Legislation authored by Durwood Manford

Includes legislation with Durwood Manford as the primary author for the 47th through 51st Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

50th Regular Session
HB 418 Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, to repeal a certain section of the Farm Trailer Registration Act, whereby no person to be subject to penalty of this law on account of his place of residence in this State, nor the occupation pursued.
HB 733 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts to permit the State Highway Department to issue for the 1949 and 1950 registration years single plate or plates of metal or other material, symbols, tabs, or other devices, in connection with or in lieu of the motor vehicle license plate or plates; repealing all laws in conflict herewith; providing a saving clause.
HB 734 Caption: Relating to repealing a previous Act, whereby no person to be subject to penalty of this law on account of his place of residence in this State, nor the occupation pursued.
HB 745 Caption: Relating to providing for a Farm-to-Market Road System; amending certain Acts so as to increase the tax imposed on motor fuel sold, distributed or used in Texas, and reallocating funds collected to the "Farm-to-Market Road Fund"; containing a saving and repealing clause.
49th Regular Session
HB 150 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts relative to examination by Banking Commission of certain corporations, etc.
HB 212 Caption: Relating to amending certain article, relative to extrahazardous insurance policies.
HB 218 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts to permit the State Highway Department to issue for the 1946, 1947 and 1948 registration years single plate or plates of metal or other material, symbols, tabs or other devices, in connection with or in lieu of the motor vehicle license plate or plates.
HB 225 Caption: Relating to provide for certain photographed or microphotographed or filmed records of the State Highway Department; providing that such photographs, microphotographs or filmes shall be deemed original records for all purposes; authorizing the destruction of the original records when such has been made and filed.
HB 460 Caption: Relating to amending certain Article relating to deposits for benefit of insured.
HB 524 Caption: Relating to appropriating six million ($6,000,000.00) dollars from the General Revenue Fund to the Highway fund to provide for construction by the Highway Commission of rural or ranch-to-market, school bus or mail route roads upon the request of County Commissioners Courts of Counties eligible to receive such construction under the provisions of the Act.
HB 525 Caption: Relating to prohibiting certain corporations from retaining mineral interests in Texas real estate and making such attempted reservations void.
HB 606 Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes relating to the rendition of property for tax purposes.
HB 747 Caption: Relating to defining a County Road and Survey for the purpose of this Act; authorizing the Highway Commission to make surveys of County roads at the request of Counties and prescribing the conditions under which such surveys may be made; making an appropriation.
HB 755 Caption: Relating to making an appropriation for the Upper Guadalupe River Authority.
HB 760 Caption: Relating to authorizing and directing the Board of Control of the State of Texas to purchase for any country or other political subdivision of the State such surplus war materials or surplus goods, merchandise, equipment or other wares from the Federal Government or its agencies as may be offered for sale by them, provided such county or other political subdivision requests the Board of Control to make such purchase, and provided sufficient funds are deposited with the Board of Control to cover payment therefor.
HCR 15 Caption: Relating to authorization for distribution of certain handbooks by Texas Highway Department.
HCR 103 Caption: Instructing the Enrolling Clerk of the House to make corrections in H.B. No. 56.
HJR 28 Caption: Proposing an amendment to Article XVI of the Constitution of the State of Texas prohibiting the leasing of lands for minerals for a longer period than 15 years, etc.
HJR 54 Caption: Proposing an amendment to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Texas by adding thereto a Section 21, which Section will create a Natural Resources Permanent Fund, will provide that the principal of said Fund shall never be subject to appropriation, will regulate the investment of the moneys in said Fund; and will provide for the apportionment of the interest from said Fund.
HJR 58 Caption: Proposing an amendment to provide certain tax levy on net incomes for retirement purposes, etc.
HR 204 Caption: Electing the children of House members to the office of mascot.
HR 272 Caption: In memory of William Madden Fly.
HR 281 Caption: Requesting return of certain material to the United States.
48th Regular Session
HB 100 Caption: Relating to requiring the registration of all labor unions; making violations of the Act unlawful and providing penalties.
HB 130 Caption: Relating to property damage insurance carriers, providing insured to receive additional damages and attorneys' fees under certain circumstances.
HB 131 Caption: Relating to prohibiting certain corporations from retaining mineral interests in Texas real estate and making such attempted reservations void.
HB 206 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts to give the prison system the right to enter into certain Contracts whereby the Prison Board may sell to the Board of Control any products produced by the prison system.
HB 229 Caption: Relating to providing that any officer, agent, employee or servant of any political subdivision of the State of Texas who is, by law, entitled to arrest upon public highways of this State for violations of traffic and other safety laws, shall be required to have certain information lettered upon the side of his car or other vehicle.
HB 620 Caption: Relating to amending certain Article so as to change the deer season in the State of Texas so that it will run from December 1 to January 15.
HCR 79 Caption: Instructing the Enrolling Clerk of the House to make certain corrections to H.B. No. 100.
HR 27 Caption: In memory of Earl Bernard Weaver, Sergeant in the U.S. Army.
HR 248 Caption: Congratulating James C. Green, Staff Sergeant, for receiving the Legion of Merit award.
47th Regular Session
HB 159 Caption: Relating to amending the Revised Civil Statutes relative to marks and brands of livestock in Gonzales County only.
HB 346 Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act by authorizing and empowering the Board of Directors of A. & M. College to establish and maintain an Agricultural Experimental Station for the purpose of making scientific investigations and experiments in the study of poultry problems with a particular emphasis on the study of problems relating to the scientific production of broilers and fryers in the South-Central Texas region, said station to be located in Gonzales County.
HB 694 Caption: Relating to amending a certain Act providing for the levy, computation, collection of certain Franchise Taxes, etc.
HR 315 Caption: Memorializing Congress in regard to the necessity of shipyards.