Legislation authored by Thomas Herbert Stilwell

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

54th Regular Session
HB 232	Caption: Relating to providing for the certification of teachers, the professional service and administrative personnel of the public free schools of Texas who hold a bachelor degree or better from a college or university approved for teacher education by the State Board of Education upon recommendation of the State Commissioner of Education; authorizing and providing for the issuance of designated teacher certificates to applicants qualified under the plan and conditions prescribed in this Act.
HB 650	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts pertaining to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; prescribing the conditions upon which this Act shall become effective as a law; declaring the Act to be severable.
HB 665	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts to provide for the computation annually of the Economic Index for counties by using three (3) year average of factor data; providing that the first economic index so computed as prescribed herein shall be effective for the school year 1953-54; prescribing the effective date of subsequent annual recomputations.
HB 905	Caption: Relating to establishing the Bowie County Juvenile Board; prescribing its membership and powers and providing for compensation of its members; authorizing appointment of a Juvenile Officer; prescribing his powers and duties and providing for his compensation and expenses; repealing conflicting laws; providing for severability.
HB 924	Caption: Relating to constituting a local law for the maintenance of the public roads and highways in Bowie County by authorizing the County to issue certificates of indebtedness for the purpose of acquiring right of way for the designated State Highways, including Farm-to-Market Highways, or Federal Highways when the acquisition of such right of way is approved by the State Highway Commission; requiring the levy of a tax to pay such certificates and the interest thereon; requiring such certificates to be approved by the Attorney General and registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts and prescribing the effect thereof; enacting other provisions relating to the subject.
HJR 24	Caption: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas by repealing Section 48a, Article III of the Constitution of the State of Texas, and substituting therefor a new section 48a, authorizing needed changes in and revision of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, providing for the necessary election, form of ballot, proclamation, and publication, and making an appropriation to defray the necessary expenses of proclamation, publication, and holding the election.
HR 170	Caption: Electing the children of a Member of the House to the office of Mascot.
53rd Regular Session
HB 496	Caption: Relating to providing for the certification of teachers, the professional service and administrative personnel of the public free schools of Texas who hold a bachelor degree or better from college or university approved for teacher education by the State Board of Education upon recommendation of the State Commissioner of Education; providing this Act shall become effective September 1, 1953.
HB 548	Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by providing that a school district may use property outside certain limits of the district within or without the State for the education of exceptional children.
HB 769	Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes, providing that Tax Collectors of all counties in Texas and of cities, political subdivisions or tax assessing districts within such counties, shall issue, upon request, a certificate showing the condition of taxes, interest, penalty and costs on the property therein stated.
HB 770	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by providing for the terms of court for Bowie and Cass Counties; providing that during each term of said Court in Bowie County, the Court may sit in Texarkana, Texas, for the trying, hearing and determining of non-jury civil cases and matters.
HB 771	Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by providing for the time of holding the terms of Court of the District Court of the 102nd Judicial District of Texas in Bowie and Red River Counties.
HCR 115	Caption: Suspending the Joint Rules of the Legislature in order to allow the House to consider the Local and Uncontested Bills Calendar.
HR 4	Caption: Adopting the Temporary Rules of the House of Representatives.