Legislation authored by Thomas Washington Masterson
Includes legislation with Thomas Washington Masterson as the primary author for the 30th through 31st Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.
Please note author information is not complete for the 43rd through 45th Legislatures or for sessions prior to the 30th.
| 31st Regular Session | |
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| SB 15 | Caption: Relating to amending Article 994a, Chapter 12, Title XXVII of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas, relating to the Supreme Court to equalizing dockets of Courts of Civil Appeals. |
| SB 22 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the United States to acquire title to Galveston Island. |
| SB 26 | Caption: Relating to removing clouds from title to land arising from claims for back taxes and authorizing the Comptroller to make settlements and issues certificates of such settlement. |
| SB 48 | Caption: Relating to regulating certain traffic and freight rates of certain railroads; defining and prescribing the power and duties of Railroad Commission with respect thereto. |
| SB 52 | Caption: Relating to regulating freight rates and charges on merchandise transported by railroads and other common carriers; defining and prescribing power and duties of the Railroad Commission. |
| SB 85 | Caption: Relating to conveying to the United States twenty five acres of submerged land in the harbor of Galveston for quarantine and other governmental purposes. |
| SB 89 | Caption: Relating to amending Sections of "An Act to authorize the commissioner courts of the several counties of Texas to create and establish drainage districts, to make levees, improve streams and water courses and make other improvements for the purpose of drainage," validating certain proceedings had and bonds heretofore issued and registered, providing for additional elections and issuance of bonds, elections of drainage district commissioners, fixing a tax lien and penalty. |
| SB 179 | Caption: Relating to creating a special fund for the erection, repair and equipment of buildings at the medical branch of the University of Texas, at Galveston. |
| SB 187 | Caption: Relating to ratifying, approving and confirming a certain contract of lease between County of Galveston of the first part, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company, Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railway Company, Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway Company of the second part, and Galveston-Houston Electric Railway Company of the third part, relating to Galveston causeway, and a certain memoranda of agreement executed by Galveston county, Gulf, Colorado and Sante Fe Railway Company, Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad Company and Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway Company, construing Articles XVII and XXI of said contract of lease, and to amend an act entitled "An Act to authorize Galveston county to build and own the combination roadway and bridge from mainland to Galveston Island across Galveston Bay, to connect, as part of the roadways of the county on the island and mainland and the county to issue bonds for same on taxation; also establishing three-mile limit and condemnation proceedings and providing for the right of way." |
| 30th Regular Session | |
| SB 35 | Caption: Relating to the limit of ten years for any person who has a right of action for recovery of any lands against another to bring suit after the cause of action. |
| SB 56 | Caption: Relating to the promotion of medical science by the distribution and use of unclaimed human bodies for scientific purposes through a board created for that purpose, and preventing unauthorized uses and traffic in human bodies and legalizing dissections and experiments by authorized persons. |
| SB 133 | Caption: Relating to amending certain Act prohibiting the hunting with firearms or dogs upon the enclosed and posted lands of another so as to include Galveston County within the provisions of said Act, and not as exempt from it. |
| SB 165 | Caption: Relating to authorizing Galveston County to build and own the combination roadway and bridge from mainland to Galveseton Island across Galveston Bay, to connect, as part of the roadways of the county on the island and mainland and the county to issue bonds for same on taxation. |
| SB 204 | Caption: Relating to providing the manner in which traction engines and separators shall be transported or carried over any public bridge or culvert upon any public road or highway, or any street or alley in any incorporated town or city, and providing a penalty for the violation thereof. |
| SB 236 | Caption: Relating to amending the charter of the city of Galveston. |
| SB 260 | Caption: Relating to ratifying and confirming the action of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Galveston, passed February 14, 1907, releasing and conveying to the United States of America that certain area or territory in Galveston Bay therein set forth and described. |
| SB 314 | Caption: Relating to amending the charter of the city of Galveston and authorizing the board of commissioners to license, tax, regulate and prescribe the location of all places within the corporate limits of the city of Galveston wherein intoxicating liquors are kept for sale. |
| 29th Regular Session | |
| HB 129 | Caption: Relating to authorizing free public libraries in the state of Texas to provide separate branches for the exclusive use of the colored race, and to confine the colored race to the use of such branches wherever established and to exclude the white race from the use of such branches. |
| HB 176 | Caption: Relating to two years possession as a bar to the commencement of any action for the recovery of lands, tenements or hereditaments. |