Texas Legislature
Bills Sponsored / Joint Sponsored
Sen. J. E. "Buster" Brown
77th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/8/2026

Number of Bills: 53

Sponsor (53):
HB 66 Author: Pitts
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain water well drillers.

HB 71 Author: Pitts
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain water well pump installers.

HB 451 Author: Talton
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to an employee of a personal bond office administering oaths to or taking an acknowledgment or proof of a written instrument from personal bond applicants.

HB 490 Author: Heflin
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the administration and collection of ad valorem taxes.

HB 805 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/28/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the percentage of money received by a crime stoppers organization that may be used for administrative costs.

HB 898 Author: Thompson
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/16/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the administration of certain property of incapacitated persons, wards, and former wards.

HB 924 Author: Walker
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/14/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the authority of a water district or water supply corporation to require the grant of an easement as a precondition of service.

HB 1027 Author: Cook
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the cleanup of contaminated property.

HB 1050 Author: Solomons
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to liens on real property in favor of governmental entities.

HB 1083 Author: Thompson
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/14/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the effect of a bankruptcy proceeding on a durable power of attorney.

HB 1167 Author: Crabb
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the form of examination of a child in a criminal or civil proceeding.

HB 1214 Author: Pitts
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain occupations by, and other powers and duties of, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

HB 1569 Author: Yarbrough
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/11/2001 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to a firefighters' relief and retirement fund in certain municipalities.

HB 1654 Author: Talton
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to the disclosure to the public of information in certain arrest warrants and the affidavits filed in connection with the application for those warrants.

HB 1664 Author: Alexander
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/14/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to certain regulations of the sale and operation of certain vehicles.

HB 1665 Author: Alexander
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/18/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the duties and authority of the Texas Motor Vehicle Board and to the regulation of the sale of motor vehicles.

HB 2134 Author: Chisum
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle emissions; providing penalties.

HB 2401 Author: Lewis, Ron
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/24/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to programs and funding methods that promote water conservation among certain state and local entities.

HB 2403 Author: Lewis, Ron
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to reporting requirements regarding certain clothes-washing machines.

HB 2404 Author: Lewis, Ron
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the submetering and allocation of water service in apartment houses, manufactured home rental communities, condominiums, and other multiple use facilities.

HB 2436 Author: Merritt
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to a requirement that the Bureau of Economic Geology of The University of Texas at Austin conduct a study of the East Texas Oil Field.

HB 2550 Author: Uher
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the application of the child support guidelines to certain children receiving social security old age benefits.

HB 2610 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/25/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the offense of criminal nonsupport of a child.

HB 2621 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/24/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the offense of interference with child custody.

HB 2719 Author: Noriega
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the use of obsolete bridges, tunnels, and causeways to create artificial reefs.

HB 2787 Author: Geren
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to notifying students of institutions of higher education of emissions inspection requirements for certain vehicles and enforcement of vehicle inspection laws by those institutions.

HB 2817 Author: Lewis, Ron
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/14/2001 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to certain laws governing water districts and nonprofit water or sewer service corporations; creating a criminal offense.

HB 2913 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the compensation of commissioners and the tax rate of the Brazoria County Conservation and Reclamation District Number Three.

HB 2994 Author: Lewis, Ron
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the approval of certain contracts of special districts.

HB 3123 Author: Alexander | Turner, Bob
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the standards for determining whether land qualifies for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as open-space land based on its use for wildlife management.

HB 3152 Author: Capelo
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to due process for physicians, dentists, and podiatrists in hospitals.

HB 3159 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the compensation and per diem of the commissioners of Brazoria Drainage District Number 4.

HB 3161 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the expiration of certain subdivision plats.

HB 3194 Author: Howard
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District Number 16 and to the authorization of bonds and the levy of taxes; providing civil penalties.

HB 3195 Author: Howard
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District Number 134 and to the authorization of bonds and the levy of taxes; providing civil penalties.

HB 3209 Author: Uher
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to penalties for commercial shrimp boat violations.

HB 3286 Author: Lewis, Ron
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to energy and water conservation measures by state agencies and local governments.

HB 3298 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the contracting authority of and authorized uses for corporate revenue by certain industrial development corporations.

HB 3329 Author: Averitt
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to tax-exempt private activity bonds.

HB 3639 Author: Danburg | Woolley
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the expansion of the boundaries and the number of members of the board of the Upper Kirby Management District.

HB 3662 Author: Thompson
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the administration of the justice courts of Harris County.

HB 3663 Author: Thompson
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of a county criminal court at law in Harris County.

HB 3675 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Brazoria County Groundwater Conservation District.

HCR 50 Author: Chisum
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/26/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of Robert O'Connor.

HCR 76 Author: Heflin | Callegari | Williams | Howard | Elkins
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 02/01/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Honoring the Katy Tigers for winning the Class 5A Division II football championship.

HCR 111 Author: Chisum
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/26/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of Victor T. Newman of Waco.

HCR 112 Author: Chisum
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/26/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of Lieutenant Colonel George R. "Bob" Scott of Waco.

HCR 113 Author: Chisum
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/26/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of Robert L. Dillard, Jr., of Dallas.

HCR 144 Author: Eiland
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Honoring State Representative Kyle Janek and his wife, Shannon Janek, on the birth of their son, William Walker Janek.

HCR 240 Author: Edwards
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 04/10/2001 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Granting the house and senate permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period begining on April 11, 2001 and ending on April 17, 2001.

HCR 286 Author: Lewis, Ron
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Honoring Darrell K Royal on his many achievements.

HCR 333 Author: Crownover, Myra
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make technical corrections in H.B. No. 2484.

HJR 81 Author: Counts
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/28/2001 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board.

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