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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. John Garza
82nd Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/27/2026
Number of Bills: 75

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (38):
Author:
Garza | Callegari | Pena | Aliseda | Hughes
Last Action:
05/04/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to restrictions on written information required to be provided by public school teachers and a study by the commissioner of education concerning implementation of the restrictions.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
03/01/2011 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the appointment of a retired judge or former judge as a visiting judge in certain courts.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
03/01/2011 H Referred to Urban Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to require the removal of graffiti by a property owner.
Author:
Garza | Farias | Pickett | Aliseda
Last Action:
04/06/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to including certain veterans service organizations as small businesses for the purpose of state contracting.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
03/03/2011 H Referred to Business & Industry
Caption:
Relating to personal property that is exempt from garnishment, attachment, execution, or other seizure.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
05/13/2011 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the monitoring of compliance with low-income and moderate-income housing ad valorem tax exemptions.
Author:
Garza | Zedler | Laubenberg | Riddle
Last Action:
05/04/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to regulations on certain complementary and alternative health care services.
Author:
Garza | Menendez | Pena | Aliseda
Last Action:
04/18/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the selection of the board of directors of an appraisal district.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
03/03/2011 H Referred to County Affairs
Caption:
Relating to consolidation of emergency services districts in certain counties.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
03/28/2011 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the meetings and records of certain property owners' associations.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
03/07/2011 H Referred to Land & Resource Management
Caption:
Relating to the release and transfer of extraterritorial jurisdiction by certain municipalities.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
03/07/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to the determination of the market value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
03/08/2011 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the nonpartisan election of district judges.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
03/07/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to taxation of property owned or controlled by a public facility corporation.
Author:
Garza
Sponsor:
Uresti
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the use of uniform election dates by newly incorporated municipalities.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
03/08/2011 H Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to the Bexar Metropolitan Water District.
Author:
Garza | Riddle | Weber | Pena | Turner
Last Action:
05/09/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to equal opportunity for access by private and parochial school students to University Interscholastic League sponsored activities.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
04/28/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the liability of a school district that allows the use of land and facilities that the school district owns, occupies, or leases for recreational or educational purposes.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
04/04/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to defining residency for purposes of eligibility to hold the office of or be a candidate for state representative.
Author:
Garza
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to lower speed limits on certain highways.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
04/20/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to resident tuition rates and fees for certain civilian employees and private contractors at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Garza | Hughes
Last Action:
03/15/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to the award of attorney's fees in a judicial appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
04/05/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to species-protection programs for the Edwards Aquifer, the Guadalupe River Basin, the San Antonio River Basin, and the San Antonio Bay and estuary system; imposing a tax.
Author:
Garza | Howard, Charlie
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 1/1/12
Caption:
Relating to meetings, elections, and records of certain property owners' associations.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
05/06/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to positions that are exempt from a sheriff's department civil service system in certain counties.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
04/18/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property used to provide low-income or moderate-income housing.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
03/23/2011 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to contracting with emerging fund managers by the State Board of Education for investment of the permanent school fund.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
04/26/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to municipal and county authority to enforce a solid waste collection and transportation services franchise.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
03/23/2011 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of cease and desist orders by the Texas Medical Board.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
05/03/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a restriction on permits authorizing direct discharges of waste or pollutants into water in certain areas associated with the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
04/26/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the distribution of money appropriated from a municipal court building security fund.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
04/18/2011 H Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to the Bexar Metropolitan Water District.
Author:
Garza | Martinez, "Mando" | Aliseda | Torres
Last Action:
05/09/2011 H Meeting cancelled
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain volunteer firefighter and emergency services organizations to hold tax-free sales or auctions.
Author:
Garza | Pena | Torres | Margo | Aliseda
Last Action:
05/02/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Urging Congress to enact an overhaul of the immigration system to promote economic prosperity and national security.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
02/23/2011 H Reported enrolled: Feb 23 2011 8:30AM
Caption:
Honoring Blas Maria Herrera for his outstanding contributions to Texas and recognizing his descendants for their generosity in providing the Herrera Gates to the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.
Author:
Garza | Naishtat
Last Action:
03/21/2011 H Reported enrolled: Mar 21 2011 10:32AM
Caption:
Recognizing March 22, 2011, as The University of Texas at Austin Plan II Honors Day.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
05/11/2011 H Reported enrolled: May 11 2011 3:00PM
Caption:
Honoring the public school superintendents of Texas House District 117.
Author:
Garza
Last Action:
06/01/2011 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2011 3:04PM
Caption:
Congratulating Dr. Felix D. Almaraz, Jr., on his retirement as the Peter T. Flawn Distinguished University Professor of Borderlands History at The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Joint Author (37):
Author:
Brown | Garza
Last Action:
04/21/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to requiring certain home-rule municipalities to obtain annexation approval from voters in the area to be annexed.
Author:
King, Tracy O. | Garza
Last Action:
04/12/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to election procedures and qualifications of members of boards of directors for water supply or sewer service corporations.
Author:
Orr | Solomons | Garza
Last Action:
04/19/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to priority of payment relating to property owners' association assessments.
Author:
Eissler | Aycock | Crownover | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Garza
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to flexibility for public schools to administer primary and secondary education efficiently.
Author:
Brown | Garza
Last Action:
05/06/2011 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a court order to disannex an area from a municipality.
Author:
Villarreal | Garza
Last Action:
03/22/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the sale of malt liquor, ale, and beer by the holder of a brewpub license.
Author:
Brown | Zedler | Garza
Sponsor:
Hegar
Last Action:
05/19/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to leasing advertising space on state agency Internet websites.
Author:
Patrick, Diane | Garza
Last Action:
02/22/2011 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the number of charters the State Board of Education may grant for open-enrollment charter schools.
Author:
King, Phil | Garza | Sheffield | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Laubenberg
Last Action:
05/02/2011 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to the definition of peace officer for purposes of intercepting or collecting information in relation to certain communications in an investigation of criminal conduct.
Author:
Harless | Murphy | Garza
Last Action:
03/22/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the establishment, operation, and funding of open-enrollment charter schools.
Author:
Martinez Fischer | Garza
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to require the removal of graffiti by a property owner.
Author:
Farias | Larson | McClendon | Garza
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
05/09/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the availability on the Internet of reports of political expenditures and contributions filed in connection with certain county and municipal offices.
Author:
Aliseda | Garza
Last Action:
04/21/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to state assistance for certain county health care expenditures.
Author:
White | King, Phil | Garza
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the qualifications to serve as a special peace officer at a polling place.
Author:
Davis, Sarah | Bohac | Sheets | Garza
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/30/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the retention, storage, and destruction of certain court documents.
Author:
Pena | Aliseda | Torres | Gonzales, Larry | Garza
Last Action:
05/03/2011 H Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the use of recording devices and mobile telephones by poll watchers.
Author:
Pena | Aliseda | Torres | Garza | Margo
Last Action:
05/04/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the oath taken by a person who assists a voter.
Author:
Pena | Aliseda | Torres | Gonzales, Larry | Garza
Last Action:
05/09/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the reporting of certain information to county voter registrars by the secretary of state.
Author:
Pena | Aliseda | Torres | Gonzales, Larry | Garza
Last Action:
05/02/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher.
Author:
Pena | Aliseda | Torres | Garza
Last Action:
03/08/2011 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility requirements for appointment as county elections administrator.
Author:
Pena | Aliseda | Torres | Gonzales, Larry | Garza
Last Action:
04/18/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to allowing for countywide polling places as an alternative election system.
Author:
Pena | Aliseda | Torres | Gonzales, Larry | Garza
Last Action:
04/18/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to notification regarding certain changes to early voting polling locations.
Author:
Pena | Aliseda | Torres | Gonzales, Larry | Garza
Last Action:
03/08/2011 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the offense of criminal conspiracy to interfere with an election.
Author:
Pena | Aliseda | Torres | Gonzales, Larry | Garza
Last Action:
05/03/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the offense of unacknowledged assistance to a voter in completing an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.
Author:
Pena | Aliseda | Torres | Gonzales, Larry | Garza
Last Action:
03/08/2011 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to the penalty for failing to deliver a voter registration application to the voter registrar.
Author:
Pena | Aliseda | Torres | Gonzales, Larry | Garza
Last Action:
05/16/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information regarding state election inspectors.
Author:
Pena | Aliseda | Torres | Gonzales, Larry | Garza
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the reporting of certain information to the director of the bureau of vital statistics.
Author:
Quintanilla | Chisum | Margo | Garza
Last Action:
05/16/2011 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the accreditation of training programs and examinations for certain emergency medical services personnel.
Author:
Pena | Garza | Torres | Margo
Last Action:
03/28/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the illegal possession of another person's ballot to be voted by mail.
Author:
Pena | Garza | Hardcastle
Last Action:
03/30/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Commission on Immigration and Migration and a migrant worker visa pilot project.
Author:
Pena | Garza | Aliseda | Torres | Margo
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the penalty for providing false information on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.
Author:
Torres | Garza | Harper-Brown | Zedler | Isaac
Last Action:
05/04/2011 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to pilot programs to implement a management methodology for the improvement of operations and reduction of costs for certain state agencies.
Author:
Carter | Garza
Last Action:
03/18/2011 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to an election to authorize an increase in a school district superintendent's salary.
Author:
King, Susan | Garza | Giddings | Kolkhorst | Workman
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to limiting the disclosure of certain information regarding certain charitable organizations, trusts, private foundations, and grant-making organizations.
Author:
Brown | Garza
Last Action:
03/23/2011 H Referred to County Affairs
Caption:
Relating to allowing certain identifiable communities in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality to incorporate.
Author:
Aliseda | Sheets | Taylor, Van | Garza
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
04/15/2011 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Jose Luis Saenz III of Pleasanton.
Author:
Flynn | Garza
Last Action:
05/25/2011 H Reported enrolled: May 25 2011 1:05PM
Caption:
In memory of the Reverend David Wilkerson of Lindale, the founding pastor of Times Square Church in New York City and best-selling author.
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