Government--Utilities | Purchasing--Local | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 121 53-1 (1954)
Author: Garrett, Gustin "Gus" | et. al.
Relating to Willacy County Navigation District; validating said District and all bonds thereof and all acts relating thereto.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts | WILLACY COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT
HB 134 53-1 (1954)
Author: Bradshaw, Floyd Francis
Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns of five thousand (5,000) inhabitants or less, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of this State.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 135 53-1 (1954)
Author: Hughes, Charles Ervin
Relating to ratifying, confirming and validating the creation and organization of the Grayson County Water Improvement District No. 1.
| GRAYSON COUNTY | GRAYSON COUNTY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 10 53-1 (1954)
Author: Colson, Esther Neveille
Relating to amending certain Acts by providing that the validation of the incorporation of all cities and towns of five thousand (5,000) inhabitants or less, and the boundaries thereof, shall not apply to any city or town involved in litigation questioning the legality of the incorporation or extension of boundaries, at the time of the effective date of the original Act.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 2 52-0 (1951)
Author: Wood, Bill D. | et. al.
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving and confirming certain proceedings and bonds heretofore had or authorized by cities for the purpose of purchasing a park and recreational facilities and the construction and improvement of parking area and streets adjacent thereto, either or both; providing that this Act shall not apply to any proceedings or bonds the validity of which has been contested in any pending suit or litigation.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Parks & Wildlife--Parks | RECREATIONAL & CULTURAL FACILITIES | Validating Acts
HB 86 52-0 (1951)
Author: Bradshaw, Floyd Francis | et. al.
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts; validating the acts of county boards of school trustees, county judges, commissioners courts, boards of trustees of such school districts, and municipal governing bodies; validating tax elections, bond elections, bond assumption elections, and all bonds voted, authorized, and/or now outstanding of said districts; authorizing the levy, assessment, and collection of taxes.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 101 52-0 (1951)
Author: Ross, Sr., William C. | et. al.
Relating to validating the creation, organization, and existence of all port districts and navigation districts operating public ports; ratifying taxes assessed and levied by or on behalf of such; providing such districts are governmental agencies and bodies politic and corporate, with powers and authorities specified.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
HB 217 52-0 (1951)
Author: Perry, J. Franklin
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and approving certain contracts, scrip warrants, and time warrants authorized by counties or cities since the approval by the Governor of Texas upon certain conditions.
| County Government--Finance | Purchasing--Local | Validating Acts
HB 292 52-0 (1951)
Author: Miller, Jr., William Andrew
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving and confirming certain proceedings and bonds heretofore voted and issued or authorized by any water control and improvement district; validating the organization of water control and improvement districts.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 296 52-0 (1951)
Author: Miller, Jr., William Andrew
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving and confirming certain proceedings and bonds heretofore voted and issued or authorized by any fresh water supply district.
| BONDS | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 612 52-0 (1951)
Author: Willis, Doyle
Relating to validating orders entered by county judges declaring the inhabitants of certain cities, towns or villages incorporated, setting forth the boundaries thereof and the mayor and aldermen of such cities, towns or villages; validating the corporate existence of such cities, towns or villages; providing that the officials named in such order shall constitute the officials of such city; enacting other provisions relating to the subject.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 616 52-0 (1951)
Author: Graham, Callan
Relating to validating all revenue bonds issued by cities and towns of five thousand inhabitants, or less, for the purpose of acquiring an electric light and power system.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | City Government--Utilities | Validating Acts
HB 643 52-0 (1951)
Author: Pyle, Joe
Relating to validating orders entered by County Judges declaring the inhabitants of certain cities, towns or villages incorporated, setting forth the boundaries thereof and the Mayor and Alderman of such cities, towns or villages; providing that the officials named in such order shall constitute the officials of such city; enacting other provisions relating to the subject.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 676 52-0 (1951)
Author: Zivley, Lamar A.
Relating to validating city home rule charters voted under certain conditions, the proceedings relating to the adoption thereof, and the election of and assumption of office by new members of the governing body of the city under such charter; providing that such charter shall constitute the charter of the city.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 719 52-0 (1951)
Author: McCorkle, Claude H.
Relating to validating certain charter amendment election proceedings of home rule cities.
| City Government--General | Elections--General | Validating Acts
HB 814 52-0 (1951)
Author: Bradshaw, Floyd Francis
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts; validating the acts of county boards of school trustees, county judges, commissioners' courts, boards of trustees of such school districts, and municipal governing bodies; validating tax elections, bond elections, bond assumption elections, and all bond voted, authorized, and/or now outstanding of said districts.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 816 52-0 (1951)
Author: Garrett, Warren R. "Gabe"
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving and confirming all proceedings, including re-designation, validating the organization of fresh water supply districts; providing that this Act shall not validate any district or bond proceedings or bonds, the validity of which has been contested in any pending suit or litigation.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 3 52-0 (1951)
Author: Lane, Wardlow William
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving and confirming certain proceedings and bonds heretofore had or authorized by cities for the purpose of purchasing a park and recreational facilities, and the construction and improvement of parking area and streets adjacent thereto, either or both; providing that this Act shall not apply to any proceedings or bonds the validity of which has been contested in any pending suit or litigation.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 13 52-0 (1951)
Author: Fuller, Jep S.
Relating to validating the creation, organization, and existence of all port districts and navigation districts operating public ports; ratifying taxes assessed and levied by or on behalf of such; providing such districts are governmental agencies and bodies politic and corporate, with powers and authorities specified; providing this Act shall be liberally construed.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
SB 56 52-0 (1951)
Author: Nokes, Jr., George O.
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts; validating the acts of county boards of school trustees, county judges, commissioners' courts, boards of trustees of such school districts, and municipal governing bodies.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 84 52-0 (1951)
Author: Weinert, Rudolph A.
Relating to validating actions of governing bodies of school districts in constructing improvements on real estate leased to such school districts.
| Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities | Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 105 52-0 (1951)
Author: Phillips, Jimmy
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and approving certain contracts, scrip warrants, and time warrants authorized by counties or cities since the approval by the Governor of Texas.
| City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 260 52-0 (1951)
Author: McDonald, Warren Swann
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all junior college districts, as extended by annexations or other school districts whose areas have been added to the original junior college district by vote of qualified property tax-paying voters residing in said annexed areas.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Validating Acts
SB 272 52-0 (1951)
Author: Corbin, Sr., Kilmer B.
Relating to validating certain sales and conveyances, or attempted sales and conveyances, of county lands, and interests in county lands, under certain conditions therein described, provided more than three years have elapsed since the date of such sale or attempted sale.
| County Government--Land Use & Zoning | Validating Acts
SB 299 52-0 (1951)
Author: Hudson, Hill D.
Relating to validating all revenue bonds issued by cities and towns of five thousand inhabitants, or less, for the purpose of acquiring an electric light and power system.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | City Government--Utilities | Validating Acts
SB 361 52-0 (1951)
Author: Shofner, William Algee "Son"
Relating to validating City Home Rule Charters voted under certain conditions, the proceedings relating to the adoption thereof, and the election of and assumption of office by new members of the governing body of the city under such charter.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 472 52-0 (1951)
Author: Kelley, Rogers
Relating to validating all proceedings relating to numerical re-designation of all fresh water supply districts.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 51 51-0 (1949)
Author: McCann, Newton W. | et. al.
Relating to validating the discontinuance of territory, the boundaries and areas of certain incorporated cities and towns of 2000 or less population.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 67 51-0 (1949)
Author: Lewis, Don A.
Relating to validating certain independent school districts which have been redefined by County Boards of Trustees.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 258 51-0 (1949)
Author: Gray, Sr., Jessy Franklin
Relating to validating the creation of Road District No. 4-A of Atasoca County, Texas; validating the election held on July 31, 1948; authorizing the issuance of road bonds of Road District No. 4-A without the necessity of compensating other road districts overlapped in part by Road District No. 4-A.
| ATASCOSA COUNTY | County Government--Roads | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
HB 273 51-0 (1949)
Author: Whiteside, Clyde
Relating to validating elections ordered by the Commissioners Courts for the purpose of revoking or canceling the authority to issue bonds.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | Elections--General | Validating Acts
HB 282 51-0 (1949)
Author: Heatly, William E. | et. al.
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts, validating the acts of county boards of school districts, county judges, commissioners courts, boards of trustees of such school districts, and municipal governing bodies;validating tax elections, bond elections, bond assumption elections, and all bonds voted, authorized, and/or now outstanding of said districts; authorizing the levy, assessment, and collection of taxes; providing that this Act shall not apply to certain districts involved now or previously involved in litigation, or to districts which may have been established and which later returned to original status; providing a savings clause.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 307 51-0 (1949)
Author: Perry, J. Franklin
Relating to validating the consolidation of certain common and independent school districts where a majority of the qualified voters of each of the affected districts approved such consolidation at an election held for such purpose; repealing all laws in conflict herewith.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 349 51-0 (1949)
Author: Parkhouse, George M. | et. al.
Relating to validate all subdivisions and detachments of territory from common school districts and common county line school districts and the annexation thereof to contiguous independent school districts; validating the enlarged independent school districts resulting therefrom and conferring upon such independent districts all the powers possessed in their original statues or by other independent school districts; validating the acts of all school officials pertaining thereto; validating all independent school districts so enlarged whether by all or only a portion of the common school district so subdivided, declaring the territory so subdivided and annexed to be legal and integral parts of such enlarged districts; validating all elections and other acts for spreading all the prior obligations of said independent district over their entire territory after such enlargement; validating all taxes of such districts; validating all bonds issued in such enlarged districts and the elections authorizing the same; validating the closing of elementary schools in such annexed territory, sale of school property, disposition of the proceeds.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 350 51-0 (1949)
Author: Craig, William Jenkins "Bill"
Relating to validate the charters of incorporations of all cities and towns whose charters may be void by reason of failure to properly define their limits, or that may have included in such limits more territory than was provided for in certain Article; providing a saving clause.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 451 51-0 (1949)
Author: Cannon, Oscar E.
Relating to validating, based on a previous Act, the addition of territory to certain junior college districts.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Validating Acts
HB 469 51-0 (1949)
Author: Brooks, Jack B.
Relating to validate, ratify, approve, confirm, and delcare enforceable all levies and assessments of ad valorem taxes heretofore made by independent school districts or cities or towns including home rule cities in this state not in excess of the limit now provided by law which are void or unenforceable, etc.
| Taxation--City | Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
HB 470 51-0 (1949)
Author: Cannon, Oscar E.
Relating to validating annexation proceedings in cities operating under the General Laws of Texas, having a certain population; providing this Act shall not apply to any city now involved in litigation or in which the annexation of territory to such city is attack in litigation withing forty-five (45) days after the effective date of this Act; providing a saving clause.
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
HB 511 51-0 (1949)
Author: Murray, Menton J.
Relating to validating certain covenants restricting additional indebtedness and taxes contained in plans for the composition of indebtedness of water improvement districts, and making such covenants binding when the plan is accepted.
| BONDS | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 741 51-0 (1949)
Author: Perry, J. Franklin
Relating to validating all time warrants heretofore issued or authorized against the Road and Bridge Fund of Matagorda County, Texas.
| County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | MATAGORDA COUNTY | Validating Acts
HB 841 51-0 (1949)
Author: Cannon, Oscar E.
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and legalizing all proceedings had by counties in the State of Texas having a population of not more than one hundred thousand (100,000), according to the preceding Federal Census, and declaring to be negotiable instruments certain county warrants heretofore issued under the provisions of Article 2368a, and all renewals and refundings thereof; prescribing a severability clause.
| County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 849 51-0 (1949)
Author: Gray, Sr., Jessy Franklin
Relating to validating the creation of Atascosa County Water Control and Improvement District Number One.
| ATASCOSA COUNTY | ATASCOSA COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 920 51-0 (1949)
Author: Cassity, Jr., Osceola A.
Relating to ratifying the acts of the government body of incorporated city or town in this State to ascertain the population of any such city or town heretofore taken by resolution or ordinance adopted by such governing body in that regard.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 931 51-0 (1949)
Author: McIlhany, Grainger Walter
Relating to validating the city charters, charter amendments, and ordinances and proceedings of city councils, including home rule cities, defining the boundaries of and annexing territory adjoining such city when such annexation has been authorized by a majority of the inhabitants qualified to vote for Members of the Legislature in such annexed territory.
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
SB 27 51-0 (1949)
Author: Carney, Howard A.
Relating to validating the discontinuance and/or any attempted discontinuance of territory, and validating the boundaries and areas of all cities and towns incorporated under the General Laws of the State of Texas, having a population of two thousand (2,000) inhabitants or less, at the time of the discontinuance or attempted discontinuance of said territory.
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
SB 54 51-0 (1949)
Author: Bell, John Junior
Relating to validating the creation of Road District No. 4-A of Atascosa County, Texas.
| ATASCOSA COUNTY | County Government--Roads | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
SB 55 51-0 (1949)
Author: Corbin, Sr., Kilmer B. | et. al.
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts; providing a savings clause.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 58 51-0 (1949)
Author: Harris, Fred R. "Red"
Relating to validating all subdivisions and detachments of territory from common school districts and common county line school districts and the annexation thereof to contiguous independent school districts, validating the enlarged independent school districts resulting therefrom and conferring upon such independent districts all the powers possessed in their original stats or by other independent school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 102 51-0 (1949)
Author: Bullock, Pat M.
Relating to validating Independent School Districts which have been enlarged by consolidations with other Districts and by orders of County Boards of School Trustees, and whose boundaries have been defined by orders of County Boards of School Trustees of the county in which the principal school of the Independent District is situated.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 104 51-0 (1949)
Author: Proffer, Robert L. "Bob" | et. al.
Relating to validating certain consolidation of Rural High School Districts, Common School districts, and independent School Districts; enacting other provisions related to the subject.
| Education--School Districts | Elections--General | Validating Acts
SB 214 51-0 (1949)
Author: Bullock, Pat M.
Relating to validating independent School Districts which were originally established in one county but which have been re-defined by County Boards of Trustees so as to include territory in more than one county where an order re-defining and fixing such boundaries has been passed by the County Board of Trustees of each county in which such district is situated.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 229 51-0 (1949)
Author: Strauss, Sr., Gus James
Relating to validate the charters and incorporations of all cities and towns whose charter may be void by reason of failure to properly define their limits, or that may have included in such limits more territory than was provided for in Article 971, Revised Civil Statutes of 1925; providing a saving clause.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 307 51-0 (1949)
Author: Bell, John Junior
Relating to validate the creation of the Fort Lavaca Independent School District by the annexation of certain independent school and common school districts of Calhoun County, Texas, thereto by an election under Article 2922 and 2922c Vernon's Civil Statutes of Texas under an order or orders of the County School Trustees calling for a rural high school election; providing a savings clause.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 320 51-0 (1949)
Author: Hudson, Hill D.
Relating to validating the annexation of territory and the extension of the boundaries of all cities and towns incorporated under the General Laws and having a population of five thousand (5,000) inhabitants or less, according to the last preceding Federal Census.
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
SB 351 51-0 (1949)
Author: Martin, Crawford Collins
Relating to validate the acts of all tax collectors of all counties and incorporated cities and towns, villages, districts, and all subdivisions of government with taxing power in the State of Texas heretofore selling at summary tax sales real estate located in their respective territories to satisfy delinquent taxes due on said real estate to such counties, incorporated cities and towns and all other taxing districts and taxing units that such tax collectors holding such summary tax sales collected taxes for.
| COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTORS | Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection | Validating Acts
SB 403 51-0 (1949)
Author: Cousins, Jr., Wilfred Roy
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving, confirming and declaring enforceable all levies and assessments of ad valorem taxes made by independent school districts or cities or towns including home rule cities in this State, not in excess of the limit now provided by law.
| Taxation--City | Taxation--County | Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
SB 436 51-0 (1949)
Author: Strauss, Sr., Gus James
Relating to amending a previous Act, validating, ratifying, confirming and approving certain contracts, scrip and time warrants authorized by counties and cities in this State; repealing all General and Special Laws in conflict.
| City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 440 51-0 (1949)
Author: Bell, John Junior
Relating to validating the creation of Atascosa County Water Control and Improvement District Number One.
| ATASCOSA COUNTY | ATASCOSA COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 457 51-0 (1949)
Author: Moffett, George Clarence "Cotton"
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving and confirming certain proceedings and bonds heretofore had or authorized by cities for purchasing fire trucks and equipment.
| City Government--Finance | FIRE SAFETY & PREVENTION | Validating Acts
SB 502 51-0 (1949)
Author: Strauss, Sr., Gus James
Relating to amending a previous Act, validating certain time warrants, contracts and scrips authorized by certain counties and cities in this State; repealing all General and Special laws in conflict, with exceptions.
| City Government--Finance | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 15 51-1 (1950)
Author: Kirkpatrick, Ernest Ray | et. al.
Relating to validating school districts formed by separation or divorcement from municipal control or assumption and subsequent changes made in or to such school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 16 51-1 (1950)
Author: Kirkpatrick, Ernest Ray | et. al.
Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts, validating the acts of county boards of school trustees, county judges, commissioners courts, boards of trustees of such school districts, and municipal governing bodies; providing a savings clause.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 21 51-1 (1950)
Author: Stockard, Jerry Todd
Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns of five thousand (5,000) inhabitants or less heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 44 51-1 (1950)
Author: Brooks, Jack B. | et. al.
Relating to ratifying, confirming and validating all resolutions and orders adopted by the Commissioners Court of Jefferson County, Texas, and the election held thereunder in the Port District known as the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas, on the twenty-first day of June, 1949; repealing all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith.
| PORT OF BEAUMONT NAVIGATION DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY | Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
SB 9 51-1 (1950)
Author: Jones, Charles R. | et. al.
Relating to validate the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts; providing a savings clause.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 10 51-1 (1950)
Author: Aikin, Jr., A.M.
Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns of five thousand (5,000) and less, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 11 51-1 (1950)
Author: Strauss, Sr., Gus James
Relating to validate the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts; providing a savings clause.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 48 50-0 (1947)
Author: Spacek, Rudolph B. | et. al.
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all school districts; making certain exceptions; providing a savings clause.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 66 50-0 (1947)
Author: Craig, William Jenkins "Bill"
Relating to validating the organization, creation and rearrangement of all school districts; validating bond assumption elections and all bonds voted; making certain exceptions; providing a savings clause.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 346 50-0 (1947)
Author: Cox, Jack
Relating to validating the acts of governing bodies of all cities and towns in this State having a population of not more than twelve hundred (1200) in levying taxes, making assessments and valuations of property for city tax purposes.
| Taxation--City | Validating Acts
HB 562 50-0 (1947)
Author: Holstein, Ligon L. | et. al.
Relating to validating sales of real estate made by guardians and administrators prior to December 31st, 1946.
| Probate--Guardians & Related Trusts | Property Interests--Real Property | Validating Acts
HB 723 50-0 (1947)
Author: Heflin, James McDonald
Relating to validating all Municipal Pension Systems.
| Retirement Systems--Municipal | Validating Acts
HB 788 50-0 (1947)
Author: Holt, I. B.
Relating to validating the organization of all school districts; making certain exemptions; providing a saving clause.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 794 50-0 (1947)
Author: Williams, Eugene C. | et. al.
Relating to validating proceedings heretofore taken by cities in Texas for the authorization of refunding bonds under specified conditions, validating the bonds to be issued pursuant to such proceedings, providing for the issuance and payment for such bonds.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 818 50-0 (1947)
Author: Bell, John Junior
Relating to validating unissued road bonds heretofore duly authorized by road districts or political subdivisions which embrace within their boundaries all or a portion of existing road districts having outstanding road bond indebtedness for which no compensation bonds have been authorized or issued.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
SB 23 50-0 (1947)
Author: Mauritz, Fred | et. al.
Relating to validating the consolidation of certain common and independent school districts where a majority of the qualified voters of each of the affected districts approved such consolidation at an election held for such purpose; repealing all laws in conflict herewith.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 32 50-0 (1947)
Author: Strauss, Sr., Gus James
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all school districts; providing a saving clause.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 265 50-0 (1947)
Author: Knight, Roger A.
Relating to ratifying, confirming, and validating certain bond election proceedings of certain school districts, cities and towns, etc.; providing that the provisions of this Act shall prevail over conflicting provisions of other Acts and statutes, but making the provisions hereof, in all other respect, cumulative of existing powers; reciting a saving clause.
| BONDS | Elections--General | Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
SB 266 50-0 (1947)
Author: Kelley, Rogers
Relating to amending a previous Act, validating certain sales made by water improvement district and water control and improvement districts.
| FORECLOSURES | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 310 50-0 (1947)
Author: Morris, George C.
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving and confirming certain tax levies, proceedings and time warrants heretofore had or authorized by cities.
| City Government--Finance | Taxation--City | Validating Acts
SB 388 50-0 (1947)
Author: Tynan, Walter
Relating to validating proceedings heretofore taken by cities in Texas for the authorization of refunding bonds under specified conditions.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 424 50-0 (1947)
Author: Aikin, Jr., A.M.
Relating to validating and declaring to be negotiable instruments certain securities heretofore issue by Counties, Cities, Towns, Districts and all other political subdivisions, etc, and all renewals and refunding thereof originally acquired from the issuers by the United States Government and its Agencies; validating all proceedings for the issuance of refunding bonds in lieu thereof; perscribing a saving clause; enacting other provisions relating to the subject.
| Financial--General | Validating Acts
HB 139 49-0 (1945)
Author: Leonard, Homer Lakerby
Relating to validating elections heretofore held in any independent school district in this State, at which a maintenance tax for the amount and purposes stated was authorized by the qualified voters voting upon the proposition.
| Elections--School District | Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
HB 424 49-0 (1945)
Author: Moore, Grady | et. al.
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all school districts, including common school districts, independent school districts, consolidated common school districts, all county line school districts, including county line common school districts, county line independent school districts, rural high school districts and all other school districts, whether created by General or Special Law or by County Boards of Trustees.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 440 49-0 (1945)
Author: Gray, Sr., Jessy Franklin | et. al.
Relating to validating the organization creation of independent school districts established and created by consolidation of one or more county line school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 692 49-0 (1945)
Author: Pearson, Lee Roy
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all Junior College Districts and Junior Colleges created in any manner under the provisions of House Bill No. 955, 46th Legislature, Regular Session, and all amendments thereof.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Validating Acts
HB 693 49-0 (1945)
Author: Pearson, Lee Roy
Relating to validating all Public Junior Colleges now organized and conducted in the State of Texas, which have been actually in operation prior to January 1, 1943, or which are recognized as standard Junior Colleges by the State Department of Education, and authorizing such Junior Colleges to receive the privileges and benefits of House Bill No. 10, Chapter 290, Acts of 1929, 41st Legislature, Regular Session, and all amendments thereof.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Validating Acts
HB 838 49-0 (1945)
Author: Smith, Max Carlton
Relating to validating all independent school districts heretofore separated and divorced from municipal control; to validate the creation and formation of all independent school districts for rural high school purposes by the annexation of one or more contiguous common school districts to such independent school districts theretofore divorced from municipal control.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 869 49-0 (1945)
Author: McAlister, Obel L.
Relating to validating all elections, election orders, election proceedings and amendments to charters annexing adjacent territories to or extending and prescribing the corporate limits, and ordinances excluding territory in all cities having a population of not less than one hundred and fifty thousand (150,000) and not more than two hundred forty thousand (240,000) inhabitants, as shown by the preceding United States Census.
| City Government--Annexation | Elections--General | Validating Acts
SB 103 49-0 (1945)
Author: Jones, Charles R.
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all school districts, including any independent school district controlled by a municipality and including common school districts, independent school districts, consolidated common school districts, all county line school districts, including county line common school districts, county line independent school districts, county line consolidated common school districts, county line consolidated independent school districts, rural high school districts, and all other school districts, whether created by general or special law, or by vote of the people residing in any such districts, or by the governing bodies of any such municipalities, or by county boards of trustees.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 164 49-0 (1945)
Author: Brown, Buster | et. al.
Relating to validating all judgments and decrees heretofore rendered by the County Courts in Texas sitting in Probate matters.
| Courts--County & Statutory | Probate--Wills & Admin of Estates | Validating Acts
HB 43 48-0 (1943)
Author: Isaacks, Samuel Jackson "Sam"
Relating to validating, confirming, approving and legalizing all warrants heretofore authorized and issued by any County for the purpose of constructing a livestock and agricultural exhibition building within said County where such livestock and agricultural exhibition building has been constructed.
| Agriculture | BONDS | BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 217 48-0 (1943)
Author: McCann, Newton W.
Relating to validating the incorporation of such cities and towns of more than two hundred (200) and less than ten thousand (10,000) inhabitants heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 314 48-0 (1943)
Author: Gilmer, Claud Henry
Relating to validating consolidation of certain common school districts, independent school districts and consolidated independent school districts and county line school districts, both independent and common and consolidation of such districts wherein one or more are divided, wherein a majority of the voters of each of the affected districts approve such a consolidation at an election held for such purpose.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 358 48-0 (1943)
Author: Stinson, Jeff D. | et. al.
Relating to validating the annexation of territory and the extension of the boundaries of all cities and towns incorporated under the General Laws and having a population of five thousand (5,000) inhabitants or less, according to the last preceding Federal Census.
| City Government--Annexation | Elections--General | Validating Acts
HB 435 48-0 (1943)
Author: Hoyo, John C. | et. al.
Relating to validating, ratifying and confirming all the acts, decrees, judgments and orders performed, entered or rendered by Special County Judge elected under certain Article, etc.; declaring the provisions of this Act to be severable.
| Courts--County & Statutory | Courts--Judges | Validating Acts
HB 438 48-0 (1943)
Author: Smith, Magus F.
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming, and legalizing all proceedings had by cities and towns in the State of Texas having a population of not more than three thousand (3,000), according to the preceding Federal Census, in submitting to the qualified voters, during the year 1941, the question of issuing of revenue bonds to finance the construction of a sanitary sewer system, in spite of any irregularities in following the requirements of the laws governing the holding of such election and canvassing the returns thereof are concerned.
| City Government--Finance | City Government--Utilities | Elections--General | Validating Acts
HB 481 48-0 (1943)
Author: Clark, Lester
Relating to validating the action of the Commissioners' Court of Stephens County in purchasing and maintaining an automobile used in the construction and maintenance of the public roads of said County.
| County Government--Employees/Officers | Validating Acts | Vehicles & Traffic--General
HB 511 48-0 (1943)
Author: Colson, Esther Neveille | et. al.
Relating to amending certain Acts and approving, ratifying, confirming and validating the creation and organization of the San Jacinto River Conservation and Reclamation District, the appointment and qualification of the Directors thereof, together with all proceedings, acts, or orders, heretofore had, performed or made, by the Reclamation Department of the General Land Office, the Commissioner of the General Land Office, the State Board of Water Engineers, and the Board of Directors of the said San Jacinto River Conservation and Reclamation District, including the proceedings had by said district, for the issuance of General Improvement Bonds, under the authority of the laws of the State of Texas.
| SAN JACINTO RIVER | SAN JACINTO RIVER CONSERVATION & RECLAMATION DISTRICT | Special Districts & Authorities--River Authorities | Validating Acts
HB 754 48-0 (1943)
Author: Hoyo, John C. | et. al.
Relating to authorizing and validating all payments made under any contract by any City or Town in lieu of ad valorem taxes previously paid by the private owners of the plants and systems enumerated in Article 1113, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, as amended, but not due at the time of such payment.
| Taxation--City | Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection | Validating Acts
SB 283 48-0 (1943)
Author: Chadick, T. C. | et. al.
Relating to validating orders of the Railroad Commission of Texas heretofore entered granting permits to drill wells for oil and/or gas as exceptions to Rule 37 of the Rules and Regulations of the Railroad Commission of Texas relating to the spacing of oil wells, providing for production from such wells.
| Oil & Gas | RAILROAD COMMISSION | State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Admin. Procedure | Validating Acts
SB 362 48-0 (1943)
Author: Chadick, T. C.
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all school districts whether created by General or Special Law or by County Board of Trustees.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 87 47-0 (1941)
Author: Lyle, Jr., John Emmet
Relating to authorizing the qualified voters of certain independent school districts to determine whether or not any such district shall levy a certain tax for maintenance and bond purposes.
| Education--School Districts | Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
HB 139 47-0 (1941)
Author: Anderson, Preston Louis
Relating to validating all zoning ordinances and amendments thereto heretofore passed by the legislative bodies of cities and incorporated villages pursuant to certain acts, and declaring such ordinances to be in full force and effect, in so far as the required procedure and public notices for the passage of such ordinances and the publication of such ordinances is concerned.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 204 47-0 (1941)
Author: McNamara, Eugene "Gene" | et. al.
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 234 47-0 (1941)
Author: Phillips, Jimmy
Relating to validating the incorporation of certain cities and towns heretofore incorporated and/or attempted in good faith to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 768 47-0 (1941)
Author: McDonald, Sr., William Thomas | et. al.
Relating to the subject of bonds, notes and warrants heretofore issued by the Board of Regents of certain institutions, including the validating of bonds, warrants, and notes issued by said Boards, the resolutions and other proceedings authorizing the issuance and the provisions made for the payment of principal and interest.
| BONDS | Education--Higher--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 784 47-0 (1941)
Author: Rhodes, Cecil T.
Relating to validating the incorporation of certain cities and towns; validating all governmental proceedings performed by the governing bodies of such cities and towns.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 862 47-0 (1941)
Author: Stanford, Jr., James A. | et. al.
Relating to validating all ad valorem tax levies heretofore made by incorporated cities and towns in the State of Texas for current expenses, for support of public free schools, and for interest and sinking funds to pay bonded obligations heretofore authorized by the electorate.
| Taxation--City | Validating Acts
HB 891 47-0 (1941)
Author: Lyle, Jr., John Emmet
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving, and confirming the acts of all housing authorities created by and organized pursuant to the "Housing Authorities Law" of the State of Texas, and which are located in any county in Texas having a certain population, in undertaking the development and administration of housing projects to assure the availability of safe and sanitary dwellings for persons engaged in national defense activities.
| County Government--General | Housing--General | Validating Acts
HB 939 47-0 (1941)
Author: Bell, John Junior
Relating to validating and approving all acts of the governing bodies of cities and towns of the State of Texas operating under the provisions of the General Laws of Texas and having a population of more than five thousand (5,000) in the issuance and sale of bonds to aid in financing certain public improvements for which a loan or grant has been made by any agent or agency of the United States Government.
| City Government--Finance | City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 1014 47-0 (1941)
Author: Kersey, W. Clinton
Relating to validating all ad valorem tax levies heretofore made by certain cities and towns in certain counties in the State of Texas, which levies are unenforceable because of the failure of the governing bodies in such respective cities and towns to make such levies by ordinance, or other procedural defect in levying and assessing taxes; providing the Act shall not affect suits pending for collection of taxes or other purpose.
| Taxation--City | Validating Acts
SB 72 47-0 (1941)
Author: Van Zandt, Olan Rogers
Relating to validating the organization and creation of School Districts in Texas.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 75 47-0 (1941)
Author: Shivers, Robert Allan "Allan"
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all Junior College Districts and Union Junior College Districts, created in any manner under the provision of the Acts of the 41st Legislature, 1929, and under any amendments thereof.
| Education--Junior College Districts | Validating Acts
HB 3 47-1 (1941)
Author: Celaya, Augustine
Relating to validating elections heretofore held in any independent school district in this State.
| Elections--School District | Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
HB 23 47-1 (1941)
Author: Reed, Jasper Newton
Relating to amending a certain House Bill of the Acts of the 47th Legislature (R.S.); validating the order of the Commissioners Court of Bowie County, Texas, which required the County Tax Assessor and Collector to accept in full payment of all county taxes delinquent for the years 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1933, and due in 1934, the sum of Fifty (50) Cents on the dollar; and instructing the State Comptroller to abide by the order of the said Commissioners Court.
| BOWIE COUNTY | Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection | Validating Acts
HB 156 46-0 (1939)
Author: Howington, H. Frank
Relating to validating an election transferring certain lands from The Evans Common School District No.7, in Mills County to The Mullin Independent School District, Mills County.
| Elections--School District | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 185 46-0 (1939)
Author: Gordon, Margaret Greer | et. al.
Relating to validating elections heretofore held, authorizing the issuance of waterworks revenue bonds in certain cities; and the bonds when issued, approved, and registered, under circumstances prescribed herein; providing that the provisions hereof shall not be applicable in instances wherein litigation exists or which may be brought into litigation within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this Act.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Elections--General | Validating Acts
HB 209 46-0 (1939)
Author: Davis, Minet M.
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving, confirming, and declaring enforceable all levies and assessments of ad valorem taxes made by certain county line independent school districts.
| Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
HB 210 46-0 (1939)
Author: Bell, John Junior
Relating to validating the creation and organization of Independent School Districts, validating the election and actions of the Boards of Trustees, making this act applicable to certain counties according to the last preceding Federal Census and to the 1938-1939 Public School Directory of the State Department of Education.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 233 46-0 (1939)
Author: Allison, Alvin Ray
Relating to validating establishment of Consolidated Independent School Districts in certain counties.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 316 46-0 (1939)
Author: Gilmer, Claud Henry
Relating to validating the organization of Water Control and Improvement Districts created by authority of Chapter 25, Acts of the 39th Legislature, and amendments thereto in any certain counties in the State of Texas.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 324 46-0 (1939)
Author: Derden, Albert L.
Relating to validating all proceedings, notices, and orders directed toward the establishment and creation of Falls County Road District No. 5; validating any orders and proceedings directed toward the issuance of bonds.
| County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | FALLS COUNTY ROAD DISTRICT NO. 5 | Validating Acts
HB 325 46-0 (1939)
Author: Derden, Albert L.
Relating to validating all proceedings, notices, and orders directed toward the establishment and creation of Falls County Road District No. 15; validating any orders and proceedings directed toward the issuance of bonds.
| County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | FALLS COUNTY ROAD DISTRICT NO. 15 | Validating Acts
HB 326 46-0 (1939)
Author: Stinson, Jeff D.
Relating to ratifying, confirming, and validating all acts and orders, and attempted acts and orders, of County School Trustees, Boards of County School Trustees, County Boards of Trustees, County Boards of School Trustees, Commissioners Courts, Boards of Trustees of Common, Independent, and County Line School Districts, and all elections and attempted elections of Common, Independent, and County Line School Districts, relating to the laying out, establishment, combining, abolishing, changing of boundaries, detaching territory from, or annexing territory to, any such school district.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 367 46-0 (1939)
Author: Lock, Ottis E.
Relating to validating all county line independent rural high school districts in certain counties and validating all proceedings of County School Board of Trustees.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 480 46-0 (1939)
Author: Fuchs, Robert A.
Relating to validating and confirming the creation of the Junior College District of Washington County; provided that the college located in said District shall be called Blinn College.
| BLINN COLLEGE | Education--Junior College Districts | Validating Acts
HB 544 46-0 (1939)
Author: Allison, Alvin Ray
Relating to validating the organization, creation, annexation and/or change of boundaries of certain school districts, etc.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 553 46-0 (1939)
Author: Heflin, James McDonald
Relating to validating all interest-bearing time warrants heretofore authorized by cities having a population of two hundred and eighty-five thousand (285,000) or more according to the latest United States Census, issued or authorized to be issued in payment or part payment for the construction of administration buildings, hangars, and hangar doors construction of administration buildings, hangars, and hangar doors for its airport and/or to improve, enlarge, extend, or repair its airport.
| City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 802 46-0 (1939)
Author: Pope, Walter Elmer "Uncle Elmer"
Relating to validating certain bonds for the purpose of procuring funds to construct waterworks and sewer systems, etc.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 807 46-0 (1939)
Author: Bond, Bowlen
Relating to ratifying, confirming, and validating all acts of County Boards of Trustees in ordering an election for the purpose of laying out; establishing, combining, abolishing, or changing any such Independent or Common School Districts, and all elections held in any county in this State held for the purpose of authorizing the issuance of bonds and levying a tax for the payment of said bonds.
| Education--School Districts | Elections--School District | Validating Acts
HB 829 46-0 (1939)
Author: Hale, L. DeWitt
Relating to amending a certain Article validating the actions of corporate cities, towns, or villages in counties having a population of more than forty-six thousand, one hundred (46,100) and less than forty-six thousand, two hundred (46,200) according to the last preceding Federal Census, which have attempted to accept the provisions of Title 28 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas of 1925, and giving said cities, towns, or villages all the powers of cities and towns as provided in said Title 28.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 830 46-0 (1939)
Author: Davis, Minet M.
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving, confirming, and declaring enforceable all levies and assessments of ad valorem taxes in certain school districts.
| Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
HB 910 46-0 (1939)
Author: Rhodes, Cecil T.
Relating to validating, ratifying, and confirming elections held for the issuance of bonds for the purpose of building school houses in consolidated common school districts in certain counties.
| Education--School Districts | Elections--School District | Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
HB 947 46-0 (1939)
Author: Reader, Bose
Relating to validating certain school districts in certain counties with certain scholastic population.
| BONDS | Elections--School District | Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
HB 959 46-0 (1939)
Author: Felty, Fred Cumming | et. al.
Relating to validating the organization of Water Control and Improvement Districts created by authority of Chapter 25, Acts of the 39th Legislature, and amendments thereto, in certain counties.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 994 46-0 (1939)
Author: Oliver, J. J. | et. al.
Relating to validating and confirming all procedure in the organization and establishing of certain school districts, in certain counties; validating all acts and procedure of school boards and/or County Commissioners Courts in such districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 1012 46-0 (1939)
Author: Davis, Matt
Relating to validating County Line Common School Districts and County Line Consolidated Common School Districts in certain counties in this State.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 1046 46-0 (1939)
Author: Bradbury, J. Bryan | et. al.
Relating to validating and confirming certain proceedings of the Texas Old Age Assistance Commission with respect to authorization and issuance of certain warrants, etc.
| Aging | OLD AGE ASSISTANCE COMMISSION, TEXAS | State Agencies, Boards & Commissions | State Finances--Management & Control | Validating Acts
HB 1052 46-0 (1939)
Author: Loggins, Edgar | et. al.
Relating to validating the subdivision of certain common line school districts partly situated in two (2) counties, the supervision of said schools being located in certain counties; validating the acts of the county school boards of trustees of such counties in annexation of such subdivided territory to adjoining school districts in their respective counties.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 1095 46-0 (1939)
Author: Hunt, Courtney
Relating to creating a special road law for Haskell County, Texas, validating an issue of refunding warrants dated March 15, 1939, in the amount of Fifty-seven Thousand Dollars ($57,000) and the proceedings authorizing their issuance.
| County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | HASKELL COUNTY | Validating Acts
HB 1099 46-0 (1939)
Author: Kinard, DeWitt Edward
Relating to validating and approving all proceedings had by cities and towns having a home rule charter in amending said charters so as to eliminate any requirements in said charter that any portion of the annual ad valorem tax levied in said city or town shall be provided for or set apart for the use of the Public Free Schools in said city or town.
| Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
HB 1102 46-0 (1939)
Author: Clark, Lester
Relating to validating all elections, election orders, election proceedings, affidavits and city ordinances, annexing adjacent territory, or extending and prescribing the corporate limits of any incorporated city or town incorporated and functioning under general law of Texas under Commission form of government, such validating Act to apply only to cities or towns in certain counties.
| City Government--Annexation | Elections--General | Validating Acts
HB 1107 46-0 (1939)
Author: Kinard, DeWitt Edward
Relating to validating, confirming, approving, and legalizing all bonds heretofore authorized by the necessary vote of the qualified voters of all cities or towns at an election.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Elections--General | Validating Acts
SB 47 46-0 (1939)
Author: Moore, Weaver
Relating to validating the creation of and issuance of bonds by Harris County Drainage District No.14.
| BONDS | HARRIS COUNTY | HARRIS COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 14 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 48 46-0 (1939)
Author: Metcalfe, Penrose B.
Relating to validating certain transfers of land between the Evans Common School District No. 7 to the Mullin Independent School District and the Jones Valley Common School District in Mills County, Texas.
| Elections--School District | Validating Acts
SB 134 46-0 (1939)
Author: Stone, Albert
Relating to validating and confirming the creation of the Junior College District of Washington County; providing that the college located in said District shall be called Blinn College.
| BLINN COLLEGE | Education--Junior College Districts | Validating Acts | WASHINGTON COUNTY
SB 144 46-0 (1939)
Author: Moffett, George Clarence "Cotton"
Relating to validating all ordinances of home rule cities in Texas incorporated under and operated under the provisions of the Home Rule Amendment.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 159 46-0 (1939)
Author: Spears, J. Franklin
Relating to validating and legalizing the authorization of bonds issued by any water improvement districts in this State for the improvement, repair, or rehabilitation of its irrigation system, or parts thereof.
| BONDS | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 184 46-0 (1939)
Author: Graves, William Carey "Will (Bill)"
Relating to ratifying, confirming and validating all acts and orders relating to the laying out, establishing, combining, abolishing of school district boundaries.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 249 46-0 (1939)
Author: Kelley, Rogers
Relating to confirming and validating all patents issued by the State of Texas in confirmation of Spanish or Mexican Land Grants or Titles issued by the Spanish or Mexican government prior to the Texas Revolution of 1836; relinquishing the title or interest of the State of Texas in any such Spanish or Mexican Land Grants or Titles, and which patents have been issued and outstanding for a period of ten (10) year prior to the effective date of this Act.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 252 46-0 (1939)
Author: Kelley, Rogers
Relating to creating a special road law for Zapata County, Texas, providing that said County may fund or refund the indebtedness outstanding against its Road and Bridge Fund as of January 1, 1939, setting forth the method of operation.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts | ZAPATA COUNTY
SB 263 46-0 (1939)
Author: Small, Sr., Charles Clinton "Clint"
Relating to creating a more efficient road law for Randall County, Texas, validating an order passed by the Commissioners' Court of Randall County authorizing the issuance of certain road and bridge funds.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | RANDALL COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 267 46-0 (1939)
Author: Kelley, Rogers
Relating to validating bonds of non-home rule cities used for construction of public utilities.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | City Government--Utilities | Validating Acts
SB 280 46-0 (1939)
Author: Sulak, Louis J.
Relating to validating certain outstanding Road and Bridge Time Warrants of Fayette County, Texas, heretofore issued to provide funds to aid in the construction of Highway No. 20 in Road District No. 3 of said County, and Fayette County Bridge Warrants heretofore issued for the purpose of aiding in the constructing a bridge across the Colorado River on Highway No.72, and authorizing the Commissioners Court of Fayette County to fund or refund into County Road and Bridge Funding or Refunding Bonds of said County, said Time Warrants to the amount of Thirty-one Thousand Two Hundred ($31,200.00) Dollars.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | FAYETTE COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 314 46-0 (1939)
Author: Nelson, G. Hobert
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all school districts and requiring the vote of citizens before changing boundaries.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 344 46-0 (1939)
Author: Nelson, G. Hobert
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all county line independent school districts heretofore formed under certain conditions by the consolidation of an existing county line independent district with a contiguous common school district; authorizing and empowering all school districts mentioned in this Act to levy, assess, and collect the same rate of tax.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 385 46-0 (1939)
Author: Pace, Will D.
Relating to validating the incorporation of the City of Grand Saline, Texas; validating the extensions of its boundaries.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 407 46-0 (1939)
Author: Winfield, Henry L.
Relating to confirming and validating all re-sales and awards of public school lands in certain counties, according to the last preceding Federal Census.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 423 46-0 (1939)
Author: Head, James Manley
Relating to validating bonds to certain school districts in certain counties with a certain scholastic population.
| Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities | Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 438 46-0 (1939)
Author: Shivers, Robert Allan "Allan"
Relating to validating, confirming, approving, and legalizing all bonds heretofore authorized by the necessary vote of the qualified voters of all cities or towns at an election, or elections, held during the year 1938.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Elections--General | Validating Acts
SB 439 46-0 (1939)
Author: Shivers, Robert Allan "Allan"
Relating to validating and approving all proceedings had by cities and towns in amending their corporate charters so as to eliminate any requirements in said charter that any portion of the annual ad valorem tax levied in said city or town shall be provided for or set apart for the use of the Public Free Schools in said city or town.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 440 46-0 (1939)
Author: Hill, Jr., Joe Lafayette
Relating to validating certain outstanding road and bridge time warrants of Rusk County, Texas, heretofore issued to provide funds for the construction of a connection between State Highway No. 26 and State Highway No. 259 in Commissioner's Precinct No. 1 of said County, said time warrants being in the amount of Thirty-five Thousand One Hundred Eighty-two and 15/100 ($35,182.15) Dollars.
| County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | RUSK COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 455 46-0 (1939)
Author: Weinert, Rudolph A.
Relating to validating bonds and notes of State educational institutions obtaining loans or grants from Federal Government.
| BONDS | Education--Higher--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 460 46-0 (1939)
Author: Shivers, Robert Allan "Allan"
Relating to validating bonds of certain cities; Port Arthur.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 472 46-0 (1939)
Author: Shivers, Robert Allan "Allan"
Relating to validating and approving all proceedings had by cities and towns in amending their separate charters so as to eliminate any requirements in said charter that any portion of the annual ad valorem tax levied in said city or town shall be provided for or set apart for the use of the Public Free Schools in said city or town.
| Elections--General | Taxation--City | Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
SB 485 46-0 (1939)
Author: Moore, Weaver
Relating to validating all ad valorem tax levies and assessments heretofore made by incorporated cities and towns in the State of Texas having a population of not less than three thousand four hundred fifty (3,450) inhabitants and not more than three thousand four hundred fifty-five (3,455) according to the last Federal Census, including the City of Pelly.
| Taxation--City | Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection | Validating Acts
HB 163 45-0 (1937)
Author: Worley, Francis Eugene
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all school districts, including common school districts, independent school districts, consolidated common school districts, all county line school districts, including county line common school districts, county line independent school districts, county line consolidated common school districts, county line consolidated independent school districts, rural high school districts, and all other school districts, whether created by General or Special Law or by County Boards of Trustees.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 650 45-0 (1937)
Author: Beckworth, Sr., Lindley Garrison
Relating to validating all acts of the governing bodies of cities and towns in the issuance and sale of bonds.
| City Government--Finance | LOANS | Validating Acts
HB 674 45-0 (1937)
Author: Stinson, Jeff D.
Relating to validating all elections, election orders, election proceedings, and city ordinances annexing adjacent territory to, or extending and prescribing the corporate limits of any incorporated city having a population of not less than four thousand one hundred ninety (4,190) inhabitants, and not more than four thousand two hundred fifty (4,250) inhabitants, as shown by the last preceding Federal Census.
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
HB 796 45-0 (1937)
Author: Hardin, Ross
Relating to validating the creation and organization of all school districts, including common school districts, and validating all of the actions of any County Board of Trustees with reference to annexation of territory to school districts or detachment of territory from school districts or any type of annexation whatsoever.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 976 45-0 (1937)
Author: Hartzog, Howard G.
Relating to validating all conveyances made by Goliad County Commissioners Court or under their authority of County or public school land and making such conveyance valid whether made at public auction or private sale.
| GOLIAD, CITY OF | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 999 45-0 (1937)
Author: Howard, George Francis
Relating to validating the incorporation of certain cities and towns of more than six hundred (600) and less than two thousand (2,000) inhabitants which have heretofore incorporated.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 1041 45-0 (1937)
Author: Bradford, Clyde
Relating to validating all elections and proceedings had in connection with the formation of Andrews Independent School District of Andrews County, Texas.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 1091 45-0 (1937)
Author: Jones, Raglin | et. al.
Relating to validating the creation and organization of independent school districts, and validating the action of any County Board of Trustees with reference to the creation of school districts out of another independent school district.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 1115 45-0 (1937)
Author: Burton, Grover | et. al.
Relating to validating the organization of all county line rural high school districts, created by General Law or by County Boards of Trustees.
| Education--Rural | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 1119 45-0 (1937)
Author: Powell, Robert A.
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all county line independent school districts heretofore formed under certain conditions by the consolidation of an existing county line independent district with a contiguous common school district.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 44 45-0 (1937)
Author: Aikin, Jr., A.M.
Relating to validating, confirming, approving and legalizing all bonds heretofore authorized by the necessary vote of the qualified voters of all cities of more than fifteen thousand (15,000) population according to the last preceding Federal Census and all bond elections held in such cities for the purpose of voting such bonds wherein the necessary majority of the voters voted in favor thereof are hereby validated insofar as any irregularities in following the requirements of the provisions of the General Law that such elections shall be held not more than thirty days from the date of the election order are concerned.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Elections--General | Validating Acts
SB 107 45-0 (1937)
Author: Winfield, Henry L.
Relating to validating all ad valorem tax levies heretofore made by incorporated Cities and Towns in the State of Texas which levies are unenforceable because of failure of the governing body of each respective incorporated City and Town to make such levy by Ordinance, and which are unenforceable because of the failure of such governing bodies to appoint the statutory Board of Equalization, or where the City Council, City Commission, or other governing body of such incorporated City or Town has acted as a Board of Equalization in the fixing of the valuation of taxable property for ad valorem taxes within any such incorporated City or Town.
| Taxation--City | Taxation--Property-Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
SB 174 45-0 (1937)
Author: Neal, Jim
Relating to validating certain bonds of cities in the State of Texas operating under the General Laws of the State and located in counties having a population of less than 80,000 and more than 70,000 according to the last preceding United States Census, which bonds have been heretofore voted and which bonds are payable out of the revenues to be derived from the operation of the city's water works system.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | City Government--Utilities | Validating Acts | WATER & SEWER SERVICE
SB 188 45-0 (1937)
Author: Hill, Jr., Joe Lafayette
Relating to validating and legalizing bonds issued by counties for the construction of roads within such counties and the levy of taxes for payment of such county bonds.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
SB 330 45-0 (1937)
Author: Roberts, Morris
Relating to creating a Special Road Law for Karnes County, Texas, providing that said County may fund or refund the indebtedness outstanding against its Road and Bridge Fund as of February 8, 1937, setting forth the method of operation.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | KARNES COUNTY | Validating Acts
HB 68 45-1 (1937)
Author: Burton, Grover | et. al.
Relating to ratifying, confirming, and validating all acts of County Boards of Trustees in ordering and election for the purpose of laying out, establishing, combining, abolishing, or changing any independent or common school districts, and all elections held in any County in this State for the purpose of laying out, establishing, combining, abolishing, or changing any such independent or common school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 15 45-1 (1937)
Author: Holbrook, Thomas Jefferson
Relating to amending certain Act validating the creation of Road District No. 2 of Chambers County by validating Road Bond election held on June 12, 1937, and further prescribing the duty of the Commissioners' Court in reference to the issuance of such bonds.
| CHAMBERS COUNTY | County Government--Roads | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
SB 17 45-1 (1937)
Author: Roberts, Morris
Relating to validating bonds of Kenedy County.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Elections--General | Validating Acts
SB 22 45-1 (1937)
Author: Winfield, Henry L.
Relating to providing for the validation of the organization and establishment of water improvement districts situated within a water power control district.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 28 45-1 (1937)
Author: Davis, Ephraim McDaniel "E.M."
Relating to validating, ratifying, confirming and legalizing all time warrants heretofore authorized by the governing bodies of Independent School Districts in the State of Texas having a scholastic enumeration of not less than 769 and not more than 775 according to the last preceding scholastic enumeration, validating all proceedings heretofore had in connection with the issuance of such time warrants, including the levy of and provision for a tax for the payment of principal and interest on said time warrants as the same mature and authorizing such governing bodies of said Independent School Districts to do any and all things necessary and requisite in the issuance, sale and delivery of said time warrants.
| Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 69 45-2 (1937)
Author: Leonard, Homer Lakerby
Relating to validating annexation proceedings of Home Rule cities where such annexation proceedings took place prior to April 1, 1930.
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
HB 70 45-2 (1937)
Author: Leonard, Homer Lakerby
Relating to drainage districts; authorizing districts operating under certain provisions of the Constitution to borrow money from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for refunding purposes and to issue refunding bonds and levy a tax in payment thereof.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 73 45-2 (1937)
Author: Holland, Arthur Lawson | et. al.
Relating to validating, ratifying, and confirming all bond issues heretofore voted and issued, or which have been voted and not yet issued, of all common school districts, common consolidated school districts, rural high school districts, and independent school districts, regardless of whether said bonds mature in serial annual installments or not.
| BONDS | Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 95 45-2 (1937)
Author: Hull, Henry A. "Salty" | et. al.
Relating to validating county elections heretofore held for the issuance of bonds for hospital purposes, applicable only to such counties as contain a city having a population of not less than one hundred and fifty thousand (150,000), according to the last preceding Federal Census.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | Hospitals | Validating Acts
HB 127 45-2 (1937)
Author: Huddleston, Earl
Relating to validating, ratifying, and confirming all bond issues heretofore voted and issued or heretofore voted and not yet issued, of all cities and towns in this State, for the purpose of constructing swimming pools.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 142 45-2 (1937)
Author: Worley, Francis Eugene
Relating to validating school districts attempted to be established by the annexation or joining of a part of a county line common school district to a contiguous school district after an election held in said common school district to divide it and/or annex or join a part or parts thereof to a contiguous district or districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 151 45-2 (1937)
Author: Davisson, Jr., George Allen
Relating to ratifying, validating, and confirming all Waterworks System Revenue Refunding Bonds and all Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds heretofore authorized, issued, exchanged, and delivered by cities in Texas operating under the provisions of Special Charters and which refunding bonds have been heretofore validated and confirmed by a final decree of a United States District Court in Texas.
| City Government--Finance | City Government--Utilities | Validating Acts | WATER & SEWER SERVICE
HB 161 45-2 (1937)
Author: Quinn, Benjamin Edmund | et. al.
Relating to validating elections held to elect seven (7) trustees in independent school districts created by Special Act providing for a Board of five (5) trustees in such districts.
| Education--School Districts | Elections--School District | Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
SB 6 45-2 (1937)
Author: Burns, Gordon M.
Relating to legalizing, approving and validating bonds voted by any city having a population of not less than 1525 and not more than 1550 according to the last preceding Federal Census, and by any city having a population of not less than 4400 and not more than 4500 according to the last preceding Federal Census, for the purpose of park improvements in and for such city and for the levy of the tax in payment of such bonds.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 11 45-2 (1937)
Author: Nelson, G. Hobert
Relating validating Independent School District elections assuming indebtedness theretofore apportioned against such districts or a part thereof as a result of its segregation from another Independent School District whether the indebtedness so assumed be the identical proportionate part of the indebtedness owned by the original district at the time of its segregation or an equal amount of indebtedness incurred by a portion of the original district after such segregation.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 203 44-0 (1935)
Author: Celaya, Augustine
Relating to validating all proceedings and acts of governing bodies of cities containing a population of not more than eleven thousand (11,000) nor less than ten thousand, five hundred (10,500) according to the last preceding Federal Census, in connection with the issuance of funding warrants and funding bonds heretofore authorized or attempted to be authorized under the provisions of certain statute.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 320 44-0 (1935)
Author: Lemens, Vernon
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all school districts and tax levies therein.
| Education--School Districts | Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
HB 566 44-0 (1935)
Author: Celaya, Augustine
Relating to validating all ad valorem tax levies made by certain cities and towns.
| Taxation--City | Taxation--Property-Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
HB 635 44-0 (1935)
Author: Lange, Edward Henry
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving and confirming bonds and other instruments or obligations issued by any county of this State for Public Works projects.
| 1935 VALIDATING ACT | BONDS | County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 963 44-0 (1935)
Author: Steward, Hugh Birt
Relating to validating and confirming all levies and assessments of ad valorem taxes made by independent school districts and cities and towns in certain counties.
| Taxation--City | Taxation--County | Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection | Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
HB 999 44-0 (1935)
Author: Leonard, Homer Lakerby
Relating to validating Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000) Improvement Bonds and Seven Hundred and Ninety-Four Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($794,500) Refunding Bonds of Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District Number 7, Hidalgo County, Texas, and proceedings had in connection therewith.
| HIDALGO COUNTY | HIDALGO COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 7 | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 23 44-1 (1935)
Author: McKinney, Jr., Andrew Todd | et. al.
Relating to validating, legalizing and approving severally all the Acts of governing bodies of certain institutions of higher learning in this State in the issuance of bonds, notes and warrants.
| BONDS | Education--Higher--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 27 44-1 (1935)
Author: Knetsch, Fred E. | et. al.
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving and confirming bonds and other instruments or obligations heretofore issued by water control and improvement district, water improvement district, irrigation district, conservation and reclamation district, navigation district, road district, school district, county, city or incorporated town of this State for public works projects.
| 1935 VALIDATING ACT | BONDS | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 28 44-1 (1935)
Author: Knetsch, Fred E. | et. al.
Relating to validating and approving all proceedings had by cities and towns in the issuance and sale of revenue obligations, to aid in financing any undertaking for which a loan or grant has been made by the United States through the Federal Emergency Administrator of Public Works, or any other governmental agency, declaring that such bonds, notes or warrants shall be valid and binding special obligations of such cities and towns, and validating the pledge of revenues to the payment of said bonds.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 29 44-1 (1935)
Author: Knetsch, Fred E. | et. al.
Relating to validating and approving all acts of the governing bodies of cities and towns of the State of Texas in the issuance and sale of bonds, to aid in financing any undertaking for which a loan or grant has been made by the United States through the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works or other agency of the United States Government.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
HB 97 44-1 (1935)
Author: Spears, J. Franklin | et. al.
Relating to validating the organization of Water Control and Improvement Districts and validating all acts of the officials in creating such Districts; and validating all bonds issued and all bonds voted but not yet issued by such districts; validating all acts of the officials of said District.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
HB 100 44-1 (1935)
Author: Pope, Walter Elmer "Uncle Elmer"
Relating to validating all consolidation of a common school district or districts with a contiguous independent school district created by a general or special law, after elections held under certain statute, and amendments thereto, after a majority of the voters in each of said districts voted in favor of such consolidation.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 103 44-1 (1935)
Author: Frazer, David Hollis
Relating to validating all tax values and outstanding warrants or scrip in certain counties in which the commissioners Courts have failed to comply with the provisions of the Uniform Budget Law.
| County Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 8 44-1 (1935)
Author: Rawlings, Frank H.
Relating to validating the organization of school districts and proceedings in issuance of bonds and levying of taxes.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 45 44-1 (1935)
Author: Hornsby, John William
Relating to creating a more efficient road law for Lampasas County, Texas, authorizing the court to require surety bonds of road overseers, validating the proceedings heretofore had by the County, and by its officials in reference to the issuance of warrants for the purchase of right of way, and validating the proceedings and other actions taken by the County and its officials in reference to the issuance of funding bonds in lieu of certain warrants.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | LAMPASAS COUNTY | Validating Acts
HB 103 44-2 (1935)
Author: Venable, Oscar C. "Slim" | et. al.
Relating to validating the acts of cities, towns, and villages in attempting to adopt the provisions of cities and towns under authority of certain statute, and validating acts thereafter taken by cities, towns, and villages, with provision that this Act shall not apply in instances wherein the validity of the adoption of such powers is in the litigation at the time this Act becomes effective.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 105 44-2 (1935)
Author: Gibson, Merritt Hamilton | et. al.
Relating to validating all elections, election orders, election proceedings, affidavits and city ordinances annexing adjacent territory or extending and prescribing the corporate limits of any incorporated city incorporated and functioning under the General Laws of Texas under Commission Form of Government.
| City Government--General | Elections--General | Validating Acts
HB 115 44-2 (1935)
Author: Caldwell, Jr., Joe W.
Relating to validating the bonds of Water Improvement Districts and of Water Control and Improvement Districts where such bonds have been issued by the District and approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, notwithstanding the fact that such bonds were not validated by a suit in the District Court as required by law.
| BONDS | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 19 44-2 (1935)
Author: Nelson, G. Hobert
Relating to ratifying, confirming and validating all acts of county boards of trustees in counties with a population of not less than eight thousand eight hundred (8,800) and not more than eight thousand nine hundred and fifty (8,950), according to the last preceding Federal Census in laying out or attempting to establish, combine, abolish or change any independent or common school district.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 23 44-2 (1935)
Author: Nelson, G. Hobert
Relating to validating an election transferring certain lands from the Badgett Common School District No. 4 in Martin County, Texas, to Courtney Independent School District No. 5, Martin County, Texas.
| Education--School Districts | Elections--General | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 3 44-3 (1936)
Author: Hill, Jr., Joe Lafayette
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving, confirming and declaring enforceable all levies and assessments of ad valorem taxes heretofore made by independent school districts in this State not in excess of the limit now provided by law, which are voidable and unenforceable because the same were made and adopted by resolution, motion, or other informal action, and because of the failure of the governing body of such districts to appoint the proper and statutory Board of Equalization.
| Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
SB 13 44-3 (1936)
Author: Redditt, John Sayers
Relating to validating, ratifying, approving, confirming and declaring enforceable all levies and assessments of ad valorem taxes heretofore made by by incorporated cities and towns which are unenforceable because same were made and adopted by resolution, motion, or other informal action, and because of the failure of the governing body of such districts to appoint the proper and statutory Board of Equalization.
| Taxation--City | Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection | Validating Acts
SB 16 44-3 (1936)
Author: Davis, Ephraim McDaniel "E.M."
Relating to ratifying, confirming and validating all acts of County Boards of Trustees in laying out or attempting to establish, combine, abolish or change any independent or common school districts, and all elections held in any County in this State for the purpose of laying out, establishing, combining, abolishing or changing any such independent or common school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Elections--General | Validating Acts
SB 20 44-3 (1936)
Author: Small, Sr., Charles Clinton "Clint"
Relating to validating all proceedings heretofore had by the governing bodies of all counties in connection with the issuance of bonds for any purpose, including election orders, notices of election, returns of election, orders canvassing election returns, and bonds issued pursuant thereto, including among others, instances wherein there have been irregularities in the calling of elections and in the giving of notice of elections.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | Elections--General | Validating Acts
SB 24 44-3 (1936)
Author: Oneal, Benjamin Grady "Ben"
Relating to validating all Consolidated Rural High School Districts created or attempted to be created by County Boards of Trustees.
| Education--Rural | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 27 44-3 (1936)
Author: Nelson, G. Hobert
Relating to validating Acts of County Board of Trustees in annexing territory to McAdoo Independent Consolidated County Line School District of Dickens County.
| Education--School Districts | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 30 44-3 (1936)
Author: Regan, Kenneth Mills
Relating to validating all proceedings, orders, resolutions and city ordinances and amendments to charters annexing adjacent territory to, or extending and prescribing the corporate limitations of any home rule city that has adopted a charter under Article 11, of Section 5, of the Constitution of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 482 43-0 (1933)
Author: Turlington, Coy M.
Relating to validating all cities and towns in Texas of 5,000 inhabitants or less, heretofore incorporated and/or attempted in good faith to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas.
| City Government--Employees/Officers | Validating Acts
HB 840 43-0 (1933)
Author: Nicholson, Carl Edmund | et. al.
Relating to validating and legalizing the authorization of bonds issued by or on behalf of any county, city, district, or political subdivision of this State for the construction of sea walls.
| BONDS | Coastal Affairs & Beaches | County Government--Finance | GULF OF MEXICO | Validating Acts
HB 900 43-0 (1933)
Author: Ratliff, Dennis Pace
Relating to validating, confirming, and declaring enforceable all levies and assessments of ad valorem taxes heretofore made by independent school districts in this State, in counties having a population of not less than 16,563, and not more than 16,963, according to the last preceding Federal Census, not in excess of the limit now provided by law, which are void or unenforceable because the same were made and adopted by resolution, motion, or other informal action, and because of the failure of the governing body of such districts to appoint the proper and statutory board of equalization.
| Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
HB 937 43-0 (1933)
Author: Pope, Walter Elmer "Uncle Elmer"
Relating to validating bonds of cities and towns issued for the purchase, construction, improvement or repair of any light, gas, water or sewer system owned and operated by such city or town, where such bonds have been approved, as to legality and purpose, by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | City Government--Utilities | Validating Acts
SB 146 43-0 (1933)
Author: Duggan, Arthur Pope
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all School Districts, including Common School Districts, Independent School Districts, Consolidated Common School Districts, Consolidated Independent School Districts, County Line School Districts, Consolidated County Line School Districts, and Rural High School Districts, whether created by General or Special Law, or County Boards of Trustees, validating the acts of said County Boards of Trustees and Boards of such Districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 560 43-0 (1933)
Author: Duggan, Arthur Pope
Relating to validating all ad valorem tax levies heretofore made by incorporated cities and towns in the State of Texas which levies are unenforceable because of failure of the governing bodies of each respective incorporated cities and towns to make such levy by ordinance, and which are unenforceable because of the failure of such governing bodies to appoint the statutory Board of Equalization, or where the City Council, City Commission or other governing body of such incorporated city or town have acted as a Board of Equalization in the fixing of the valuation of taxable property for ad valorem taxes within any such incorporated city or town.
| Taxation--City | Taxation--County | Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection | Validating Acts
HB 45 43-1 (1933)
Author: Pope, Walter Elmer "Uncle Elmer" | et. al.
Relating to validating and legalizing the creation of navigation districts heretofore created; validating and legalizing the authorization and issuance of bonds issued by or on behalf of navigation districts and the levy of taxes for the payment thereof.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
HB 108 43-1 (1933)
Author: Hughes, Sarah Tilghman | et. al.
Relating to providing that where a majority of the resident tax payers being qualified electors of any city or town in this State having a population in excess of ten thousand (10,000) inhabitants, having voted at an election held in such city or town in favor of the expending of public funds in such city or town in carrying out the provisions of certain statute, such election and all acts and proceedings had and done in connection therewith by the governing body of such city or town are hereby legalized, approved and validated.
| City Government--Employees/Officers | Elections--General | Validating Acts
HB 60 43-2 (1934)
Author: Reed, William Otey
Relating to validating all elections, election orders, election proceedings and city ordinances annexing adjacent territory to, or extending and prescribing the corporate limits of, certain incorporated cities.
| City Government--General | Elections--General | Validating Acts
HB 78 43-2 (1934)
Author: Merritt, Joseph A. "Joe"
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all school districts, where such districts lie entirely within certain counties.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 19 43-2 (1934)
Author: Poage, William Robert "Bob"
Relating to validating the adoption papers that were signed by the adopting parent or parents prior to January 1st, 1923, and making the Acts of adoption prior thereto valid, whether the adoption papers were authenticated or acknowledged as deeds are required to be, or whether same were filed for record prior to the death of the adopting parent or parents.
| ADOPTION | Family--Parent & Child | Validating Acts
HB 43 43-3 (1934)
Author: Laird, John W.
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all county line consolidated independent school districts, county line rural high school districts and/or consolidated common school districts, whether created by the vote of the people or by the County Boards of Trustees, or Commissioners Courts or by judgments of District Courts, where such county line consolidated independent school district, county line rural high school districts and consolidated common school districts are formed by the consolidation of districts or parts of districts lying in three adjoining counties.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 100 43-3 (1934)
Author: Celaya, Augustine | et. al.
Relating to validating the organization and bonds of water improvement districts which have been converted into water control and improvement districts and which have thereafter issued bonds voted before such conversion, validating such conversion.
| BONDS | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 2 43-3 (1934)
Author: Rawlings, Frank H.
Relating to ratifying, confirming and validating bond and tax elections.
| BONDS | Elections--General | Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
SB 10 43-3 (1934)
Author: Cousins, Sr., William Roy
Relating to validating all Concurrent Resolutions adopted at previous sessions of the Legislature granting to persons, firms or corporations permission to sue the State of Texas to any of its courts upon claims against the State, providing that same shall be effective both as to suits already filed and pending and as to suits hereafter filed by authority of said Concurrent Resolution, providing that nothing therein shall operate to create any cause of action against the State.
| Civil Remedies & Liabilities | SUITS AGAINST THE STATE | Validating Acts
SB 20 43-3 (1934)
Author: Duggan, Arthur Pope
Relating to validating, ratifying and approving ordinances of certain Home Rule cities in this state, relinquishing, discontinuing, and segregating territory in the corporate limits of said Home Rule Cities.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 23 43-3 (1934)
Author: Rawlings, Frank H.
Relating to validating the creation and changes in boundaries of all Independent School Districts having within their limits a city with a population of one hundred sixty thousand (160,000) or more.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 31 43-4 (1934)
Author: Clayton, William Edwin | et. al.
Relating to validating bonds issued for the purpose of improving municipal sewer system of certain cities.
| BONDS | City Government--Finance | City Government--Utilities | Validating Acts | WATER & SEWER SERVICE
HB 16 42-0 (1931)
Author: Hatchitt, Joe P. | et. al.
Relating to validating all proceedings heretofore had and taken to organize, create or establish any and all drainage districts within this state.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 18 42-0 (1931)
Author: Hatchitt, Joe P. | et. al.
Relating to amending certain law relating to validating the Wichita Falls Independent School District in Wichita County, Texas.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts | WICHITA FALLS ISD
HB 36 42-0 (1931)
Author: Harman, William Murdock
Relating to validating the extension of the corporate limits of cites of more than twenty-five hundred (2500) inhabitants.
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
HB 124 42-0 (1931)
Author: Wiggs, Wilburn H.
Relating to confirming and validating the sale by the State, acting through the Board of Regents, of the University of Texas, of certain University lands situated in Lamar County, Texas, reserving to the State the minerals in said lands and creating an emergency.
| Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs | LAMAR COUNTY | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 246 42-0 (1931)
Author: Jones, Walter E.
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all Consolidated Independent School Districts formed thru the consolidation of seven common school districts and one independent school district in certain counties.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 311 42-0 (1931)
Author: Morse, Robert Emmett | et. al.
Relating to validating assessment of ordinances in certain cities.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 474 42-0 (1931)
Author: Adkins, Thurman W.
Relating to validating and confirming the title to homestead donations or pre-emption surveys to the original grantees, their heirs or their assignees, in all cases where use and occupancy for a period of twenty-five years prior to the passage of this act can be shown, and to require the issuance of patents.
| Property Interests--Homestead | Validating Acts
HB 660 42-0 (1931)
Author: Murphy, Edward Thad
Relating to validating the incorporation of the City of Groveton.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 821 42-0 (1931)
Author: Adams, F. P. "Pat"
Relating to ratifying and validating Buna Independent School District.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 998 42-0 (1931)
Author: Lemens, Vernon
Relating to validating ratifying, confirming, and approving the acts, orders and proceedings of the Commissioners' Court of Somervell County, Texas, relating to incorporation of the City of Glen Rose.
| City Government--General | GLEN ROSE, CITY OF | Validating Acts
HB 1042 42-0 (1931)
Author: Pope, Walter Elmer "Uncle Elmer"
Relating to validating the conversion of certain navigation districts.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports | Validating Acts
SB 9 42-0 (1931)
Author: Oneal, Benjamin Grady "Ben"
Relating to validating all proceedings heretofore had and taken to organize, create or establish any and all Drainage Districts within this State.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 10 42-0 (1931)
Author: Oneal, Benjamin Grady "Ben"
Relating to amending law validating the Wichita Falls Independent School Districts, in Wichita County, Texas.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts | WICHITA FALLS ISD
SB 30 42-0 (1931)
Author: Parr, Archer "Archie"
Relating to ratifying and validating the creation of Common School District Number Twenty-Four of Duval County, Texas.
| DUVAL COUNTY | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 77 42-0 (1931)
Author: Thomason, William Edgar
Relating to validating election of County School Superintendents.
| Education--County Administration | Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel | Validating Acts
SB 128 42-0 (1931)
Author: Poage, William Robert "Bob"
Relating to validating the extension of the corporate limits of certain cities where such extension is made under the provision of any home rule charter or ordinance.
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
SB 130 42-0 (1931)
Author: Parr, Archer "Archie"
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all Consolidated Independent School Districts formed through the consolidation of seven Common School Districts and one Independent School District in counties having a population of not less than 9,411 and not more than 9,412 according to the last Federal Census.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 158 42-0 (1931)
Author: Beck, John W. E. H.
Relating to validating, ratifying and approving the acts and proceedings of the County Board of School Trustees relating to consolidation of Common School Districts in certain counties.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 254 42-0 (1931)
Author: Parr, Archer "Archie"
Relating to ratifying and validating the creation and consolidation proceedings creating San Diego Independent School District of Duval and Jim Wells Counties, Texas.
| DUVAL COUNTY | Education--School Districts | JIM WELLS COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 262 42-0 (1931)
Author: Neal, Mary Elizabeth "Margie" | et. al.
Relating to validating certain school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 276 42-0 (1931)
Author: Woodul, Sr., Walter Frank
Relating to validating all annexations of one independent school district to another.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 309 42-0 (1931)
Author: Hardin, Sr., Carl Clara
Relating to ratifying and validating the creation, and all proceedings creating Oak Dale Common School District No. 60 of Erath County, Texas.
| Education--School Districts | ERATH COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 390 42-0 (1931)
Author: Patton, Nat
Relating to validating the incorporation of the City of Groveton.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 430 42-0 (1931)
Author: Berkeley, Benjamin Franklin
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 443 42-0 (1931)
Author: Parr, Archer "Archie"
Relating to validating, ratifying and approving the Acts and Proceedings of the County Board of School Trustees and County Commissioners' Courts, relating to consolidation of territory to certain independent school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 477 42-0 (1931)
Author: Pollard, Sr., Tomas (Thomas) Glover
Relating to validating and confirming the title to settlers claims or preemption surveys to the preemptors or their assignees in all cases where proof of three years occupancy from the date of filing of the application cannot be made be made.
| Property Interests--Real Property | Validating Acts
SB 515 42-0 (1931)
Author: Purl, George Clark
Relating to legalizing the annexation of territory embracing a Fresh Water Supply District heretofore established, to any city having a population of 150,000 or more, declaring the indebtedness of any such Fresh Water Supply District so annexed to be the legal indebtedness of the city to which same was annexed.
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
SB 518 42-0 (1931)
Author: Beck, John W. E. H.
Relating to amending certain Acts relative to validation of school district consolidation.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 571 42-0 (1931)
Author: Beck, John W. E. H.
Relating to validating the extension of the corporate limits of cities having a population of not less than 15,000 and not more than 20,000.
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
HB 48 42-1 (1931)
Author: Savage, William Thomas
Relating to validating all ad valorem tax levies and assessments heretofore made by incorporated cities and towns in the State of Texas which levies are unenforceable for certain reasons.
| Taxation--City | Validating Acts
HB 64 42-1 (1931)
Author: Keller, Jack
Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns incorporated under the general laws of Texas where, by inadvertence, oversight or mistake the field notes of such cities or towns were incorrectly set forth, or where any other irregularity was had in the proceedings for incorporation.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 49 42-1 (1931)
Author: Williamson, W. Albert "Cap"
Relating to validating all issues of funding and refunding notes, bonds, warrants, time warrants, and treasury warrants heretofore issued or authorized to be issued and attempted to be issued by any and all cities in the State whether incorporated under General or Special Laws.
| City Government--Finance | Validating Acts
SB 54 42-1 (1931)
Author: Neal, Mary Elizabeth "Margie"
Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns incorporated, or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 55 42-1 (1931)
Author: Cousins, Sr., William Roy
Relating to validating and legalizing the authorization of bonds issue by or on behalf of any County, City, District or political subdivision of this State for the construction of Seawalls; validating the levy and assessment of ad valorem taxes in payment thereof.
| Taxation--City | Taxation--County | Validating Acts
HB 44 42-2 (1931)
Author: McCombs, Charles S. | et. al.
Relating to amending certain Acts and validating the consolidation of certain school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 45 42-2 (1931)
Author: Laird, John W.
Relating to validating organization of all school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 47 42-2 (1931)
Author: Leonard, Homer Lakerby
Relating to ratifying and validating Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District; ratifying and validating the proceedings of the Board of County School Trustees of Hidalgo County in annexing territory thereto; ratifying and validating the proceeding of the Board of County School Trustees of Hidalgo County in detaching territory therefrom, ratifying and validating the petitions of voters residing in the territory annexed and detached.
| EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 75 42-3 (1932)
Author: Hoskins, Conde R.
Relating to validating all road bonds heretofore voted by any political subdivision or road districts under certain articles which have not been issued and sold.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
SB 24 42-3 (1932)
Author: Cousins, Sr., William Roy
Relating to validating all the proceedings had and taken in the organization of conservation and reclamation districts organized under certain Statutes.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
SB 28 42-3 (1932)
Author: Hopkins, Welly Kennon
Relating to validating all road bonds heretofore voted by any political subdivision or road district.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
SB 42 42-3 (1932)
Author: Purl, George Clark
Relating to validating all ad valorem taxes levies heretofore made by certain cities in the State of Texas.
| Taxation--City | Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection | Validating Acts
HB 149 41-0 (1929)
Author: Morse, Robert Emmett
Relating to validating the charters and amendments to charters of all cities of more than 5,000 inhabitants in this State which have adopted charters or attempted to adopt or amend charters since the adoption of the home rule enabling act in 1913 and validating and approving all orders, acts and proceedings had by city councils, city commissions or other governing authorities of said cities in regard to the matter of the adoption of charters or amendments to charters.
House: Municipal & Private Corporations
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 216 41-0 (1929)
Author: Hornaday, Emery Polk
Relating to validating all school districts created under Chapter 84 of the Acts of the First Called Session of the 40th Legislature in 1927; and particularly all Independent School Districts created under and by virtue of Section b of said Act.
House: School Districts
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 347 41-0 (1929)
Author: Palmer, E. P.
Relating to validating all Ad Valorem tax levies heretofore made by Independent School Districts in the State of Texas, which levies are unenforceable because of the failure of the governing bodies in such respective Independent School Districts to make such levies by order.
House: School Districts
| Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
HB 434 41-0 (1929)
Author: Storey, Cecil | et. al.
Relating to confirming and validating all patents and awards issued on lands lying across or partly across or abutting on water courses or navigable streams or the beds thereof and to relinquish, quitclaim and grant to patentees and awardees and their assignees all of such lands and minerals therein contained where such patents or awards have been issued and outstanding for a period of five years from the date thereof and have not been cancelled or forfeited, without impairing the rights of the general public.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 584 41-0 (1929)
Author: Gilbert, Victor Byron
Relating to validating all orders, judgments, and proceedings of the County Court at Law for Eastland County, providing that if any part of this Act is held unconstitutional it shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion.
| Courts--County & Statutory | EASTLAND COUNTY | Validating Acts
HJR 21 41-0 (1929)
Author: Holder, Ray
Proposing an amendment validating school districts in this State formed since August 3rd, 1909.
| Education--School Districts | Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments | Validating Acts
SB 150 41-0 (1929)
Author: Small, Sr., Charles Clinton "Clint"
Relating to confirming and validating all patents and awards issued on lands lying across or partly across water courses or navigable streams or the beds or abandoned beds thereof, or parts thereof, and to relinquishing, quit-claiming and granting to patentees and awardees and their assignees all of such lands and minerals therein contained.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 159 41-0 (1929)
Author: Woodward, Walter Calisto
Relating to validating an act regarding certain conservation and reclamation districts.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. | Validating Acts
SB 275 41-0 (1929)
Author: Love, Thomas Bell
Relating to validating the charters and amendments to charters of certain cities which have adopted charters or attempted to adopt or amend charters, since the enactment of Chapter 147, General laws of the Regular Session of the Thirty-Third Legislature of the State of Texas, 1913, and validating all proceedings had by city councils or city commissions or other governing authority, of said cities in regard to the question of the adoption of charters or amendments thereto, and particularly ratifying and confirming all bonds issued thereunder.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 384 41-0 (1929)
Author: Witt, Edgar E.
Relating to validating organization of certain independent school districts and validating the board of trustees of same, and providing that they shall have the powers conferred by the laws of this State applicable to such Districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 577 41-0 (1929)
Author: Woodul, Sr., Walter Frank
Relating to validating the charters and amendments to charters of certain cities.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 606 41-0 (1929)
Author: Small, Sr., Charles Clinton "Clint"
Relating to ratifying and validating the creation and consolidation proceedings creating Carey Consolidated Rural High School District No. Ten of Childress County, Texas, by consolidating Purple Hill Common School District No. 14, Prairie Hill Common School District No. 4, Carey Common School District No. 10 and Valley View Common School District No. 28, all in Childress County, Texas.
| CHILDRESS COUNTY | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 220 41-1 (1929)
Author: Johnson, W. R. | et. al.
Relating to validating actions of the County Board of School Trustees in changing boundaries of certain Common School Districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 156 41-2 (1929)
Author: Strong, N. R.
Relating to validating, ratifying and approving the acts and proceedings of the County Board of School Trustees relating to consolidation of territory to certain independent school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 73 41-2 (1929)
Author: Woodward, Walter Calisto | et. al.
Relating to validating the service of citations whether published or posted in all proceedings where guardians have been appointed, written wills probated or executors or administrators appointed and validating sale of lands under the orders of the probate courts by guardians, executors or administrators after citation was published.
| Probate--Guardians & Related Trusts | Validating Acts
SB 128 41-2 (1929)
Author: Greer, Julian Preston
Relating to validating, ratifying and approving the Acts and proceedings of the county board of school trustees relating to annexation of territory to certain independent school districts.
| Education--County Administration | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 11 41-4 (1930)
Author: Stevenson, Coke Robert
Relating to validating the organization and creation of all school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 24 41-4 (1930)
Author: Rountree, Carl
Relating to Common School Districts and Rural High School Districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 55 41-4 (1930)
Author: Beck, John W. E. H.
Relating to validating the extension of corporate limits of certain cities and towns.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 125 41-5 (1930)
Author: Rountree, Carl
Relating to validating certain elections in regard to annexation of territory by cities.
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
SB 41 41-5 (1930)
Author: Martin, William Marvin "Will" | et. al.
Relating to legalizing, approving and validating improvement bonds of levee improvement districts, where such bonds have been approved by the Attorney General, Registered by the State Comptroller, and thereafter sold and delivered.
| BONDS | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 610 40-0 (1927)
Author: Merritt, Joseph A. "Joe"
Relating to validating the sale of lot 9 in Snyder, Scurry County.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | SCURRY COUNTY | Validating Acts
HB 627 40-0 (1927)
Author: Smyth, Rawleigh Portues
Relating to validating the City of Sudan, Lamb County Texas, incorporated under the general laws of Texas at an election held on the 28th day of September, 1925 under previsions of the Revised Civil Statutes of 1911, as amended.
| City Government--General | LAMB COUNTY | SUDAN, CITY OF | Validating Acts
SB 172 40-0 (1927)
Author: Wood, Ashley Elijah
Relating to validating certain cities and towns incorporated under the General Laws of Texas, having 600 in habitants or over.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 443 40-0 (1927)
Author: Wirtz, Alvin Jacob
Relating to ratifying and validating an election heretofore held in and throughout Guadalupe County, Texas, upon the question of authorizing the issuance of $752,000.00 Special Road Bonds of said County, and levying a tax in payment thereof.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Elections--General | GUADALUPE COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 454 40-0 (1927)
Author: Bledsoe, William Harrison
Relating to validating the City of Sudan, Lamb County, Texas, incorporated under the general laws of Texas at an election held on the 28th day of September, 1925.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 467 40-0 (1927)
Author: Witt, Edgar E. | et. al.
Relating to validating school districts heretofore created under general laws, local or special Acts, validating proceedings in connection with formation of such districts or relative to bonds thereof; validating bonds issued thereby.
| BONDS | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 53 40-1 (1927)
Author: Pool, Adrian C.
Relating to relieving various schools of the State by validating certain school districts and to validate bonds issued and taxes levied by such districts for school purposes.
| BONDS | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 66 40-1 (1927)
Author: Pool, Adrian C.
Relating to relieving various schools of the State by validating certain school districts and to validate bonds issued and taxes levied by such districts for school purposes.
| BONDS | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 122 39-0 (1925)
Author: Smith, L. C.
Relating to validating certain proceedings of the county school trustees of Jim Wells County, Texas.
House: School Districts
| Education--School Districts | JIM WELLS COUNTY | Validating Acts
HB 152 39-0 (1925)
Author: Pool, Adrian C.
Relating to validating Common School District No. 3 of Hudspeth County and validating a maintenance tax election heretofore held by said district.
House: School Districts
| Education--School Districts | HUDSPETH COUNTY | Validating Acts
HB 176 39-0 (1925)
Author: Justice, Hyle Appleton
Relating to validating Common County Line Consolidated School District No. 3 of Henderson and Kaufman Counties.
House: School Districts
| Education--School Districts | HENDERSON COUNTY | KAUFMAN COUNTY | Validating Acts
HB 620 39-0 (1925)
Author: Smyth, Rawleigh Portues
Relating to validating Common School District No. 9, Bailey county, Texas.
House: School Districts
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 621 39-0 (1925)
Author: Smyth, Rawleigh Portues
Relating to validating Common School District No. 2, Bailey county, Texas.
House: School Districts
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 623 39-0 (1925)
Author: Smyth, Rawleigh Portues
Relating to validating Common School District No. 1 of Bailey County, Texas, and defining its boundaries.
House: School Districts
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 627 39-0 (1925)
Author: Smyth, Rawleigh Portues
Relating to validating Common School District No. 12, Bailey county, Texas.
House: School Districts
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 642 39-0 (1925)
Author: Smyth, Rawleigh Portues
Relating to validating the incorporation of the City of Littlefield, as adopted by the qualified voters of said city at an election held on the 9th day of August, 1924.
House: Municipal and Private Corporations
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 47 39-0 (1925)
Author: Bledsoe, William Harrison
Relating to validating Common School District No. 25 in Gaines County, Texas, and validating an issue of bonds heretofore voted by said district; defining the powers of the county board of school trustees of Gaines County in respect to said district.
Senate: Educational Affairs
| Education--School Districts | GAINES COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 48 39-0 (1925)
Author: Bledsoe, William Harrison
Relating to validating Common School District No. 11 in Gaines County, and validating an issue of bonds heretofore voted by said district; defining the powers of the county board of school trustees of Gaines County in respect to said district.
Senate: Educational Affairs
| Education--School Districts | GAINES COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 49 39-0 (1925)
Author: Bledsoe, William Harrison
Relating to validating Common School District No. 26 in Gaines County, and validating an issue of bonds heretofore voted by said district.
Senate: Educational Affairs
| Education--School Districts | GAINES COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 50 39-0 (1925)
Author: Bledsoe, William Harrison
Relating to validating Common School District No. 27 in Gaines County, and validating an issue of bonds heretofore voted by said district; defining the powers of the county board of school trustees of Gaines County in respect to said district.
Senate: Educational Affairs
| Education--School Districts | GAINES COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 105 39-0 (1925)
Author: Stuart, Robert Alda
Relating to validating the charters and amendments to charters of all cities of more than five thousand inhabitants in this State, which have adopted charters or attempted to adopt or amend charters, and validating all proceedings had by city councils or city commissions or other governing authority, of said cities, in regard to the question of the adoption of charters or amendments thereto.
Senate: Town and City Corporations
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 433 39-0 (1925)
Author: Bledsoe, William Harrison
Relating to validating Common School District No. 5, Gaines County, Texas, and validating an issue of bonds heretofore voted by said district.
Senate: Educational Affairs
| Education--School Districts | GAINES COUNTY | Validating Acts
HB 182 39-1 (1926)
Author: Wester, James Kyle
Relating to validating the authorization, issuance and sale of Cochran County Special Road Bonds.
House: Judiciary
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
HB 222 39-1 (1926)
Author: Teer, Claude Duval
Relating to validating and legalizing bonds issued by counties for the construction of roads within such counties and for the construction and or purchase of roads of any defined district or political subdivision thereof and the levy of taxes for payment of such county bonds.
House: Judiciary
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
HB 248 39-1 (1926)
Author: Sheats, Corry Thaddeus
Relating to validating the authorization, issuance and sale of certain road bonds of Justice Precinct Number 8, of Robertson County, Texas, and providing for their payment by the annual levy, assessment and collection of general ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in said Precinct.
House: Judiciary
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
HB 249 39-1 (1926)
Author: Sheats, Corry Thaddeus
Relating to validating the authorization, issuance and sale of certain road bonds of Commissioners' Precinct Number 1, of Robertson County, Texas, and providing for their payment by the annual levy, assessment and collection of general ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in said Precinct.
House: Judiciary
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
HB 250 39-1 (1926)
Author: Sheats, Corry Thaddeus
Relating to validating the authorization, issuance and sale of certain road bonds of Justice Precinct Number 5, of Robertson County, Texas, and providing for their payment by the annual levy, assessment and collection of general ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in said Precinct.
House: Judiciary
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
HB 251 39-1 (1926)
Author: Enderby, David J.
Relating to validating the authorization, issuance and sale of certain road Bonds of Justice Precinct Number 1, of Cooke County Texas, and providing for their payment by the annual levy, assessment and collection of general ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in said Precinct.
House: Judiciary
| BONDS | COOKE COUNTY | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
HB 273 39-1 (1926)
Author: Sparks, Joe Frank
Relating to validating the authorization, issuance and sale of Road Bonds of Commissioners' Precinct Number 4, of Callahan County, Texas, and providing for their payment by the annual levy, assessment and collection of general ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in said Precinct.
House: Judiciary
| BONDS | CALLAHAN COUNTY | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
HB 274 39-1 (1926)
Author: Dunn, Andrew C.
Relating to validating the authorization, issuance and sale of certain road Bonds of Justice Precinct Number One of Falls County, Texas, and providing for their payment by the annual levy, assessment and collection of general ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in said Precinct.
House: Judiciary
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
HB 285 39-1 (1926)
Author: Pearce, Allen Leroy
Relating to validating the authorization, issuance and sale of certain road Bonds of Commissioners' Precinct Number 2, of Coleman County, Texas, and providing for their payment by the annual levy, assessment and collection of general ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in said Precinct.
House: Judiciary
| BONDS | COLEMAN COUNTY | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
HB 302 39-1 (1926)
Author: Dunlap, Edwin Donald "Ed"
Relating to ratifying and validating an election heretofore held in and throughout Willacy County, Texas, upon the question of authorizing the issuance of $300,000.00 special road bonds of said county and levying a tax in payment thereof.
House: Judiciary
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Elections--General | Validating Acts | WILLACY COUNTY
HB 387 39-1 (1926)
Author: Dunn, Andrew C.
Relating to amending Chapter 151, Local and Special Laws passed at the Regular Session of the Thirty-third Legislature, same being an Act to create a more efficient road system for Stephens County, Texas, etc. by adding thereto sections 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34; validating an election for the issuance of special road bonds in the amount of $3,500,000.00.
House: Highways and Motor Traffic
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Elections--General | STEPHENS COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 1 39-1 (1926)
Author: Bailey, John H.
Relating to validating and legalizing the creation of road districts; validating and legalizing the authorization, issuance and sale of bonds issued by or on behalf of road districts and the levy of taxes for the payment thereof.
Senate: Civil Jurisprudence
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous | Validating Acts
SB 187 39-1 (1926)
Author: Lewis, Henry LaFayette
Relating to validating and legalizing the issuance of Walker County special road bonds, authorized under and by virtue of an election held on March 29, 1924 by the qualified taxpaying voters of Walker County and issued in part for the purpose of the purchase and construction of district roads.
Senate: Federal Relations
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts | WALKER COUNTY
SB 230 39-1 (1926)
Author: Strong, James Garrison
Relating to validating the authorization, issuance and sale of certain road bonds of Justice Precinct Number 2, Panola County, Texas, and providing for their payment by the annual levy, assessment and collection of general ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in said Precinct.
Senate: Nominations by Governor
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | PANOLA COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 258 39-1 (1926)
Author: Hardin, J. Roy
Relating to validating the authorization, issuance and sale of certain road Bonds of Justice Precinct Number 2, of Kaufman County, Texas, and providing for their payment by the annual levy, assessment and collection of general ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in said Precinct.
Senate: Commerce and Manufactures
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | KAUFMAN COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 259 39-1 (1926)
Author: Hardin, J. Roy
Relating to validating the authorization, issuance and sale of certain road Bonds of Justice Precinct Number 7, of Kaufman County, Texas, and providing for their payment by the annual levy, assessment and collection of general ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in said Precinct.
Senate: Commerce and Manufactures
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | KAUFMAN COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 260 39-1 (1926)
Author: Hardin, J. Roy
Relating to validating the authorization, issuance and sale of certain road Bonds of Commissioners' Precinct Number 3, of Kaufman County, Texas, and providing for their payment by the annual levy, assessment and collection of general ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in said Precinct.
Senate: Commerce and Manufactures
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | KAUFMAN COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 261 39-1 (1926)
Author: Hardin, J. Roy
Relating to validating the authorization, issuance and sale of certain road Bonds of Justice Precinct Number 8, of Kaufman County, Texas, and providing for their payment by the annual levy, assessment and collection of general ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in said Precinct.
Senate: Commerce and Manufactures
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | KAUFMAN COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 262 39-1 (1926)
Author: Hardin, J. Roy
Relating to validating the authorization, issuance and sale of certain road Bonds of Commissioners' Precinct Number 1, of Kaufman County, Texas, and providing for their payment by the annual levy, assessment and collection of general ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in said Precinct.
Senate: Commerce and Manufactures
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | KAUFMAN COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 269 39-1 (1926)
Author: Parnell, John D.
Relating to validating and legalizing six hundred thousand ($600,000.00) dollars road bonds issued by the County of Hardeman, Texas, for the construction of roads within such county, pursuant to Section 52 of Article 3, of the Constitution.
Senate: Educational Affairs
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
SB 274 39-1 (1926)
Author: Parr, Archer "Archie"
Relating to validating the creation and consolidation of Common School Districts Nos. 1, 2 and 4 of Starr County, Texas, and Rio Grande City Independent School District of Starr County, Texas, forming the Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District, in Starr County, Texas.
Senate: Educational Affairs
| Education--School Districts | RIO GRANDE CITY CONSOLIDATED ISD | Validating Acts
SB 275 39-1 (1926)
Author: Parr, Archer "Archie"
Relating to validating the creation of Common School Districts No. 5 and 6 of Hidalgo County, Texas, and Tabasco Consolidated Independent School District, in Hidalgo County, Texas, forming the Tabasco Consolidated Independent School District, in Hidalgo County, Texas.
Senate: Educational Affairs
| Education--School Districts | HIDALGO COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 276 39-1 (1926)
Author: Parr, Archer "Archie"
Relating to validating the creation of Common School Districts Nos. 7 and 8 of Hidalgo County, Texas; validating the consolidation of said Common School Districts Nos. 7 and 8 and Edinburg Consolidated Independent School Districts forming the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District in Hidalgo County, Texas.
Senate: Educational Affairs
| EDINBURG CISD | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 294 39-1 (1926)
Author: Parr, Archer "Archie"
Relating to validating, approving and ratifying an election heretofore held in and throughout Jim Wells County upon the question of authorizing the issuance of $600,000.00 of special road bonds of said county and levying a tax in payment thereof.
Senate: Stock and Stock Raising
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | JIM WELLS COUNTY | Validating Acts
HB 244 38-0 (1923)
Author: Greer, Julian Preston
Relating to validating certain school districts where such districts have undertaken to issue school bonds or levy special taxes.
| BONDS | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 519 38-0 (1923)
Author: Mathes, Burke William
Relating to validating Consolidated Common School District No. 1 of Castro County, Texas, and validating issue of bonds heretofore voted by said district.
| BONDS | CASTRO COUNTY | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 576 38-0 (1923)
Author: Melson, John McCullough
Relating to providing for the assumption and refunding by the Cooper Independent School District of all or any part of the indebtedness bonded or otherwise of the City of Cooper, Texas, created for school purposes.
| COOPER ISD | Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 596 38-0 (1923)
Author: Baldwin, Roy Alvin
Relating to validating a certain issue of schoolhouse bonds aggregating $5,000.00, bearing interest at 6% per annum voted by Common School District No. 7 of Lynn County on July 23, 1921.
| BONDS | Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance | Education--School Districts | Elections--School District | LYNN COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 313 38-0 (1923)
Author: Baugh, James Harvey
Relating to validating the purchase of bonds, since 1912 by State Board of Education on deferred payments.
| BONDS | EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF | State Agencies, Boards & Commissions | Validating Acts
SB 327 38-0 (1923)
Author: Parr, Archer "Archie"
Relating to relieving various schools of the State by validating certain school districts.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 403 38-0 (1923)
Author: Watts, William Edward
Relating to validating the Midway Common School District No. 44 of Johnson County as the same is described in the order of the county board of school trustees of Johnson County, dated June 3, 1922.
| Education--School Districts | JOHNSON COUNTY | Validating Acts
HB 220 38-2 (1923)
Author: Hardin, Sr., Carl Clara | et. al.
Relating to validating the purchase of bonds by the State Board of Education purchased on deferred payments of the purchase price as of the time of the payment of the first installment thereon and prescribing certain duties of the State Board of Education.
| BONDS | EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF | Purchasing--State | Validating Acts
SB 72 38-2 (1923)
Author: Watts, William Edward
Relating to relieving certain schools and school districts of the State by validating certain school districts, and where such districts have undertaken to provide for the issuance of schoolhouse bonds or the levying of special taxes for any lawful school purposes, validating such bond issues and taxes.
| BONDS | Education--School Districts | Taxation--School District | Validating Acts
HB 101 38-3 (1923)
Author: Miller, Eugene
Relating to validating all public free school lands purchased from the State, December 3, 1895 and July 31, 1896.
| Education--General | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 279 37-0 (1921)
Author: Burkett, Sr., Joseph W.
Relating to a certain Act validating all sales of Deaf and Dumb Asylum land made on April 6, 1903.
| Disabilities, Persons with | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 387 37-0 (1921)
Author: Stewart, B. J.
Relating to validating the sale of certain public school lands.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 490 37-0 (1921)
Author: Baldwin, Roy Alvin
Relating to the incorporation of cities, towns, villages, etc.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 496 37-0 (1921)
Author: Neblett, Jr., William Thomas
Relating to validating the grants of land made by the Crown of Spain, to the original grantees and their heirs and assigns of Porciones Numbers 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 47, 48, 53, 57, and 58, lying and being situated in Webb County, Texas, and to authorize and require the Commissioner of the General Land Office to issue patents to the original grantees, their heirs or assignees to said Porciones.
| Property Interests--Real Property | Validating Acts
SB 162 37-0 (1921)
Author: Page, Paul Dewitt
Relating to validating the charters and amendments to charters of all cities of more than five thousand inhabitants in this State, which have adopted charters, or attempted to adopt or amend charters, and validating all proceedings had by City Councils or City Commissions, or governing authority, in regard to the question of the adoption of charters or amendments thereto.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 250 37-0 (1921)
Author: Hertzberg, Harry
Relating to validating the sale of certain school lands situated in whole or in part in Uvalde County.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | UVALDE COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 342 37-0 (1921)
Author: Bledsoe, William Harrison
Relating to validating the attempted incorporation of town and cities under title 22, Revised Civil Statutes, etc.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 113 37-1 (1921)
Author: Baldwin, Roy Alvin
Relating to validating the attempted incorporation of certain cities and towns.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 60 37-1 (1921)
Author: Rogers, Jr., Woodville Jefferson
Relating to validating charters issued prior to the passage of a law regulating the adoption of charters, the act applying only to such cities.
| City Government--Employees/Officers | Validating Acts
SB 67 37-1 (1921)
Author: Burkett, Sr., Joseph W.
Relating to an act validating certain attempted incorporations in cities and towns so attempting.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 208 36-0 (1919)
Author: Marshall, John Calvin | et. al.
Relating to validating all sales of Public Free School Land made by the State of Texas, by authority of the Acts of the Legislature of date April 12th and 14th, 1883, wherein the State did not by its award of sale, or classification of such lands, specifically reserve the minerals in such lands, be and the same are hereby validated, and the State of Texas hereby relinquishes unto the owners of said lands, all of its right, and title to said lands, and minerals.
| Mines & Mineral Resources | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 313 36-0 (1919)
Author: Barrett, Thomas Jefferson
Relating to validating the charter and incorporation of the City of Stamford adopted by the qualified voters of said city.
| City Government--General | STAMFORD, CITY OF | Validating Acts
HB 354 36-0 (1919)
Author: Jones, Walter Francis
Relating to validating the charters and amendments to charters of all cities of more than five thousand inhabitants in this State, which have adopted charters, or attempted to adopt or amend charters, since the enactment of certain statute, and validating all proceedings had by city councils or city commissions, or governing authority, in regard to the question of the adoption of charters or amendments thereto.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 485 36-0 (1919)
Author: Jones, Walter Francis
Relating to validating the charter and incorporation of the City of Eagle Pass, adopted by the qualified voters of said city.
| City Government--General | EAGLE PASS, CITY OF | Validating Acts
HB 577 36-0 (1919)
Author: Wilson, C. W.
Relating to validating sales of Public Free School Land sold on September 25, 1895.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 614 36-0 (1919)
Author: Hamilton, J. T.
Relating to validating all sales of Public Free School Lands, made on the third day of March, 1896, under the provisions of Chapter 48 of the Acts of the Twenty-fourth Legislature, where all of the requirements of sale under said Act have been met by the purchasers of said lands, save and except the requirement of settlement.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 123 36-0 (1919)
Author: Caldwell, Walter Douglass
Relating to amending certain Act creating and defining the boundaries of the Burnet Independent School District in Burnet County, Texas, by validating an order passed by the commissioners court of Burnet County, Texas, changing the boundaries of the Burnet Independent School District so as to embrace the territory described in this Act, and validating a bond election heretofore held in said district.
| BURNET COUNTY | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 142 36-0 (1919)
Author: Dudley, Richard M.
Relating to validating the charters and amendments to charters of all cities of more than five hundred thousand inhabitants in this State, which have adopted charters, or attempted to adopt or amend charters, since the enactment of Chapter 147, General Laws of the Regular Session of the Thirty-third Legislature, 1913, and validating all proceedings had by the City Councils or City Commissions, or governing authority, in regard to the question of the adoption of charters or amendments thereto.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 176 36-0 (1919)
Author: Buchanan, Charles R.
Relating to validating the Charter and incorporation of the City of Stamford adopted by the qualified voters of said city, since the enactment of certain statute.
Senate: Towns and City Corporations
| City Government--General | STAMFORD, CITY OF | Validating Acts
SB 258 36-0 (1919)
Author: Bailey, John H. | et. al.
Relating to validating the sales of Public Free School land on condition of settlement, in cases where purchaser settled on the land but failed to get his affidavit in the land office within the time required by law, and in cases where the purchaser was forced to leave the land on account of the drouth, and in cases where the purchaser was drafted or volunteered into the services of the United States.
House: Public Lands and Buildings Senate: Land and Land Office
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 260 36-0 (1919)
Author: Dayton, George W.
Relating to validating all sales of Public Free School land and made by the State of Texas, by authority of the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Texas of date April 12th and 14th, 1883, wherein the State did not by its award of sale, or classification of such lands, specifically reserve the minerals in such lands, be and the same are hereby validated, and the State of Texas, hereby relinquishes unto the owners of said lands, all of its right, and title to said lands, and minerals.
Senate: Civil Jurisprudence
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 345 36-0 (1919)
Author: Buchanan, Charles R.
Relating to validating sales of public free school land sold on September 25, 1895.
Senate: Land and Land Office
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 375 36-0 (1919)
Author: Buchanan, Charles R.
Relating to validating all sales of public free school lands, made the third day of March, A.D. 1896, under the provisions of certain Act, where all the requirements of sale, under said Act have been met by the purchasers of said lands save and except the requirement of settlement.
Senate: Land and Land Office
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 13 36-2 (1919)
Author: Bolin, T. R.
Relating to providing for a Board of Permanent Road Commissioners for Titus County, Texas, its powers and duties.
| BONDS | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | TITUS COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 10 36-2 (1919)
Author: Hopkins, Sr., George Milton
Relating to validating sales of public free school land made on October 22, 1903, in qualities not exceeding forty acres, and same have been fully paid for.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 69 36-2 (1919)
Author: Strickland, Jeff J.
Relating to amending certain articles providing that the returns of election for preventing hogs and other animals from running at large shall be tabulated and counted in the same manner as provided for all general elections.
| Agriculture | Animals | County Government--General | Elections--General | Validating Acts
HB 18 36-3 (1920)
Author: Hill, Herman B.
Relating to validating all common school districts in this State heretofore created.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 60 36-3 (1920)
Author: Dodd, Joseph Abner
Relating to validating charters and amendments thereto of certain cities of more than 5000 inhabitants.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 129 36-3 (1920)
Author: Johnson, Jr., Samuel Ealy "Sam"
Relating to validating the incorporation of Fredericksburg Independent School District of Gillespie county.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 191 36-3 (1920)
Author: Barrett, Thomas Jefferson
Relating to validating the charter and incorporation of the City of Anson, adopted by the qualified voters of said city since the enactment of Chapter 147, page 307, of the Acts of the Regular Session of the Thirty-third Legislature, and filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 12 36-3 (1920)
Author: Caldwell, Walter Douglass
Relating to validating sales of public free school land sold on August 16, 1895.
| Education--General | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 78 36-3 (1920)
Author: Suiter, William David "Will"
Relating to validating certain common school districts containing less than nine square miles and created on or after July 1, 1919, and in which elections for the purpose of voting bonds have or may hereafter be held.
| BONDS | Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
SB 98 36-3 (1920)
Author: Cousins, Sr., William Roy
Relating to validating the charters and amendments to charters of certain cities.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 230 35-0 (1917)
Author: Neill, Dave Jasper | et. al.
Relating to validating the consolidation of Common School District of Comanche county with Common County Line School District, lying in Comanche and Eastland counties.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 281 35-0 (1917)
Author: Jones, R. H.
Relating to validating certificates of indebtedness of improvement districts to contractors for services rendered in repairing levees; authorizing the levy and collection of a tax in the districts by county commissioners courts.
| Financial--General | Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 486 35-0 (1917)
Author: Swope, J. Hargrove | et. al.
Relating to validating certain titles of sale of public free school lands which were purchased from the State for which patents were signed by Governor Hogg.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 522 35-0 (1917)
Author: Beason, Augustine L.
Relating to validating the incorporation of the City of Texas City and declaring valid and binding official Acts of the Mayor and City Commissioners since said incorporation.
| City Government--General | TEXAS CITY, CITY OF | Validating Acts
HB 593 35-0 (1917)
Author: Russell, James Colon
Relating validating the creation of the Mathis Independent School District in San Patricio County, Texas.
| Education--School Districts | SAN PATRICIO COUNTY | Validating Acts
HB 752 35-0 (1917)
Author: Cope, W. D. | et. al.
Relating to validating all sales of public free school land, University land and Asylum land which were made after forfeiture for non-payment of interest but prior to the entry of such forfeiture on the account kept with the purchaser, and all sales of said land which were made upon applications filed prior to the cancellation of a former sale for the failure of the owner to reside on the land.
| Education--General | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 75 35-0 (1917)
Author: Hudspeth, Claude Benton
Relating to validating titles to school land purchased from the State on condition of settlement and residence in cases where the purchaser made settlement thereon and filed his affidavit or settlement in the General Land Office but transferred the land before the expiration of one year from the date of award to another qualified purchaser.
| Education--General | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 162 35-0 (1917)
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Taxation--County | Validating Acts
SB 164 35-0 (1917)
Author: Johnson, Willard Arnold
Relating to amending the law validating the Wichita Falls Independent School District by repealing the clause limiting the powers and discretion of the Board of Equalization of said Independent School District.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts | WICHITA FALLS ISD
SB 243 35-0 (1917)
Author: King, Steve M. | et. al.
Relating to validating all sales of public free school lands which were purchased from the state and fully paid for and for which patents were signed by Governor J.S. Hogg on the twenty-second and on the twenty-third days of October, 1894, and on the thirtieth day of November, 1894.
| Education--General | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 271 35-0 (1917)
Author: Hall, William L.
Relating to validating the incorporation of the city of Texas City.
| City Government--General | TEXAS CITY, CITY OF | Validating Acts
SB 396 35-0 (1917)
Author: Hudspeth, Claude Benton
Relating to validating titles to school land purchased on condition of settlement and residence and before expiration of three years, transferred land but completed occupancy.
| Education--General | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 402 35-0 (1917)
Author: Hudspeth, Claude Benton
Relating to validating all sales of free school land, University land and asylum land made after forfeiture for non-payment of interest.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 421 35-0 (1917)
Author: Hudspeth, Claude Benton
Relating to validating all common school districts heretofore created.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 32 35-1 (1917)
Author: Laney, Charles O. | et. al.
Relating amending the law relating to the powers and duties of the Live Stock Sanitary Commission.
| Elections--General | Health--General | Validating Acts
HB 57 35-1 (1917)
Author: Bledsoe, William Harrison
Relating to validating purchases of school land made on condition of settlement and residence in cases where the purchasers have failed to file affidavits of settlement within the time required by law, and to validate and provide for the issuance of certificates of occupancy in cases where the purchasers shall reside or have resided on their lands for the period of time required by law.
| Education--General | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 17 35-3 (1917)
Author: Bailey, John H.
Relating to validating the Charters and amendments to charters of all cities of more than five thousand inhabitants in this State, which have adopted charters, or attempted to adopt or amend charters, and validating all proceedings had by City Councils or City Commissions, or governing authority, in regard to the question of the adoption of charters or amendments thereto.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 119 35-4 (1918)
Author: Stewart, L. C.
Relating to validate the sale of certain public free school land made by the State on February 21, 1907.
| Education--General | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 162 35-4 (1918)
Author: Cope, W. D.
Relating to validating charters or acts of incorporation adopted by cities prior to December 15, 1915, said cities according to the 1910 United States Census having a population of less than five thousand inhabitants, but which had at the time of the adoption of said charter or act of incorporation a population in excess of five thousand.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 64 35-4 (1918)
Author: Collins, Vinson Allen "Yank"
Relating to validating the sale of certain public domain made by the state on February 21, 1907.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 80 35-4 (1918)
Author: Hudspeth, Claude Benton
Relating to validating sales of school land where purchasers have been drafted into military service and cannot comply with terms of settlement.
| Education--General | Military & Veterans | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 54 34-0 (1915)
Author: Russell, Angus T.
Relating to validating, ratifying and confirming titles to certain lands on the Jose Maria Mora grant of land in Nacogdoches county, abandoning all claims of the State of Texas to said land.
| NACOGDOCHES COUNTY | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 154 34-0 (1915)
Author: Davis, John E.
Relating to amending a certain Statute relating to incorporation of certain cities and towns, and for the acceptance by certain cities and towns of the provisions; providing for application for incorporation.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 235 34-0 (1915)
Author: Metcalfe, Charles B. | et. al.
Relating to amending a certain Statute validating the sale of certain property under foriegn wills properly probated.
| Probate--Wills & Admin of Estates | Property Interests--Real Property | Validating Acts
HB 302 34-0 (1915)
Author: Hopkins, Sr., George Milton
Relating to validating the corporation of the City of Pilot Point and all legal acts done by said city since its incorporation.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 323 34-0 (1915)
Author: Bryan, E. R.
Relating to validating irrigation district bonds issued where petitions were signed by a majority vote of the property owners.
| Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility | Validating Acts
HB 347 34-0 (1915)
Author: Bruce, Ernest L.
Relating to validating charters and amendments thereto of certain cities adopting charters under the home rule act.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 354 34-0 (1915)
Author: McFarland, M. M.
Relating to validating sales and conveyances of real estate situated in the state of Texas and providing for the proper registration and proof of such orders or decrees of such foreign courts.
| Probate--Wills & Admin of Estates | Property Interests--Real Property | Validating Acts
HB 571 34-0 (1915)
Author: Cope, W. D.
Relating to validating sales of public free school lands which were made on condition of settlement and residence during the month of June, 1901, and providing that proof be filed in the General Land Office.
| Education--General | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 409 34-0 (1915)
Author: Hudspeth, Claude Benton
Relating to validating sales and conveyances of land made by towns and villages created under Spanish and Mexican authorities and of lands granted by said authorities to said towns and villages.
| City Government--Land Use & Zoning | Validating Acts
HB 59 34-1 (1915)
Author: Sullivan, R. L.
Relating to validating all common school districts in this State heretofore created.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 68 34-1 (1915)
Author: Burges, Richard Fenner | et. al.
Relating to validating sales and conveyances of land made by towns and villages created under Spanish and Mexican authorities.
| City Government--Land Use & Zoning | Validating Acts
SB 52 34-1 (1915)
Author: Hudspeth, Claude Benton
Relating to validating all common school districts heretofore formed or established; declaring all bonds issued by such districts approved by the Attorney General and registered by the Comptroller to be in conformity with state laws and to be valid and binding obligations.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 132 33-0 (1913)
Author: Bartley, Thomas M.
Relating to validating incorporations of towns and villages.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 143 33-0 (1913)
Author: Humphrey, R. B.
Relating to the validation of certain State land surveys.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 145 33-0 (1913)
Author: Bartley, Thomas M.
Relating to validating the sales and awards of certain public free school lands made by the Commissioner of the General Land Office.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 648 33-0 (1913)
Author: Long, John Benjamin
Relating to validating the corporation of the town of Rusk and all lawful acts done by said town since its attempt to incorporate at an election held on the 23rd day of September, A. D. 1904; to validate the election for waterworks bonds held February 14, A. D. 1911.
| City Government--General | RUSK, CITY OF | Validating Acts
HB 729 33-0 (1913)
Author: Paddock, Buckley Burton
Relating to validating patents to land issued by the state of Texas.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 797 33-0 (1913)
Author: Hornby, Sr., Harry P.
Relating to validating certain patents issued by the State for lands situated in Medina county and relinquishing all right, title and claim of the State.
| MEDINA COUNTY | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 97 33-0 (1913)
Author: Bailey, Louis Hart
Relating to validating all charter amendments and all proceedings for increasing the authorized capital stock of corporations organized under the terms of Chapter CXVII of the General Laws of the Twenty-sixth Legislature of the State of Texas approved May 15th 1899.
| Corporations & Associations | Validating Acts
SB 238 33-0 (1913)
Author: Watson, Quintus Ultimus | et. al.
Relating to validating all instruments proved or acknowledged before any woman who was commissioned as a notary public, and making all such instruments admissible as testimony.
| Notaries | Validating Acts | Women
SB 477 33-0 (1913)
Author: Watson, Quintus Ultimus
Relating to validating the incorporation of the town of Giddings, incorporated for free school purposes only, in Lee County, heretofore, on towit, the 23rd day of March, 1893, declared to have been incorporated for free school purposes, only, more clearly defining its boundaries.
| City Government--Annexation | GIDDINGS, CITY OF | Validating Acts
HB 170 32-0 (1911)
Author: McNeal, Thomas
Relating to validating the issuance of $25,000 of road bonds in Road District No. 2 of Caldwell county, Texas, and to authorize the Commissioners Court of said county to pay out any interest and sinking fund collected for $40,000.00 road bonds of said district heretofore voted and held to be illegal by the Attorney General.
| BONDS | CALDWELL COUNTY | County Government--Finance | County Government--Roads | Validating Acts
HB 288 32-0 (1911)
Author: Hamilton, J. T.
Relating to validating certain deeds and sales made by a commissioner appointed by the Commissioners Court of Mason County, and by the trustees of the town of Mason, incorporated for school purposes.
| County Government--Land Use & Zoning | MASON COUNTY | Validating Acts
HB 377 32-0 (1911)
Author: Campbell, John W.
Relating to ratifying and confirming an ordinance passed by the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Galveston on the 19th day of January, 1911, vacating that portion of Eighth street, between Avenue A and Avenue B in the City of Galveston, to be used for hospital purposes as a part of the John Sealy Hospital, and closing that portion of Eighth street as a public street.
| City Government--Roads | GALVESTON, CITY OF | Hospitals | Validating Acts
HB 572 32-0 (1911)
Author: Leach, L. Pat
Relating to validating and confirming the Acts incorporation of the town of Kosse in Limestone county, Texas, its boundaries, all ordinances enacted and acts done by the Town Council thereof; to declare that this Act shall be admitted as evidence in all courts as proof of the fact and legality of such incorporation.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 604 32-0 (1911)
Author: Hornby, Sr., Harry P.
Relating to validating the organization of Prairie View Common School District No. 13 in Uvalde county, Texas, and providing that no person or property within said District No. 13 shall be relieved or released from any existing debt or liability.
| Education--School Districts | UVALDE COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 66 32-0 (1911)
Author: Bryan, William John
Relating to validating and legalizing sales of real estate belonging or that belonged to Gaines County, situated in the town of Seminole, in Gaines county, heretofore made at private sale for and in behalf of said county, by J. W. Miller in his representative capacity as commissioner.
| County Government--Land Use & Zoning | GAINES COUNTY | Validating Acts
SB 247 32-0 (1911)
Author: Hudspeth, Claude Benton
Relating to the sale of the public free school and asylum lands made by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, where such sales may be defective from any cause and to quiet the titles thereto, and provide for the issuance of patents thereto.
| GENERAL LAND OFFICE COMMISSIONER | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 299 32-0 (1911)
Author: Ward, Pierce B.
Relating to validating the incorporation of the Ferris Independent School District in Ellis county, and the acts of the board of trustees and other officers of said district since such incorporation, and to declare said district possessed of all the powers sought to be conferred on it by such Act of incorporation, and other laws.
| Education--School Districts | ELLIS COUNTY | Validating Acts
HB 251 31-0 (1909)
Author: Smith, Ralph Roy "Railroad"
Relating to validating and legalizing all sales of real estate belonging or that belonged to Atascosa county, situated in the town of Pleasanton in Atascosa county, heretofore made at private sale for and in behalf of said county, by commissioners.
| ATASCOSA COUNTY | City Government--Land Use & Zoning | Validating Acts
HB 511 31-0 (1909)
Author: Hamilton, George E.
Relating to validating the Wichita Falls Independent School District, in Wichita county, Texas, incorporated at an election held on the first day of August, 1908, and to validate the official acts of its trustees, and to extend its boundaries and to declare the said Wichita Falls Independent School District as herein defined, a body corporate, to provide for the election of trustees of said district.
| Education--School Districts | Validating Acts | WICHITA FALLS ISD
HB 208 30-0 (1907)
Author: Jenkins, Charles H.
Relating to validating and legalizing all sales of real estate belonging or that belonged to Coleman County, situated in the town of Coleman, in Coleman County, heretofore made at private sale for and in behalf of said county, by J. F. Miles and W.O. Read, each in his representative capacity as Commissioner, under appointment of the Commissioners' Court of said county, by orders entered upon its minutes, to sell and dispose of real estate of said county situated in said town, and also validating all conveyances of said real estate made by said Commissioners as such, in consummating such sales.
| COLEMAN COUNTY | County Government--Land Use & Zoning | Property Interests--Real Property | Validating Acts
HB 685 30-0 (1907)
Author: Witherspoon, J. G.
Relating to validating the incorporation of the Childress Independent School District.
| CHILDRESS COUNTY | Education--School Districts | Validating Acts
HB 40 30-1 (1907)
Author: Robertson, Huling P.
Relating to validating certain levies of county taxes and proceedings thereunder.
| Taxation--County | Validating Acts
HB 461 29-0 (1905)
Relating to validating the county records of counties organized prior to January 1, 1882.
| County Government--General | RECORDS MANAGEMENT | Validating Acts
SB 184 28-0 (1903)
Author: Brachfield, Charles Louis
Relating to amending a certain Act relating to validating the incorporated cities and towns.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 264 28-0 (1903)
Author: Beaty, John T. | et. al.
Relating to validating the incorporation of the City of San Augustine, San Augustine county, Texas.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 379 27-0 (1901)
Author: Looney, Frederick B. | et. al.
Relating to amending a certain Act relating to construction of branch lines of railroads.
| Transportation--Railroads | Validating Acts
SB 360 26-0 (1899)
Relating to amending Article 386c, Title 18, Chapter 1, Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas, 1895, relating to validating certain incorporations of cities and towns.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 13 25-0 (1897)
Relating to validating certain illegal sales of Public School, University and Asylum lands, sold under the Acts of 1887, and the amendments thereto, sold as isolated and detached lands, which were not in fact isolated and detached.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 75 25-0 (1897)
Relating to validating all office forfeitures of lands heretofore made by the Commissioner of the General Land Office for the non-payment of an part of the interest due thereon, which land has been heretofore sold by the State through any of its authorized agencies, and without reference to the date when, or acts of the Legislature under which said sales were made.
| GENERAL LAND OFFICE | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 246 25-0 (1897)
Relating to validating the incorporation of cities or towns of one thousand inhabitants or over, incorporated since March 30th, 1895, whcih have heretofore attempted to be made under certain conditions.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 354 25-0 (1897)
Relating to validating the incorporation and to declare valid the acts of towns and villages heretofore regularly incorporated for free school purposes, having within their limits towns incorporated for municipal purposes, which latter had ceased to exercise their functions as such, or which had not assumed control of the public schools within their limits, and to provide that such towns and villages incorporated for free school purposes shall have exclusive control of the public free schools within their limits.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 597 24-0 (1895)
Relating to validating the incorporation of cities or towns of one thousand inhabitants or over which have heretofore attempted to be made under certain conditions.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 598 24-0 (1895)
Relating to validating incorporations of towns and villages.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 21 24-0 (1895)
Relating to defining the territory and providing for establishing the boundaries of cities and towns in this State, and to validate the incorporation of any city or town heretofore incorporated.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 138 24-0 (1895)
Relating to validating certain titles to lands located by virtue of certificates issued to railroad companies and now owned by purchasers in actual good faith for value.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 318 23-0 (1893)
Relating to defining the territory and providing for establishing the boundaries of cities and towns in this State, and to validating the incorporation of any city or town heretofore incorporated in this State in certain cases.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 360 23-0 (1893)
Relating to validating incorporations of towns and villages for free school purposes, heretofore made under certain conditions.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 206 23-0 (1893)
Relating to validating certain increase of capital stock of private corporations heretofore issued.
| Corporations & Associations | Validating Acts
SB 231 23-0 (1893)
Relating to validating sales of real estate within this State, made by foreign executors of wills probated in any of the States of the United States.
| Probate--Wills & Admin of Estates | Property Interests--Real Property | Validating Acts
HB 112 22-0 (1891)
Relating to validating incorporations of Towns and Villages heretofore made under certain circumstances.
| City Government--Annexation | Validating Acts
HB 236 22-0 (1891)
Relating to making valid and confirm contracts of sale made by the Land Board of the State of Texas.
| GENERAL LAND OFFICE | Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 416 22-0 (1891)
Relating to validating deeds made by the town of San Elizario while acting under the general incorporation laws.
| City Government--Land Use & Zoning | Validating Acts
HB 417 22-0 (1891)
Relating to validating deeds made by the Town of Socorro while acting under the general incorporation laws.
| City Government--Land Use & Zoning | SOCORRO, CITY OF | Validating Acts
HB 482 22-0 (1891)
Relating to validating all charter amendments in accordance with the article as amended.
| Transportation--Railroads | Validating Acts
HB 490 22-0 (1891)
Relating to validating the sale of section 82, Block H, located for the common school fund by virtue of certificate No. 1-41, issued to the Waco and North Western Railroad Company, situated in Hardeman County, made by the State Land Board to P.E. Holmes.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 15 22-0 (1891)
Relating to validating the location of County seats in certain counties where the same were organized and their country seats located under a misapprehension of the meaning of the law in regard to the election of county seats in newly organized counties.
| County Government--General | Validating Acts
HB 669 21-0 (1889)
Relating to validating levies and assessments of taxes made by cities in 1889.
| Taxation--City | Validating Acts
HB 219 20-0 (1887)
Relating to validating the purchase by Pierce Johnston from the State of Texas of certain school sections of lands lying in LaSalle County.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
HB 499 20-0 (1887)
Relating to the relief of J. B. Early, and to validating Bounty Land Certificate No. 831 and the survey made by virtue thereof, issued by Ben F. Hill, Adjutant-General of Texas, on the 28th day of May, 1851, for 240 acres of land, to Henry W. Ward, the said J. B. Early being now the owner of said certificate.
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
SB 68 20-0 (1887)
Relating to validating the official acts of Wm. Veal, Notary Public of Stephens County, Texas, and to permitting him to file the bond and oath required by law of notaries public.
| Notaries | STEPHENS COUNTY | Validating Acts
HB 331 19-0 (1885)
Relating to establishing and defining the boundaries of the county of Webb, and legalize certain acts of the officers of said county.
| County Government--Employees/Officers | County Government--General | Validating Acts | WEBB COUNTY
HB 570 19-0 (1885)
Relating to validating all acts done and ordinances passed by the city council of Mexia, prior to February 3rd, 1885.
| City Government--General | Validating Acts
SB 51 18-1 (1884)
Relating to validating certain purchases of public school lands made by clerks in the General Land Office
| Public Lands, Buildings & Resources | Validating Acts
