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HB 679 83-0 (2013) Author: Hughes, Bryan Relating to the designation of a segment of State Highway 37 in Wood County as the Carolyn S. Jones Highway. House: Transportation
Senate: Transportation
Referred to Transportation
HB 2607 80-0 (2007) Author: Hughes, Bryan Relating to the Wood County Juvenile Board. House: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
Senate: Jurisprudence
Referred to Jurisprudence
HB 3144 79-0 (2005) Author: Hughes, Bryan
Sponsor: Eltife, Kevin
Relating to a prohibition on hunting on certain parts of Big Sandy Creek in Wood County; providing penalties. House: Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
Senate: Natural Resources
Effective on 9/1/05
HR 361 79-1 (2005) Author: Hughes, Bryan Honoring the Wood County Retired School Personnel Association on its 25th anniversary. Reported enrolled
HB 1239 76-0 (1999) Author: Ramsay, Tom Relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Wood County and the composition of the 114th and 294th judicial districts. House: Judicial Affairs Left pending in committee
SB 195 76-0 (1999) Author: Cain, David Relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Wood County and the composition of the 114th and 294th judicial districts. Senate: Jurisprudence Left pending in committee
HB 107 71-0 (1989) Author: Hudson, David Relating to the composition of the 114th and 294th judicial districts and to the creation of a judicial district composed of Wood County. House: Judicial Affairs Referred to Judicial Affairs
HB 1441 68-0 (1983) Author: Gilley, Smith
Sponsor: Lyon, Ted
Relating to the establishment and powers of a juvenile board in Wood County. House: County Affairs
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Effective immediately
HB 1215 67-0 (1981) Author: Hollowell, Bill Relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Wood and Van Zandt counties and the reorganization of the 86th Judicial District. House: Judicial Affairs No action taken
HB 958 66-0 (1979) Author: Hollowell, Bill
Sponsor: McKnight, Peyton
Relating to the sale of certain wild animals in Kaufman, Van Zandt, and Wood counties. House: Environmental Affairs
Senate: Natural Resources
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HB 145 65-0 (1977) Author: Hollowell, Bill
Sponsor: McKnight, Peyton
Relating to the creation of the constitutional office of Criminal District Attorney of Wood County; and abolishing the office of County Attorney of Wood County. House: Judicial Affairs
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
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HB 448 63-0 (1973) Author: Hollowell, Bill Relating to open season for the taking of deer in Wood County. House: Environmental Affairs
Senate: Natural Resources
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources
HB 496 63-0 (1973) Author: Hollowell, Bill Relating to open season for taking quail in Wood County and authorizing of hunting quail in Wood County on Sunday. House: Environmental Affairs Committee hearing date
HB 1568 63-0 (1973) Author: Hollowell, Bill Relating to including Wood County under the provisions of The Uniform Wildlife Regulatory Act, as amended (Article 978j-1, Vernon's Texas Penal Code); and declaring an emergency. House: Environmental Affairs Laid on the table subject to call
HB 1297 62-0 (1971) Author: Ingram, Gayle
Sponsor: Beckworth, Lindley
Relating to extending the deer seasons in Wood and Upshur counties by 15 days.
HB 1306 61-0 (1969) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to the limit and open season for the taking of quail in Wood County.
HB 1307 61-0 (1969) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to hunting, possessing, killing, or taking deer in Wood County; providing penalties.
HB 1308 61-0 (1969) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to allowing the taking of bullfrogs in Wood County.
HB 855 60-0 (1967) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to taking bullfrogs in Wood County; prescribing a penalty.
HB 856 60-0 (1967) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to amending certain acts relating to hunting quail in Wood County.
HB 857 60-0 (1967) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to closing the season on wild turkey in Upshur and Wood counties; prescribing a penalty.
HB 600 59-0 (1965) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to hunting quail in Wood County.
HB 671 59-0 (1965) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to stocking public and private lakes and reservoirs in Wood County with crappie or white perch; providing a penalty.
HB 1141 59-0 (1965) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to removal of rough fish, bream, and sunfish from the public fresh waters of Wood County.
HB 1010 58-0 (1963) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to prohibiting the use of certain methods for taking fish in certain lakes in Wood County; providing a penalty for violations.
HB 1075 58-0 (1963) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to authorizing the Texas National Guard Armory Board to convey certain lands in Wood County, Texas, under certain conditions to the Winnsboro Industrial Foundation, Incorporated.
SB 508 58-0 (1963) Author: Calhoun, Jr., C. Galloway Relating to authorizing the Texas National Guard Armory Board to convey certain lands in Wood County, Texas.
HB 731 57-0 (1961) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to authorizing the Texas National Guard Armory Board to convey certain lands in Wood County, Texas.
HB 1095 57-0 (1961) Author: Hinson, George T. | et. al. Relating to providing for the taking for sale of catfish with nets or seines, with the same mesh size prescribed for the taking of rough fish, in the Sabine River and its tributaries in Smith, Upshur, and Wood Counties.
HB 1096 57-0 (1961) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to amending a certain Act relating to the open season for squirrels in Upshur and Wood Counties.
HB 1097 57-0 (1961) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to amending a certain Act relating to the open season for deer in Upshur and Wood Counties.
HB 1134 57-0 (1961) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to creating a conservation and reclamation district located in Wood and Upshur Counties, to be known as the "Wood and Upshur Counties Water District."
HB 17 57-1 (1961) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to creating a conservation and reclamation district located in wood and Upshur Counties, to be known as the "Wood and Upshur Counties Water District".
HB 13 57-3 (1962) Author: Hinson, George T. | et. al. Relating to creating a conservation and reclamation district to be known as "Wood and Upshur Counties Water District", for the purpose of providing or acquiring a source or sources of water supply for municipal, domestic, industrial, and mining uses and processing and transporting the same and for the purpose of providing or acquiring storm sewers.
SB 67 57-3 (1962) Author: Calhoun, Jr., C. Galloway Relating to creating a conservation and reclamation district to be known as the "Wood and Upshur Counties Water District" for the purpose of providing or acquiring a source or sources of water supply for municipal, domestic, industrial, and mining uses and processing and transporting the same and for the purpose of providing or acquiring storm sewers.
HB 691 56-0 (1959) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to validating a bond election of December 7, 1957, in Wood County, Texas, which authorized the levying of taxes and the issuance of bonds in the sum of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) with maximum interest of five per cent (5%) payable in forty (40) years or less, principal and interest thereon to be paid from the taxes herein authorized for the purpose of constructing and maintaining four (4) dams in Wood County.
HB 833 56-0 (1959) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to regulating the hunting, taking and killing of wild squirrels in Upshur and Wood Counties; providing penalties for violation of this Act.
HB 890 56-0 (1959) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to authorizing the Commissioners Court in and for the County of Wood to use force labor, county owned equipment and technical help in construction and maintenance work within the bounds of Governor James Stephen Hogg Memorial Shrine Park.
HB 389 55-0 (1957) Author: Puckett, Jr., Herman V. | et. al. Relating to providing that it shall be unlawful to kill or take mink in Gregg, Rusk, Upshur and Wood Counties, Texas, for a period of two (2) years; providing a penalty.
HB 390 55-0 (1957) Author: Puckett, Jr., Herman V. Relating to regulating the taking and killing of deer in Upshur and Wood Counties, Texas; providing penalties.
HB 711 55-0 (1957) Author: Puckett, Jr., Herman V. Relating to providing an open season in Wood County for hunting and killing wild pheasants.
HB 773 54-0 (1955) Author: Puckett, Jr., Herman V. Relating to providing an open season for hunting, taking and killing quail in Upshur and Wood Counties; fixing the days on which such hunting is permitted, fixing the limit on the number of quail killed or the number of quail that any person may have in possession at any time; requiring consent of owner or person in charge to hunt or kill quail upon premises of another; fixing a penalty, repealing all laws in conflict with this act.
HB 774 54-0 (1955) Relating to amending certain Acts by extending the season for deer in Wood and Upshur Counties and making it unlawful for any person or persons to hunt with a shotgun loaded with buckshot or slug or with any rifle larger than .22 caliber, except during the legal period for hunting and taking deer in Wood and Upshur Counties.
HB 872 54-0 (1955) Author: Puckett, Jr., Herman V. Relating to making it lawful to take or catch rough fish in Wood County by the use of a two-inch mesh net or seine and the use of the hands grabbing within the seine; prohibiting the sale of such rough fish and the possession of game or catfish while fishing in this manner; providing a penalty; repealing all laws in conflict.
SB 394 54-0 (1955) Author: McDonald, Warren Swann Relating to establishing a County Juvenile Board in Wood County and Upshur County; prescribing membership organization, duties and compensation of its members; repealing conflicting laws; providing for severability.
HB 647 53-0 (1953) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to authorizing the State Park Board to repair, build and construct certain facilities at the Governor James Stephen Hogg Memorial Shrine, Wood County, Texas, and making an appropriation of Twenty-nine Thousand Eight Hundred Fifteen Dollars ($29,815.00) therefor.
HB 860 53-0 (1953) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to amending the Act prohibiting the use of nets and seines and otherwise regulating the taking of fish in certain counties, by eliminating Wood County from its provisions.
HB 884 53-0 (1953) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to providing an open season for deer in Wood and Upshur Counties; prescribing a penalty.
HB 404 52-0 (1951) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to amending certain acts so as to provide that it shall be lawful to kill quail in Wood County on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week during the period beginning December 1st and ending January 16th, both dates inclusive.
HB 738 52-0 (1951) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to amending certain acts regulating the hunting and killing of quail in Wood County so as to provide an open season for killing quail.
HB 806 52-0 (1951) Author: Hinson, George T. Relating to making an appropriation of Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($5,500) for the improvement and maintenance of the Governor James Stephen Hogg Memorial Shrine, Wood County, Texas, during the biennium beginning September 1, 1951, and ending August 31, 1953.
HB 804 51-0 (1949) Author: McKnight, Peyton Relating to amending a previous Act, authorizing the appointment of an Assistant District Attorney in the 7th Judicial District in this State, composed of the Counties of Upshur, Wood and Smith; providing compensation for travelling expenses.
HB 864 51-0 (1949) Author: McKnight, Peyton Relating to amend a previous Act, authorizing hunting and killing of quail in Wood County each day of the week during open season; providing penalty.
HB 922 51-0 (1949) Author: McKnight, Peyton Relating to making it unlawful to take or kill wild deer in the County of Wood, Texas, for a period of five (5) years; making it unlawful for any person to have in his possession any wild deer killed or caught in said County; prescribing penalty for violation of this Act.
SB 449 51-0 (1949) Author: McDonald, Warren Swann Relating to creating the 115th Judicial District of Texas to be composed of Upshur and Woods Counties; providing this Act shall be severable.
SB 460 51-0 (1949) Author: McDonald, Warren Swann Relating to prohibiting the taking, catching, or possession of fish for sale from the waters of Sabine and Neches Rivers in Wood and Smith Counties, and prohibiting the buying and selling or the offering for sale or offering to buy any fish caught from the waters of the Sabine and Neches Rivers in Wood and Smith Counties for a period of two years; providing a penalty; repealing all laws in conflict.
HB 680 50-0 (1947) Author: Wood, Bill D. | et. al. Relating to amending a previous Act, providing for the reorganization and continuation of the Special District Court of Smith and Wood Counties, Texas.
SB 357 50-0 (1947) Author: Chadick, T. C. Relating to amending a previous Act, providing for the reorganization and continuation of the Special District Court of Smith and Wood Counties , Texas, as a permanent District Court of be designated as the District Court of the 114th Judicial District of Texas; providing that all causes and all proceedings pending in said Special District Court shall be valid in the District Court herein created; providing date when said Special District Court shall no longer exist, and for the beginning of the District Court of said 114th Judicial District.
HB 384 49-0 (1945) Author: Suiter, Mary Elizabeth | et. al. Relating to amending certain Acts providing for the reorganization of the Special District Court of Smith County, Texas, so that hereafter this Special District Court shall include Smith and Wood Counties, Texas; providing date when said Court shall no longer exist.
SB 348 49-0 (1945) Author: Chadick, T. C. Relating to amending certain Acts and creating a Governor James Stephen Hogg Memorial Shrine in Wood County.
HB 981 46-0 (1939) Author: Bailey, William J. Relating to repealing a certain Section of the Acts of the 45th Legislature (R.S.); regulating fishing in Wood County.
HB 1035 45-0 (1937) Author: Cathey, Ben F. Relating to providing that it shall be unlawful to kill quail in Wood County, Texas, except on certain days; providing penalty for violation of this Act.
HB 838 44-0 (1935) Author: Broyles, Wallace R. Relating to declaring a closed season on the killing of quail and bobwhites in Van Zandt and Wood counties for a period ending January 15, 1937, prescribing a penalty thereof.
HB 539 43-0 (1933) Author: Magee, John Sier | et. al. Relating to providing an open season for doves in Smith and Wood Counties, and repealing certain statute and all other laws or parts of law in conflict herewith, insofar as they affect Smith and Wood Counties.
HB 599 43-0 (1933) Author: Cathey, Ben F. Relating to regulating the taking of certain wild fur-bearing animals; providing a penalty for violation thereof.
HB 776 42-0 (1931) Author: Smith, Richard Malcom Relating to fixing the bag limit on quail and doves in Wood County, fixing the open season for killing quail and doves in said County; prescribing penalties for violation of any of the provisions of this Act.
HB 846 42-0 (1931) Author: Smith, Richard Malcom Relating to permitting the taking or catching of catfish, drum, buffalo, suckers, carp, shad, or gar in the fresh waters of Wood County during any month of the year except March and April with any seine or net with a mesh of not less than two inches square; providing penalties.
HB 859 42-0 (1931) Author: Smith, Richard Malcom Relating to amending the Wood County road law.
HB 956 42-0 (1931) Author: Smith, Richard Malcom Relating to the performances of road duty in Wood County, Texas.
HB 15 42-1 (1931) Author: Smith, Richard Malcom Relating to amending a certain law relating to open season for killing squirrels in Wood County, fixing bag limit and penalties.
HB 60 42-3 (1932) Author: Smith, Richard Malcom Relating to repealing certain chapters of a special road law for Wood County.
HB 555 41-0 (1929) Author: Baker, Joe H. Relating to fixing the bag limit on doves and quail in Wood County, declaring the violation of such law to be a misdemeanor, fixing the penalty.
SB 456 40-0 (1927) Author: Price, Lloyd E. Relating to removing the counties of Wood and Van Zandt from the fifth Supreme Judicial District and placing them in the sixth Supreme Judicial District.
HB 39 40-1 (1927) Author: Faulk, Hubert T. Relating to amending Chapter 97 as passed by the 39th Legislature creating a more efficient road system for Wood County.
HB 200 39-0 (1925) Author: Davis, J. N. Relating to the creating a more efficient road system for Wood County, Texas; making the county commissioners ex-officio road commissioners, and providing for their compensation, and defining their powers and duties; providing for penalties for the enforcement of the provisions of this act; declaring its provisions are supplemental are supplemental to all general laws of the State on the subject, and for the repeal of all laws and parts of laws in conflict with any of the provisions of this act. House: Highways and Motor Traffic
SB 319 39-0 (1925) Author: Pollard, Sr., Tomas (Thomas) Glover Relating to creating the Golden Independent School District in Wood County, Texas; describing said district created by metes and bounds, providing a board of trustee therefor, vesting said school district and board of trustees with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties conferred upon independent school districts incorporated under the General Laws of Texas, providing for an election to determine whether or not said district shall assume and pay outstanding bonds of the territory therein embraced and levy a tax therefor. Senate: Educational Affairs
SB 320 39-0 (1925) Author: Pollard, Sr., Tomas (Thomas) Glover Relating to amending certain statute creating the Ninth Supreme Judicial District of Texas so as to take Wood County out of the Fifth Supreme Judicial District and add Wood County to the Sixth Supreme Judicial District. Senate: Judicial Districts
SB 449 39-0 (1925) Author: Pollard, Sr., Tomas (Thomas) Glover Relating to creating a more efficient road system for Wood County; making the county commissioners ex-officio road supervisors for their respective precincts in said county; defini9ng their powers and duties as such supervisors; providing for their compensation as such. Senate: Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Highways and Motor Traffic as of 1/23/1925)
HB 128 38-0 (1923) Author: Simpson, Gordon | et. al. Relating to redistricting certain counties.
SB 251 37-0 (1921) Author: Suiter, William David "Will" Relating to amending the act incorporating the Winnsboro Independent School District in Wood and Franklin Counties.
SB 255 37-0 (1921) Author: Suiter, William David "Will" Relating to repealing the act creating a road system for Wood County.
SB 91 37-1 (1921) Author: Suiter, William David "Will" Relating to amending the act incorporating the Winnsboro Independent School District in Wood and Franklin Counties.
HB 93 36-0 (1919) Author: Barnes, William Henry "Frank" Relating to preventing the selling of fish taken from the public fresh waters of Wood county, State of Texas, and providing a penalty for the violation thereof.
HB 269 36-0 (1919) Author: Barnes, William Henry "Frank" Relating to creating a more efficient road system for Wood county, constituting the county commissioners ex-officio road commissioners.
HB 506 36-0 (1919) Author: Barnes, William Henry "Frank" Relating to amending the Special Fish Law of Wood county so as to exempt said county from certain provisions of the general law.
SB 106 36-2 (1919) Author: Suiter, William David "Will" Relating to creating the Quitman Independent School District in Wood County, Texas.
HB 734 35-0 (1917) Author: Lee, John Benion Relating to amending the special road law for Wood county.
HB 786 35-0 (1917) Author: Lee, John Benion Relating to creating a special fish law for Wood county, Texas.
SB 406 35-0 (1917) Author: Suiter, William David "Will" Relating to amending "An Act to create a more efficient road system for Wood county" etc.; providing for the issuance of bonds by said county.
SB 424 35-0 (1917) Author: Suiter, William David "Will" Relating to incorporating the Winnsboro Independent School District in Wood and Franklin Counties, Texas.
HB 83 35-1 (1917) Author: Lee, John Benion Relating to amending the act creating a more efficient road system for Wood County to provide a salary for road commissioners.
SB 60 35-1 (1917) Author: Suiter, William David "Will" Relating to creating a more efficient road system for Wood county, Texas.
HB 132 34-0 (1915) Author: Middleton, W. C. Relating to amending a certain law creating a special fish law for Wood County, Texas.
HB 299 34-0 (1915) Author: Middleton, W. C. Relating to creating a more efficient road system for Wood county, Texas, and making the county commissioners of said county ex officio road comissioners, and providing for working county convicts upon public roads of said county and for the payment of the fees of officers and witnesses in such cases, and providing for the amount of time to be allowed road hands for their teams, and providing for the payment of $5.00 in lieu of road service; providing that Wood county shall be subject to the General Law governing the appointment of road overseers, and providing for the division of roads into road precincts.
HB 284 33-0 (1913) Author: Ussery, J. W. Relating to creating the Golden Independent School District, known as Common School District No. 24, in Wood County, Texas.
HB 790 33-0 (1913) Author: Ussery, J. W. Relating to amending the Special Laws of the Thirty-second Legislature to create a special road law for Wood County.
HB 816 33-0 (1913) Author: Ussery, J. W. Relating to providing for the maintenance of the Department of Agriculture, Manual Training and Domestic Economy in the high school of the Winnsboro Independent School District, located in Wood and Franklin Counties, making an appropriation.
HB 819 33-0 (1913) Author: Ussery, J. W. Relating to exempting Wood County from the provisions of the law relating to the taking and catching of fish.
HB 893 33-0 (1913) Author: Ussery, J. W. Relating to making it unlawful for any one to hunt or trap by means of ensnaring any raccoon, fox, or other fur bearing animal within the bound of Wood County, prescribing penalties.
SB 420 33-0 (1913) Author: Greer, William Jeffries Relating to amending the Act creating a special road law for Wood County, Texas.
SB 427 33-0 (1913) Author: Greer, William Jeffries Relating to amending the general laws relating to the taking of fish so as to strike Wood county from the list of counties exempted.
SB 428 33-0 (1913) Author: Greer, William Jeffries Relating to providing for the maintenance of the departments of Agriculture, Manual Training and Domestic Economy in the high school of the Winnsboro Independent School District.
HB 58 33-1 (1913) Author: Ussery, J. W. Relating to amending "An Act to create a more efficient road system for Wood County, etc.," by making it unlawful to injure or damage any public road in said county; prescribing penalties.
HB 488 32-0 (1911) Author: Cathey, Ben F. Relating to incorporating the Winnsboro Independent School District in Wood and Franklin counties, Texas, for free school purposes only, defining its boundaries, and providing for a board of trustees, divesting the city of Winnsboro of the control of its public schools, and title to school property and vesting the same in said Winnesboro Independent School District, and its Board of Trustees, prescribing the right, powers, privileges and duties of said Winnsboro Independent School District and its Board of Trustees.
SB 236 32-0 (1911) Author: Greer, William Jeffries Relating to creating a more efficient road system for Wood county, Texas, and making the county commissioners of said county ex officio road commissioners.
SB 295 32-0 (1911) Author: Greer, William Jeffries Relating to creating the Pleasant Grove Independent School District, in Wood county, Texas, and defining its boundaries, providing for the election of a board of trustees to manage and control the public free school within said district.
SB 38 31-2 (1909) Relating to creating a more efficient road system for Wood county, Texas.
HB 26 30-0 (1907) Author: Blalock, William R. Relating to creating a more efficient road system for Wood County, Texas, and making the county commissioners of said county ex-officio road commissioners, and prescribing their duties as such.
HB 594 28-0 (1903) Author: Guinn, Frank B. Relating to an Act to create a more efficient road system for Cherokee and Wood counties, Texas, and requiring the commissioners court to appoint a road foreman for each precinct; providing for a special road tax and requiring that no part of the road and bridge fund or of the special road tax created by this act shall ever be diverted to any other purpose.
HB 568 26-0 (1899) Relating to creating a more efficient road system for Wood county, Texas, and making county commissioners of said county ex-officio road commissioners and prescribing their duties as such, and providing for their compensation as road commissioners, and fixing a penalty for a violation of this act.


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