Texas State Representative

Raul Torres 2011 - 82nd Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 8)

Legislative Session

Joint Author of Legislation

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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR29

Introduced
1/6/11  
Introduced
1/6/11  
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the development and potential economic impact of a cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR88

Introduced
3/8/11  
Introduced
3/8/11  
Refer
3/15/11  
Refer
3/15/11  
Report Pass
4/19/11  
Urging Congress to enact an overhaul of the immigration system to promote economic prosperity and national security.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HJR149

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to require the comptroller of public accounts to make a state revenue report after the first year of a state fiscal biennium and the governor to call a special session of the legislature if actual state revenue for that fiscal year was at least five percent less than projected revenue.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HJR26

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the use of the assets of certain associations established by the legislature of this state for the purpose of providing certain insurance coverage.

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR50

Introduced
1/31/11  
Introduced
1/31/11  
Refer
2/18/11  
Refer
2/18/11  
Report Pass
3/9/11  
Report Pass
3/9/11  
Refer
5/19/11  
Refer
5/19/11  
Report Pass
5/21/11  
Affirming the pride of all Texans in both our one and indivisible national union and our one and indivisible state, claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist from certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR60

Introduced
2/10/11  
Introduced
2/10/11  
Refer
2/18/11  
Refer
2/18/11  
Report Pass
4/14/11  
Report Pass
4/14/11  
Refer
5/19/11  
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR66

Introduced
2/16/11  
Introduced
2/16/11  
Refer
2/18/11  
Refer
2/18/11  
Report Pass
3/30/11  
Urging the United States Congress to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases for stationary sources.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR81

Introduced
3/3/11  
Introduced
3/3/11  
Refer
3/10/11  
Refer
3/10/11  
Refer
3/31/11  
Refer
3/31/11  
Report Pass
4/14/11  
Expressing opposition to federal regulation of hazardous waste, water, and clean air and of the production, exploration, drilling, development, operation, transportation, and processing of oil, natural gas, petroleum, and petroleum products in the State of Texas.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR94

Introduced
3/10/11  
Introduced
3/10/11  
Refer
3/18/11  
Refer
3/18/11  
Refer
3/31/11  
Report Pass
4/14/11  
Urging Congress to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HJR109

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
5/2/11  
Voted on by House
5/12/11  
Out of Senate Committee
5/20/11  
Voted on by Senate
5/21/11  
Report Pass
5/20/11  
Enrolled
5/25/11  
Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify references to the permanent school fund, to allow the General Land Office to distribute revenue derived from permanent school fund land or other properties to the available school fund, and to provide for an increase in the market value of the permanent school fund for the purpose of allowing increased distributions from the available school fund.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HJR135

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
5/2/11  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to an individual's or a religious organization's freedom of religion.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HJR18

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a franchise tax rate to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HJR27

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing certain payment for health care services and prohibiting requiring participation in a health care system.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HJR48

Filed
12/22/10  
Out of House Committee
5/7/11  
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran in an amount equal to the amount of the residence homestead exemption to which the disabled veteran was entitled on the same property.

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR93

Introduced
3/10/11  
Introduced
3/10/11  
Refer
3/18/11  
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to create a joint interim committee to study tax policy as it relates to boat sales and marine services in Texas.