Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Ken Paxton
82nd Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/9/2026
Number of Bills: 52

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (42):
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
03/17/2011 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to creation of the Health Freedom Act.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
04/26/2011 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to the E-Z computation and rate of the franchise tax.
Author:
Paxton
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04/28/2011 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to the maximum rate of growth of appropriations.
Author:
Paxton
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02/23/2011 H Referred to Appropriations
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Relating to the state highway fund.
Author:
Paxton
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04/26/2011 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to the franchise tax liability of certain taxable entities.
Author:
Paxton
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02/28/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
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Relating to the phasing out of ad valorem taxes on the residence homesteads of elderly persons by 2021.
Author:
Paxton
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04/18/2011 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to a franchise or insurance premium tax credit for contributions made to certain nonprofit educational assistance organizations.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
03/03/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
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Relating to public access to financial and tax rate information of political subdivisions.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
04/11/2011 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to ad valorem tax lien transfers.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
03/01/2011 H Referred to State Affairs
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Relating to the enforcement of certain laws governing immigration and to certain requirements concerning illegal criminal aliens in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Author:
Paxton
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03/14/2011 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to exceptions to the prohibition of certain fees for a future transfer of residential real property.
Author:
Paxton | Anchia | Rodriguez, Eddie | Taylor, Larry
Last Action:
05/09/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
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Relating to certain financial requirements of certain toll project entities.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
04/04/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the transfer of an ad valorem tax lien; providing for the imposition of an administrative penalty.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
04/04/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to payment of delinquent property owners' association assessments and foreclosure of a property owners' association assessment lien.
Author:
Paxton | Hardcastle
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to electronic filing and rerecording of livestock marks and brands by county clerks.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
03/10/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
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Relating to the requirements of a municipal budget that raises more property taxes than in the previous year's budget.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
03/10/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
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Relating to the requirements of a county budget that raises more property taxes than in the previous year's budget.
Author:
Paxton | Coleman
Last Action:
03/10/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to a searchable database for the bonds and other debt obligations issued by local governmental entities.
Author:
Paxton | Cain | Zedler
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the posting on the Internet by the county assessor-collector of information regarding ad valorem tax rates.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
04/04/2011 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to posting notice of real property sale by electronic display.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
03/17/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
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Relating to the effect of a change in the state sales and use tax base on certain ad valorem tax rates of certain taxing units and the dedication of revenue attributable to the expansion of the state sales and use tax base to ad valorem tax relief.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
05/06/2011 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
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Relating to the requirement that certain persons hold a limited property and casualty insurance license.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
05/10/2011 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
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Relating to efficiency in the delivery of health and human services.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
05/02/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to create economic development programs and provide loans or grants for those programs; providing authority to issue bonds.
Author:
Paxton
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03/18/2011 H Referred to Higher Education
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Relating to a requirement of lawful presence in the United States for receipt of state educational benefits for use at a public or private institution of higher education.
Author:
Paxton
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03/18/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
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Relating to voter approval of a proposed tax rate of a taxing unit other than a school district that exceeds the rollback tax rate.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Placed on General State Calendar
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Relating to the electronic recording of proceedings in a statutory probate court in Collin County.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
04/18/2011 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to the inventory and appraisement requirement of personal representatives of decedents' estates pending in a statutory probate court in Collin County.
Author:
Paxton
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03/18/2011 H Referred to Public Health
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Relating to the minimum standards for abortion facilities.
Author:
Paxton
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03/23/2011 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of professional fitness trainers; providing a penalty.
Author:
Paxton
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04/18/2011 H Referred to Natural Resources
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Relating to the creation of the Prosper Municipal Management District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax, levy an assessment, and issue bonds.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
03/17/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the rights of individuals to choose or decline to choose to purchase health insurance coverage.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
02/21/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
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.
Author:
Paxton | Hughes | Weber | Aliseda | Flynn
Last Action:
04/28/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the maximum rate of growth of appropriations and the use of unencumbered surplus general revenues to fund the state's rainy day fund and a public school property tax relief fund.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
02/23/2011 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment prescribing the purposes for which revenue from motor vehicle registration fees, certain motor vehicle-related taxes, and certain revenues received from the federal government may be used.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
02/28/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to phase out ad valorem taxes on the residence homesteads of elderly persons by 2021.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
03/03/2011 H Reported enrolled: Mar 3 2011 12:21PM
Caption:
In memory of U.S. Army Private First Class Cody A. Board of McKinney.
Author:
Paxton | Zedler
Last Action:
02/08/2011 H Reported enrolled: Feb 8 2011 8:10AM
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Honoring President Ronald Reagan on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
03/17/2011 H Reported enrolled: Mar 17 2011 9:40AM
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Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Allen Independent School District.
Author:
Paxton
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05/30/2011 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2011 1:30PM
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Congratulating Wester Middle School in Frisco on being named a School to Watch by the Texas Middle School Association.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
05/27/2011 H Reported enrolled: May 27 2011 1:30PM
Caption:
Congratulating the McKinney Police Department 9-1-1 dispatchers on their receipt of the 2011 Team 9-1-1 Award of Merit.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/01/2011 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2011 3:04PM
Caption:
Congratulating the girls' soccer team of Wakeland High School in Frisco on winning the UIL 4A state championship.
Joint Author (10):
Author:
Laubenberg | Lewis | Paxton | Carter
Last Action:
02/11/2011 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to requiring state contractors and grant recipients to participate in the federal electronic verification of work authorization program, or E-verify; adding a civil penalty.
Author:
Madden | Bonnen | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Hopson | Paxton
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to designating certain synthetic cannabinoids as controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; providing penalties and establishing certain criminal consequences or procedures.
Author:
Anchia | Laubenberg | Johnson | Paxton
Last Action:
03/30/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the sunset review of regional tollway authorities.
Author:
Coleman | Paxton
Last Action:
05/02/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
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Relating to a searchable database for the bonds and other debt obligations issued by local governmental entities.
Author:
Christian | Paxton
Last Action:
04/21/2011 H Considered in Calendars
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Expressing opposition to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Author:
Burkett | Flynn | Brown | Paxton
Last Action:
05/19/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Author:
Madden | Taylor, Van | Laubenberg | Paxton
Last Action:
01/26/2011 H Reported enrolled: Jan 26 2011 8:10AM
Caption:
Congratulating Thomas H. Muehlenbeck on the occasion of his retirement as city manager of Plano.
Author:
Taylor, Van | Madden | Laubenberg | Paxton
Last Action:
03/17/2011 H Reported enrolled: Mar 17 2011 9:40AM
Caption:
Recognizing March 7 and 8, 2011, as Collin County Days at the State Capitol.
Author:
Laubenberg | Madden | Paxton | Taylor, Van
Last Action:
05/24/2011 H Reported enrolled: May 24 2011 2:07PM
Caption:
Commending Ashley Donaldson, a student at Shepton High School in Plano, for reporting her discovery of an envelope containing $2,000.
Author:
Madden | Taylor, Van | Paxton
Last Action:
06/06/2011 H Reported enrolled: Jun 6 2011 2:26PM
Caption:
In memory of Mary Gaynelle Brandon Scruggs of Plano.
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