Bill	Session	Author & Sponsor	Caption	Committees	Last action
SB 254	86-0 (2019)	Author: Rodríguez, José Sponsor: Ortega, Evelina "Lina"	Relating to court appointment of a receiver for a property that is in violation of certain ordinances in certain municipalities.	House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective immediately
HB 3262	85-0 (2017)	Author: Ortega, Evelina "Lina" \| et. al.	Relating to the authority to establish a customer assistance program for certain municipally owned utilities.	House: State Affairs	Returned to Calendars Committee
HB 2281	84-0 (2015)	Author: Blanco, César	Relating to a feasibility study and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding the establishment of a law school campus extension in El Paso.	House: Higher Education	Referred to Higher Education
SB 1139	84-0 (2015)	Author: Huffman, Joan \| et. al. Sponsor: Smithee, John \| et. al.	Relating to the operation and administration of and practice in courts in the judicial branch of state government, the composition of certain juvenile boards, and the increase of certain filing fees.	House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Senate: State Affairs	See remarks for effective date
HB 2331	83-0 (2013)	Author: Pickett, Joseph	Relating to the lease of certain real property in El Paso for the construction of facilities for the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.	House: Homeland Security & Public Safety	Left pending in committee
HB 3946	83-0 (2013)	Author: Gonzalez, Naomi \| et. al. Sponsor: Rodríguez, José	Relating to the designation of the Officer Angel David Garcia Memorial Interchange.	House: Transportation Senate: Transportation	Effective on 9/1/13
HR 774	83-0 (2013)	Author: Márquez, Marisa	Congratulating El Paso on being named the safest large city in the United States by CQ Press.	House: Rules & Resolutions	Reported enrolled
SB 1708	83-0 (2013)	Author: Rodríguez, José Sponsor: Pickett, Joseph	Relating to the acquisition of certain real property in El Paso County for the construction of facilities for the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.	House: Homeland Security & Public Safety Senate: Government Organization	Effective on 9/1/13
HR 546	82-0 (2011)	Author: Marquez, Marisa	Honoring the City of El Paso for earning a 2011 Gold Leadership Circle Award from the Texas Comptroller Leadership Circle program in recognition of the city's online financial transparency.	House: Rules & Resolutions	Reported enrolled
HB 2483	81-0 (2009)	Author: Pickett, Joseph	Relating to the repeal of the authority for the establishment and administration of the Border Health Institute in the city of El Paso.	House: Border & Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: International Relations & Trade	Referred to International Relations and Trade
SB 2581	81-0 (2009)	Author: Shapleigh, Eliot	Relating to partnering with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and other federal agencies to establish a veterans hospital in El Paso.	Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations	Referred to Veteran Affairs & Military Instal
SR 416	81-0 (2009)	Author: Shapleigh, Eliot	Supporting the establishment of a veterans' hospital in the city of El Paso.	Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations	Reported enrolled
SJR 9	79-0 (2005)	Author: Shapleigh, Eliot	Proposing a constitutional amendment to create a consolidated El Paso Metro Government by consolidating El Paso County and the City of El Paso.	Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
HB 3624	78-0 (2003)	Author: Quintanilla, Chente Sponsor: Shapleigh, Eliot	Relating to electronic recordings of proceedings in the municipal court of record for the City of El Paso.	House: Judicial Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective on 9/1/03
HCR 218	78-0 (2003)	Author: Chavez, Norma	Memorializing congress to urge the EPA to redesignate El Paso from a nonattainment area to an attainment area.	House: Environmental Regulation	Received from the House
HCR 19	78-1 (2003)	Author: Chavez, Norma	Memorializing Congress to urge the EPA to redesignate El Paso from a nonattainment area to an attainment area.	House: Environmental Regulation	Referred to Environmental Regulation
HCR 2	78-2 (2003)	Author: Chavez, Norma	Memorializing congress to urge the EPA to redesignate El Paso from a nonattainment area to an attainment area.	House: Environmental Regulation	Referred to Environmental Regulation
HCR 1	78-3 (2003)	Author: Chavez, Norma	Memorializing congress to urge the EPA to redesignate El Paso from a nonattainment area to an attainment area.	House: Environmental Regulation Senate: Natural Resources	Referred to Natural Resources
HCR 213	77-0 (2001)	Author: Chavez, Norma	Memorializing congress to urge the Environmental Protection Agency to redesignate El Paso from a nonattainment to an attainment area.	House: Environmental Regulation	Received from the House
HCR 241	77-0 (2001)	Author: Chavez, Norma \| et. al. Sponsor: Shapleigh, Eliot	Designating El Paso as the International Gateway City of the Americas.	House: State, Federal & International Relations Senate: Administration	Left pending in committee
HR 10	77-0 (2001)	Author: Pickett, Joseph	Recognizing January 24, 2001, the Chinese New Year 4699.		Reported enrolled
HR 442	77-0 (2001)	Author: Chavez, Norma	Memorializing congress to urge the EPA to redesignate El Paso from a nonattainment area to an attainment area.	House: Environmental Regulation	Referred to Environmental Regulation
HR 646	77-0 (2001)	Author: Chavez, Norma	Recognizing El Paso as the International Gateway City of the Americas.	House: State, Federal & International Relations	Reported enrolled
HR 954	77-0 (2001)	Author: Chavez, Norma	Commending Barnett Harley-Davidson, Rods & Wheels Bar & Grill, and motorcycle enthusiasts for their dedication to the El Paso community.		Reported enrolled
HR 1179	77-0 (2001)	Author: Chavez, Norma	Honoring El Paso for making access and retrieval of library materials easier for area citizens.	House: Rules & Resolutions	Reported enrolled
HR 1204	77-0 (2001)	Author: Chavez, Norma	Designating El Paso, Texas as the International Gateway City of the Americas.	House: Rules & Resolutions	Referred to Rules & Resolutions
SJR 13	77-0 (2001)	Author: Shapleigh, Eliot	Proposing a constitutional amendment to create a consolidated El Paso Metro government by consolidating El Paso County and certain political subdivisions in El Paso County.	Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
HB 70	76-0 (1999)	Author: Chavez, Norma	Relating to the establishment of the West Texas Diabetes Center in El Paso.	House: Public Health	Referred to Public Health
HB 495	76-0 (1999)	Author: Flores, Kino \| et. al.	Relating to the establishment and maintenance of one-stop border inspection stations.	House: Transportation	Considered in Calendars
HB 3792	76-0 (1999)	Author: Chavez, Norma	Relating to qualifications of jurors serving in the El Paso municipal courts of record.	House: Judicial Affairs	Companion considered in lieu of in committee
HCR 109	76-0 (1999)	Author: Chavez, Norma \| et. al. Sponsor: Shapleigh, Eliot	Declaring El Paso the Sun Capital of Texas.	House: State, Federal & International Relations Senate: Administration	Removed from local & uncontested calendar
HCR 263	76-0 (1999)	Author: Najera, Manny \| et. al. Sponsor: Shapleigh, Eliot	Recognizing May 7, 1999, as Kids Day in El Paso.		Signed by the Governor
SB 913	76-0 (1999)	Author: Shapleigh, Eliot \| et. al. Sponsor: Oliveira, Rene \| et. al.	Relating to the establishment and maintenance of one-stop border inspection stations by the Texas Department of Transportation in Brownsville, Laredo, and El Paso.	House: Transportation Senate: Border Affairs - Special	Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
SB 1078	76-0 (1999)	Author: Shapleigh, Eliot	Relating to qualifications of jurors serving in the El Paso municipal courts of record.	House: Judicial Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Left pending in committee
SB 1379	76-0 (1999)	Author: Shapleigh, Eliot Sponsor: Haggerty, Pat \| et. al.	Relating to a study on the use of Fort Bliss for Texas National Guard training.	House: State, Federal & International Relations Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations	Effective on 9/1/99
SB 1660	76-0 (1999)	Author: Shapleigh, Eliot \| et. al.	Relating to the establishment and operation of the Border Health Institute.	Senate: Border Affairs - Special	Withdrawn from intent calendar
HR 405	75-0 (1997)	Author: Pickett, Joseph	Encouraging the Texas Department of Transportation to work with the City and County of El Paso to expedite the transfer of FM 260.	House: Transportation	Reported enrolled
HB 1187	74-0 (1995)	Author: Pickett, Joseph \| et. al. Sponsor: Rosson, Peggy	Relating to the dissolution of the El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District--Westway, the provision of water supply and sewer services to the residents of the district after dissolution, and the rates charged for water and sewer service by the City of El Paso; validating certain actions of the district's board of directors.	House: Natural Resources Senate: Natural Resources	Effective immediately
HB 1824	74-0 (1995)	Author: Pickett, Joseph Sponsor: Rosson, Peggy	Relating to rates for water supply or sewer services charged by the City of El Paso to residents of a certain area of El Paso County.	House: Natural Resources Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective immediately
SB 1007	74-0 (1995)	Author: Rosson, Peggy	Relating to the dissolution of the El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District--Westway, the provision of water supply and sewer services to the residents of the district after dissolution, and the rates charged for water and sewer service by the City of El Paso; validating certain actions of the district's board of directors.	Senate: Natural Resources	Referred to Natural Resources
SB 1283	74-0 (1995)	Author: Rosson, Peggy	Relating to rates for water supply or sewer services charged by the City of El Paso to residents of a certain area of El Paso County.	Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
SCR 66	74-0 (1995)	Author: Rosson, Peggy \| et. al. Sponsor: Moreno, Paul	Declaring support of the El Paso region as the pilot site for the Intermodal Installation Program.	House: Transportation	Signed by the Governor
SCR 70	72-0 (1991)	Author: Rosson, Peggy	Resolving that El Paso shall be declared the Capitol of the Border.	Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
HB 1687	70-0 (1987)	Author: Perez, Nicolas	Relating to the creation of the El Paso Criminal Law Magistrate Court.	House: Judiciary	Laid on the table subject to call
SB 1206	70-0 (1987)	Author: Santiesteban, H. Sponsor: Vowell, Jack	Relating to a foreign trade zone in or adjacent to the U.S. Customs Port of Entry at El Paso.	House: Business & Commerce Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective immediately
HB 2341	68-0 (1983)	Author: Vowell, Jack	Relating to municipal courts of record in El Paso and creation of the El Paso Municipal Court of Appeals.	House: Judicial Affairs	Laid on the table subject to call
SB 1312	68-0 (1983)	Author: Santiesteban, H. Sponsor: Vowell, Jack	Relating to municipal courts of record in the City of El Paso; prescribing the jurisdiction, organization, administration, procedures, and power of municipal courts; providing the practice in such courts and rules and procedures for appeals and the effect of rulings of the appellate court; creating the El Paso Municipal Court of Appeals; providing the qualifications, compensation, and selection of judges and providing for the necessary officers and employees of the courts; providing for appeals to the court of Appeals in certain cases; providing transition procedures.	House: Judicial Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective on . . . . . . . . . .
HB 2389	67-0 (1981)	Author: Vowell, Jack	Relating to certain proceedings in the municipal courts of record of El Paso.	House: Judicial Affairs	Referred to Committee on Judicial Affairs
SB 1122	67-0 (1981)	Author: Traeger, John Sponsor: Hall, W. N. "Billy"	Relating to authority to apply for and accept a grant to establish operate, and maintain trade zones by the City of El Paso and by the City of Laredo or an instrumentality of the City of Laredo.	House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective immediately
HB 1954	66-0 (1979)	Author: Valles, Robert "Bob" Sponsor: Santiesteban, H.	Relating to the establishment, jurisdiction, and operation of municipal courts of record in El Paso, Texas, and providing for municipal judges and other personnel of the courts; prescribing the appeals from a municipal court of record; and declaring an emergency.	House: Judicial Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SB 412	66-0 (1979)	Author: Santiesteban, H.	Relating to contracts for the education of Texas resident medical students attending the Medical College of El Paso.	Senate: Education	Reported from committee favorably without amendments
HB 52	65-0 (1977)	Author: Kaster, James J. Sponsor: Santiesteban, H.	Authorizing the El Paso Trade Zone, Inc., to apply for and accept a grant to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign trade zone; and declaring an emergency.	House: Regions, Compacts & Districts Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective immediately
HB 1164	65-0 (1977)	Author: Kaster, James J.	Authorizing Texas Employment Commission to sell certain state-owned land and use the proceeds to acquire other land or facilities.	House: State Affairs	Reported from subcommittee favorably without amendments
HB 1478	65-0 (1977)	Author: Moreno, Paul	Relating to contracts for the education of Texas resident medical students attending the Medical College of El Paso.	House: Higher Education	Assigned to General State Calendar
HB 2166	65-0 (1977)	Author: Jones, Luther Sponsor: Santiesteban, H.	Relating to the establishment, jurisdiction, administration, and procedures of municipal courts in the city of El Paso.	House: Judicial Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective in 90 days
SB 924	65-0 (1977)	Author: Santiesteban, H.	Relating to contracts for the education of Texas resident medical students attending the Medical College of El Paso.	Senate: Education	Referred to Committee on Education
HB 1712	63-0 (1973)	Author: Kaster, James J.	Relating to the conveyance of certain state lands to the City of El Paso; repealing Section 5, Chapter 194, Acts of the 59th Legislature, Regular Session, 1965; and declaring an emergency.	House: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
HCR 82	63-0 (1973)	Author: Jones, Luther	Recognizing El Paso as a Medical Center City.	House: Human Resources Senate: Administration	Referred to Committee on Administration
HCR 163	63-0 (1973)	Author: Kaster, James J. Sponsor: Santiesteban, H.	Commemorating the incorporation of the city of El Paso on May 17,1873.	House: Rules	Signed by the Governor
SCR 45	63-0 (1973)	Author: Santiesteban, H. Sponsor: Jones, Luther	Recognizing El Paso as a Medical Center City.	House: Rules Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Signed by Governor
SCR 100	63-0 (1973)	Author: Santiesteban, H. Sponsor: Kaster, James J.	Congratulating the City of El Paso on its Centennial Anniversary.	House: Rules	Signed by Governor
HR 395	62-0 (1971)	Author: Moreno, Paul \| et. al.	Commending the City of El Paso.
HR 58	62-2 (1972)	Author: Tupper, Jr., Charles	Concerning the monitoring of air pollution in El Paso by the Texas Air Control Board.
HB 1188	61-0 (1969)	Author: Blaine, John E. "Ned"	Relating to providing for the conveyance of certain state-owned lands to the City of El Paso to be used for park purposes.
SB 216	61-0 (1969)	Author: Christie, Joe William	Relating to the establishment of a medical branch of The University of Texas, to be known as The University of Texas Medical School at El Paso.
SB 394	61-0 (1969)	Author: Christie, Joe William	Relating to establishing, maintaining, supporting, and managing The University of Texas (Undergraduate) Nursing School at El Paso; providing that all hospital facilities and services for such school be provided at no costs and expense to the State of Texas.
SB 625	61-0 (1969)	Author: Christie, Joe William	Relating to providing for the conveyance of certain State-owned lands to the City of El Paso to be used for park purposes; providing for the exclusive leasing rights to be reserved to the State; providing for a reverter; providing for the acquisition of privately owned land prior to the issuance of patent.
SCR 28	59-0 (1965)
HB 3	54-0 (1955)	Author: White, Richard Crawford \| et. al.	Relating to establishing in the Texas Western College, a branch of the University of Texas, located at El Paso, a School of Nursing, and making an appropriation for said school.
SB 295	54-0 (1955)	Author: Owen, III, Frank	Relating to authorizing the Commissioner of the General Land Office for the State of Texas to sell Public Free School Land situated in El Paso County, Texas, to the City of El Paso, Texas.
HB 780	53-0 (1953)	Author: Isaacks, Samuel Jackson "Sam" \| et. al.	Relating to establishing in the Texas Western College, a branch of the University of Texas, located at El Paso, a School of Nursing, providing for supervision of said School and authorizing the conferring of appropriate degrees; and making an appropriation for said School for the years beginning September 1, 1953, and September 1, 1954.
HB 27	53-1 (1954)	Author: Blair, Anita \| et. al.	Relating to establishing in the Texas Western College, a Branch of the University of Texas, located at El Paso, a School of Nursing, and making an appropriation for said School for the years beginning September 1, 1954 and September 1, 1955.
HB 82	53-1 (1954)	Author: Owen, III, Frank \| et. al.	Relating to establishing in the Texas Western College, a branch of the University of Texas, located at El Paso, a School of Nursing; and making an appropriation for said school.
SB 20	53-1 (1954)	Author: Rutherford, James T. \| et. al.	Relating to establishing in the Texas Western College, a branch of the University of Texas, located at El Paso, a School of Nursing, and making an appropriation for said school for the years beginning September 1, 1954 and September 1, 1955.
HB 602	51-0 (1949)	Author: Jameson, William S.	Relating to changing the name of the School or College of Mines and Metallurgy at El Paso to the "Texas State College of Mines and Arts," or any reference thereto, whatever such name or reference appears in the Revised Statutes of Texas, 1925, or any amendments thereto, or in any acts of the Legislature, or in any Constitutional Amendment.
SB 299	51-0 (1949)	Author: Hudson, Hill D.	Relating to changing the name of the School or College of Mines and Metallurgy at El Paso to the "Texas Western College of the University of Texas."
SB 110	49-0 (1945)	Author: Winfield, Henry L.	Relating to making an appropriation of Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred Forty-eight dollars and Thirty cents ($7,748.30) to the College of Mines and Metallurgy, a branch of The University of Texas, at El Paso, Texas, for the purpose of acquiring additional land within and adjacent to the campus of said College and the making of improvements thereon.
HB 29	41-5 (1930)	Author: Pool, Adrian C. \| et. al.	Relating to authorizing the sale of certain lands owned by the State of Texas located near El Paso, and known as the abandoned site of the State School of Mines and Metallurgy.
SB 470	39-0 (1925)	Author: Berkeley, Benjamin Franklin \| et. al.	Relating to providing for the sale to the United States of twenty-two acres of land owned by the State of Texas located near El Paso and known as the abandoned site of the School of Mines and Metallurgy; regulating the manner, terms and price of the sale; authorizing and empowering the Governor to make the sale.	Senate: Public Land and Land Office
SB 198	36-0 (1919)	Author: Dudley, Richard M.	Relating to providing that the School of Mines and Metallurgy located in the City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, to be and the same is made and constituted a branch of the University of Texas for the instruction in the arts of mining and metallurgy.	House: Education Senate: Educational Affairs
HB 103	35-0 (1917)	Author: Dudley, Richard M. \| et. al.	Relating to authorizing the construction of and making an appropriation for the construction of a main building, chemical laboratory building, dormitory and power house for the School of Mines, located in El Paso, Texas.
SB 130	34-0 (1915)	Author: Hudspeth, Claude Benton	Relating to providing for the establishment and location of an asylum in or adjacent to the City of El Paso for the care and treatment of the insane; making an appropriation.
SB 183	33-0 (1913)	Author: Hudspeth, Claude Benton	Relating to creating a State School of Miners [Mines] and Metallurgy, for the purpose of teaching the scientific knowledge of mining and metallurgy in the State of Texas, to the end that the mineral wealth, oil, etc., may be developed upon the State school lands of this State.
HB 196	30-0 (1907)	Author: Davis, Jr., Charles	Relating to providing a charter for the city of El Paso, in El Paso County, Texas, and fixing the boundaries thereof.
HB 611	29-0 (1905)		Relating to amending "An Act to grant a new charter to the city of El Paso," relating to the streets, alleys, sidewalks and other public improvements, and the levy and collection of a tax to pay thereof.
SB 186	29-0 (1905)		Relating to amending the charter for the City of El Paso in regard to public improvements.
SB 235	26-0 (1899)		Relating to amending Sections 7 and 137, 138, 139, 140, 141 and 142, of an act entitled "An Act to grant a new charter to the city of El Paso," approved March 2, 1889, and the acts amendatory thereof, relating to the streets, alleys, sidewalks and other public improvements, and the levy and collection of a tax to pay therefor, and fixing the time of holding elections.
HB 18	25-1 (1897)		Relating to providing for the immediate relief of the citizens of the city of El Paso and El Paso County, who are suffering from the overflow of the Rio Grande, during the past week, and to appropriate five thousand dollars therefor.
HB 590	22-0 (1891)		Relating to amending the charter of the City of El Paso.

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