Bill	Session	Author & Sponsor	Caption	Committees	Last action
SB 2454	86-0 (2019)	Author: Lucio, Jr., Eddie	Relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law of Kleberg County.		Received by the Secretary of the Senate
HB 2002	85-0 (2017)	Author: Lozano, J. M. Sponsor: Seliger, Kel	Relating to the location of the Irma Rangel College of Pharmacy.	House: Higher Education Senate: Higher Education	Not again placed on intent calendar
HB 696	84-0 (2015)	Author: Hunter, Todd \| et. al.	Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; affecting surcharges.	House: Insurance	Left pending in committee
HB 1580	84-0 (2015)	Author: Lozano, J. M.	Relating to a court reporter for the county court at law in Kleberg County.	House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence	Withdrawn from schedule
SB 302	84-0 (2015)	Author: Hinojosa, Juan	Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; affecting surcharges.	Senate: Business & Commerce	No action taken in committee
SB 1370	84-0 (2015)	Author: Lucio, Jr., Eddie	Relating to a court reporter for the county court at law in Kleberg County.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
HB 612	83-0 (2013)	Author: Lozano, J. M.	Relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Kenedy and Kleberg Counties.	House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence	Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
HB 2942	83-0 (2013)	Author: Lozano, J. M.	Relating to appointment of a bailiff to serve the 105th District Court.	House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence	No action taken in committee
HB 3153	83-0 (2013)	Author: Lewis, Tryon \| et. al. Sponsor: West, Royce \| et. al.	Relating to the operation and administration of, and practice in courts in, the judicial branch of state government and the composition of certain juvenile boards; imposing a fee.	House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Senate: Jurisprudence	See remarks for effective date
SB 1460	83-0 (2013)	Author: Lucio, Jr., Eddie	Relating to appointment of a bailiff to serve the 105th District Court.	House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Senate: Jurisprudence	Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
SB 1629	83-0 (2013)	Author: West, Royce	Relating to the operation and administration of, and practice and procedures in courts in, the judicial branch of state government.	Senate: Jurisprudence	Left pending in committee
SR 98	83-2 (2013)	Author: Lucio, Jr., Eddie	Recognizing Kleberg County on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.		Reported enrolled
HB 4287	81-0 (2009)	Author: Hunter, Todd	Relating to the discharge of firearms in certain navigable rivers or streams.	House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism	Left pending in committee
SB 1814	80-0 (2007)	Author: Lucio, Jr., Eddie Sponsor: Escobar, Juan	Relating to the creation of the office of district attorney for Kenedy and Kleberg Counties and the district attorney for the 105th Judicial District.	House: Judiciary Senate: Jurisprudence	Committee report sent to Calendars
HB 3155	79-0 (2005)	Author: Escobar, Juan	Relating to the creation of a judicial district in Kenedy and Kleberg Counties, the composition of the 105th Judicial District, and the district attorney for Kenedy, Kleberg, and Nueces Counties.	House: Judiciary	Committee report sent to Calendars
HB 90	79-1 (2005)	Author: Escobar, Juan	Relating to the creation of a judicial district in Kenedy and Kleberg Counties and to the composition of the 105th Judicial District.	House: Judiciary	Referred to Judiciary
HR 1917	78-0 (2003)	Author: Escobar, Juan	Honoring Kleberg County and its citizens and officials for their contributions to Texas.		Reported enrolled
HB 1926	74-0 (1995)	Author: Rangel, Irma	Relating to creating the Kleberg County Public Lands and Water Sanctuary; providing a penalty.	House: State Recreational Resources	Committee report printed and distributed
HB 2523	70-0 (1987)	Author: Rangel, Irma Sponsor: Truan, Carlos	Relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law of Kleberg County.	House: Judicial Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective immediately
SB 1304	69-0 (1985)	Author: Truan, Carlos Sponsor: Rangel, Irma	Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operations, financing, and organization of the Riviera Water Control and Improvement District.	House: Natural Resources Senate: Natural Resources	Effective immediately
HB 724	68-0 (1983)	Author: Rangel, Irma Sponsor: Truan, Carlos	Relating to the reorganization of the 28th Judicial District and the compensation of the district judges in Kleberg County.	House: Judicial Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HB 727	68-0 (1983)	Author: Rangel, Irma	Relating to the creation of the County Court at Law of Kleberg County.	House: Judicial Affairs	Referred to Committee on Judicial Affairs
HB 1031	68-0 (1983)	Author: Rangel, Irma Sponsor: Truan, Carlos	Relating to the creation of the County Court at Law of Kleberg County.	House: Judicial Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SB 912	68-0 (1983)	Author: Truan, Carlos Sponsor: Rangel, Irma	Relating to the conveyance of certain state-owned real property in Kleberg County and to the powers and duties of the Board of Directors of the University System of South Texas.	House: Higher Education Senate: Education	Effective on . . . . . . . . . .
SB 1366	68-0 (1983)	Author: Truan, Carlos Sponsor: Rangel, Irma	Relating to the establishment, membership, personnel, compensation, powers and duties, and financing of a juvenile board in each of the counties of Brooks, Kenedy, Kleberg, and Willacy; authorizing appointment of advisory councils and cooperation by other agencies and political subdivisions.	House: County Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	Effective on . . . . . . . . . .
HB 1022	66-0 (1979)	Author: Rangel, Irma Sponsor: Truan, Carlos	Relating to the applicability of the Uniform Wildlife Regulatory Act to the wildlife resources in Kleberg County.	House: Environmental Affairs Senate: Natural Resources	Effective immediately
HB 2223	66-0 (1979)	Author: Rangel, Irma Sponsor: Truan, Carlos	Relating to creation, administration, powers, duties, operations, financing, and annexation of property of the South Texas Water Authority.	House: Natural Resources Senate: Natural Resources	Effective immediately
SB 1311	65-0 (1977)	Author: Truan, Carlos Sponsor: Rangel, Irma	Relating to the creation, establishment, administration, powers and duties, maintenance, operation, and financing of Kleberg County Hospital District of Kleberg County, Texas.	House: Intergovernmental Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations	90 Day Bill
HB 2203	64-0 (1975)	Author: Montoya, Greg Sponsor: McKinnon, Mike	Relating to the use of aircraft for predator animal control in Kleberg County.	House: Environmental Affairs Senate: Natural Resources	Effective immediately
SB 787	64-0 (1975)	Author: McKinnon, Mike	Relating to providing an exception to the application of the The Uniform Wildlife Regulatory Act for Kenedy and Kleberg Counties.	House: Environmental Affairs Senate: Natural Resources	Referred to Subcommittee on Wildlife Preservation
HB 139	61-0 (1969)	Author: Hale, L. DeWitt \| et. al.	Relating to authorizing the Board of Directors of Texas A&I University to sell certain state-owned land located in Kleberg County, Texas, at private sale, and to execute and deliver a proper deed of conveyance for the land so sold.
HB 1267	61-0 (1969)	Author: Hale, L. DeWitt	Relating to authorizing the Board of Directors of Texas A&I University to convey a certain tract of land to the Commissioners Court of Kleberg County, Texas, for the construction of a stadium, parking areas, access roads, and related facilities thereon, and whereby the County of Kleberg shall lease that tract of land, together with improvements thereon, to the Board of Directors of Texas A&I University for the use and benefit of said University for a term of 99 years at a consideration to be mutually agreed upon by said University and said County; authorizing the Board of Directors of Texas A&I University to select and convey to the County of Kleberg, Texas, a tract of land not exceeding 40 acres of upon the campus of Texas A&I University, in Kingsville, Kleberg County, Texas, as a stadium site for the erection and construction of certain improvements; authorizing the Commissioners Court of the County of Kleberg, Texas, at its expense, to erect and construct a stadium, parking areas, access roads, and related facilities upon the tract of land conveyed to said County by Texas A&I University; further authorizing the Commissioners Court of the County of Kleberg to execute a contract of lease with the Board of Directors of Texas A&I University whereby said tract of land, together with all improvements thereon, shall be leased to the Board of Directors of Texas A&I University for the use and benefit of Texas A&I University for a term of 99 years at a consideration to be mutually agreed upon by the contracting parties; providing for reverter of title to the Board of Directors of Texas A&I University under certain conditions and limitations; authorizing and empowering the Board of Regents of Texas A&I University and the Commissioners Court of the County of Kleberg to do any and all things necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this Act, including the execution and delivery of the necessary contracts, deeds of conveyance, and lease agreements; repealing all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith.
HCR 20	60-1 (1968)
HB 404	59-0 (1965)	Author: Longoria, Raul	Relating to authorizing the Board of Directors of Texas College of Arts and Industries to convey certain state-owned land located in Hidalgo and Kleberg Counties and to purchase certain land in Hidalgo County.
SB 156	59-0 (1965)	Author: Reagan, Bruce A.	Relating to authorizing the Board of Directors of Texas College of Arts and Industries to convey certain state-owned land located in Hidalgo and Kleberg Counties and to purchase certain land in Hidalgo County.
SB 573	59-0 (1965)	Author: Reagan, Bruce A.	Relating to hunting, taking, capturing, shooting, killing, and selling collared peccary or javelina in certain portions of Commissioners Precinct No. 1 in Kleberg County, Texas; providing a penalty.
HB 876	58-0 (1963)	Author: Rodriguez, Lindsey	Relating to creating a county court at law of Kleberg County, Texas.
HB 965	57-0 (1961)	Author: Pipkin, Maurice Snow "Pip"	Relating to declaring certain areas of Laguna Madre in the counties of Cameron, Willacy, Kleberg, and Nueces in the State of Texas, to be the "Laguna Madre Wildlife Management Area."
HB 482	56-0 (1959)	Author: Conley, Carl C.	Relating to amending certain acts relative to the taking of menhaden fish; including under the provisions said Act the additional Counties of Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy, Jefferson, and Cameron.
HB 588	56-0 (1959)	Author: Conley, Carl C.	Relating to providing for the taking of drumfish in Kenedy and Willacy Counties during the months of December, January, and February under permits issued by the Game and Fish Commission; providing for the taking of flounder by the use of spear or gig and light.
HB 983	56-0 (1959)	Author: Glusing, Ben A.	Relating to permitting the catching of shrimp for bait purposes in the waters of Baffin Bay in Kleberg and Kenedy Counties.
HB 496	54-0 (1955)	Author: Cooper, Jr., J. W.	Relating to use and possession of fishing gear and devices for taking fish or shrimp in Laguna Madre, in Cameron, Willacy, Kenedy, Kleberg and Nueces Counties; providing for seizure and destruction of any fishing gear or device found in said waters in possession or being used in violation of the provisions of this Act; containing penalty, saving, and repealing clauses.
SB 427	54-0 (1955)	Author: Shireman, William H.	Relating to limiting the provisions of this Act to the Counties of Kenedy and Kleberg, making it unlawful, except under the provisions of this Act, for any person to hunt, take, kill or possess any game bird or game animal in said counties at any time; to take, kill, or trap any furbearing animal in said counties; to take or attempt to take any fresh water fish or other aquatic life in said counties by any means or method; prescribing the legislative policy with respect to the wildlife resources in said counties; conferring upon the Game and Fish Commission authority to regulate, by promulgation, order, rule or regulation, the taking of the wildlife resources of said counties.
HB 47	51-0 (1949)	Author: Cannon, Oscar E. \| et. al.	Relating to creating a Criminal District Court for the Counties of Nueces, Kleberg and Kenedy, and to prescribing the jurisdiction thereof as a Criminal Court; and to repeal all laws and parts of laws in conflict.
HB 966	51-0 (1949)	Author: Cannon, Oscar E.	Relating to amending a previous Act, creating the 105th Judicial District and the 105th District Court for the counties of Nueces, Kleberg, and Kenedy; providing a savings clause; repealing conflict laws and making this Act cumulative of other laws.
SB 305	51-0 (1949)	Author: Kelley, Rogers	Relating to create the 105th Judicial District and the 105th District Court for the counties of Nueces, Kleberg, and Kenedy; providing a saving clause; repealing conflicting laws and making this Act cumulative of other laws.
HB 480	50-0 (1947)	Author: Reams, Sam G. \| et. al.	Relating to creating a Criminal District Court for the Counties of Nueces, Kleburg and Kenedy, and to prescribe the jurisdiction thereof as a Criminal Court; to repeal all laws and parts of laws in conflict.
SB 244	50-0 (1947)	Author: Kelley, Rogers	Relating to fixing an open season for hunting, taking or killing quail in Kleberg and Kenedy Counties.
HB 756	48-0 (1943)	Author: Vale, Arnold J. \| et. al.	Relating to authorizing the Board of Directors of the Texas College of Arts and Industries to sell or lease Farm Lots numbered 28, 29, and 30, in Farm Block 20 of the Kleburg Town and Improvement Company's sub-division of the suburbs of Escandido District, and Farm lots Nos. 4 and 5, in Farm Block 1, Kind Addition, as shown by the maps and plats of said lots on file in the office of the County Clerk of Kleburg County, Texas.
HB 67	42-2 (1931)	Author: Dunlap, Edwin Donald "Ed"	Relating to fish law for Kieberg and Kennedy Counties in the waters between Padre Island and the mainland.
SB 223	40-0 (1927)	Author: Parr, Archer "Archie"	Relating to changing the time of holding the terms of the District Court of the 28th Judicial District of Texas.
SB 205	39-0 (1925)	Author: Parr, Archer "Archie"	Relating to providing for the changing and fixing of the time of holding the courts in the Twenty-eighth Judicial District of the State of Texas, and validating and continuing all processes and writs, bonds, recognizances and jurors heretofore selected, etc., returnable to the terms of court as they now exist, and continuing in session any court in said district now in session until adjourned by the judge thereof.	Senate: Judicial Districts
SB 317	39-0 (1925)	Author: Parr, Archer "Archie"	Relating to creating the Laureles Independent School District in Kleberg County, Texas, defining its boundaries, providing for the election and qualification of trustees thereof, and vesting said district with the rights, powers, duties, and privileges of districts incorporated under the General Law for free school purposes.	Senate: Educational Affairs
SB 396	38-0 (1923)	Author: Parr, Archer "Archie"	Relating to validating all sales of public school land sold to highest bidder on January 20, 1908 and now situated in Kleberg, Kenedy and Brooks counties, which are in good standing a to interest payments on the records of the General Land Office.
HB 45	37-1 (1921)	Author: Pope, Walter Elmer "Uncle Elmer"	Relating to reorganizing the Twenty-eighth Judicial District of the State of Texas, and to create a Criminal District Court for the counties of Nueces, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy and Cameron and to prescribe the jurisdiction thereof as a criminal court.
HB 145	36-3 (1920)	Author: Canales, José Tomás	Relating to creating Riviera Head District in Precinct Number Three of Kleberg County.
HB 248	35-0 (1917)	Author: Canales, José Tomás	Relating to redefining boundary lines between Kleberg and Willacy counties.
SB 330	35-0 (1917)	Author: Parr, Archer "Archie"	Relating to reorganizing the Twenty-eighty Judicial District of the State of Texas, and to create a criminal district court for the Counties of Nueces, Kleburg, Willacy and Cameron, and to prescribe the jurisdiction thereof as a criminal court.
SB 433	35-0 (1917)	Author: Parr, Archer "Archie"	Relating to amending Act to reorganize the 28th Judicial District of the State of Texas, and to create a criminal district court for the counties of Nueces, Kleberg, Willacy, and Cameron.
SB 71	35-1 (1917)	Author: Parr, Archer "Archie"	Relating to fixing the terms of District Courts of certain counties.
HB 40	33-0 (1913)	Author: Dunn, Patrick F.	Relating to creating and establishing the county of Kleberg out of a part of Nueces County.

The Legislative Archive System is a work in progress. Complete information is not available for all bills and all sessions. Visit the Legislative Archive System status page for details. Please contact the Legislative Reference Library at 512-463-1252 if you have any questions. Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.