Legislation authored by Elbert Reeves

Includes legislation with Elbert Reeves as the primary author for the 53rd through 54th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

54th Regular Session
HB 12 Caption: Relating to amending Statutes by adding a provision requiring publication of the record of the proceedings of the county commissioners court in some newspaper of general circulation in the county.
HB 13 Caption: Relating to requiring the preparation and publication of an annual financial statement for each school district, junior college district, soil conservation district, road district, or any district organized under the Constitution of Texas; prescribing certain duties for the State Commissioner of Education in certain circumstances; repealing conflicting laws.
HB 18 Caption: Relating to authorizing payment of publication coats incurred in the collection of delinquent taxes or in the satisfaction of claims or judgments in favor of the State or any county, city, school district, or other political subdivision, out of general funds of the claimant; repealing conflicting laws.
HB 29 Caption: Relating to requiring publication of the full text of all ordinances of incorporated cities and towns, including home rule cities, which are required by statute to be published in any form; repealing conflicting laws.
HB 148 Caption: Relating to defining the duties of public officers in regard to the publication of statements and notices required or authorized by law; providing for forfeiture of salary and removal from office for violation thereof and providing the procedure therefor.
HB 197 Caption: 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.
HB 301 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by appropriating all unexpended balances of funds and properties heretofore appropriated or granted thereby to Soil Conservation Districts.
HB 414 Caption: Relating to amending the Election Code to allow the Secretary of State to contract with any state-wide association of daily and weekly newspapers in Texas for publication of constitutional amendments; containing a severability clause.
HB 649 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts to change the method for determination of a reduced local fund assignment for districts containing Federal-owned forestry land and/or Federal-owned military reservations; providing a savings or severability clause.
HJR 3 Caption: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas by amending Sections 1 and 2 of Article VI so as to reduce the minimum age for qualified electors from 21 years to 18 years.
HR 18 Caption: In memory of Carl Harrison of Memphis.
HR 37 Caption: Electing the children of a Member of the House to the office of Mascot.
HR 273 Caption: In memory of Marvin G. Brotherton of Matador.
HR 425 Caption: Providing for the employees of the House during the Interim.
53rd Regular Session
HB 420 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts so as to require the State Highway Department to act upon applications of local authorities for permission to place or have placed traffic-control devices upon any designated highway under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Department within 90 days from the receipt of such application.
HB 441 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by creating a new Division within the State Department of Public Welfare to be known as the "Commodity Distribution Division," prescribing its powers, duties, and functions.
HB 758 Caption: Relating to the relief of the incorporated cities and towns of this State, by delegating necessary authority and power to raise revenues.
HCR 16 Caption: Granting J. E. Crabtree permission to sue the State of Texas.
HCR 25 Caption: Directing the creation of the School Law Revision and Codification Committee.
HR 112 Caption: Electing the children of a Member of the House to the office of Mascot.
HR 218 Caption: In memory of William Tristram "Uncle Truss" Patton of Matador.
HR 251 Caption: In memory of Richard J. "Uncle Dick" Seay of Matador.
HR 352 Caption: Directing the Texas Legislative Council to conduct a study concern the State control of communicable and contagious diseases among livestock.
53rd 1st Called Session
HB 70 Caption: Relating to amending the Foundation School Act by providing the basis for determining professional unit allotments of certain sparsely settled school districts.
HB 88 Caption: Relating to creating "Green Belt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority," a conservation district comprising the territory contained within the cities of Childress, Clarendon, Wellington, Hedley, Memphis, Paducah and Quanah, for the purpose of providing a source of water supply for municipal, domestic and industrial use and processing, transporting and distributing the same.
HR 36 Caption: In memory of L. A. "Gus" Stearns of Matador.
HR 55 Caption: In memory of Frank Neal Foxhall, Sr. of Memphis.