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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Frank Corte, Jr.
79th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/27/2026
Number of Bills: 60

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (51):
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
05/11/2005 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the expulsion of students for assault of school employees.
Author:
Corte, Frank | Riddle
Last Action:
04/05/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to creation of a public education voucher pilot program for certain children.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
03/22/2005 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to punishment for the sale of an alcoholic beverage to a minor.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
05/10/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the persons authorized to draw a blood specimen from a vehicle operator to test for alcohol concentration or other intoxicating substances.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
04/13/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to liability for injury arising from a motor vehicle accident.
Author:
Corte, Frank | Flynn | Laubenberg | Zedler
Last Action:
04/13/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the right to object to participation in an abortion procedure or to the dispensing of an emergency contraceptive.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
01/27/2005 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to statistical information concerning the number of judicial proceedings to bypass parental notice of a minor's abortion.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
05/24/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the persons who may inspect or obtain a copy of a military discharge record under the public information law.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
05/17/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the treatment of certain persons younger than 18 years of age admitted for voluntary inpatient mental health services and discharge from that treatment for those persons.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
04/12/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the transfer of public school students who are the victims of certain criminal conduct or the siblings of the victims.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/16/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the requirements for the incorporation of a municipality in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain existing municipalities.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
05/06/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a general-law municipality to annex certain areas.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
04/26/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of certain physician's offices where abortions are performed.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
04/13/2005 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the licensing and regulation of an abortion facility.
Author:
Corte, Frank | Noriega, Melissa | Guillen
Sponsor:
Gallegos
Last Action:
05/30/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a port authority, a navigation district, or certain other persons to use electronically readable information derived from a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate for port security purposes.
Author:
Corte, Frank | Menendez
Last Action:
03/03/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of children of certain military personnel to receive Texas B-On-time loans.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
04/18/2005 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the powers and duties of the Veterans' Land Board.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
04/26/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to informed consent to an abortion.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
05/04/2005 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the adoption of a uniform commercial building code for use in the state.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
04/27/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the employment of physicians by certain countywide hospital districts.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Sponsor:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/28/2005 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption:
Relating to certain duties of state agencies with regard to members of the United States armed forces and their dependents and the communities in which they reside.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
06/17/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to reimbursement of certain expenses for members of the Texas Military Facilities Commission.
Author:
Corte, Frank | Escobar | Gallego
Sponsor:
Staples
Last Action:
06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to the use of information provided by an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification certificate in an image verification system.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
04/21/2005 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption:
Relating to the punishments authorized under the Texas Code Of Military Justice.
Author:
Corte, Frank | Baxter
Sponsor:
Jackson, Mike
Last Action:
06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to the provision of mail ballots to overseas voters and to conforming adjustments to related dates, deadlines, and procedures; prohibiting the use of certain funds for electioneering.
Author:
Corte, Frank | Leibowitz
Sponsor:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to grants and loans for certain economic development projects to assist defense communities affected by the federal military base realignment and closure process.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
04/14/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the administration of promotional examinations to certain firefighters and police officers who are members of the armed forces on active duty.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
03/15/2005 H Referred to Defense Affairs & State-Fed Rel
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for certain programs of the Veterans' Land Board.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
03/16/2005 H Referred to Regulated Industries
Caption:
Relating to Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
04/05/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of certain dry cleaning facilities.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
05/02/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the residency requirements for tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Sponsor:
Janek
Last Action:
06/09/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to authorizing the presiding officer of a political subdivision to order an evacuation in certain emergency circumstances.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/17/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to the security of computer networks in state government.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/17/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to performance incentive awards for certain employees of state agencies who provide services to veterans.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Sponsor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
05/12/2005 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to managing and maximizing federal money for certain state programs.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Sponsor:
Staples
Last Action:
05/23/2005 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 23 2005 12:42PM
Caption:
Relating to the creation of permanent special advisory committees to advise the governor on certain homeland security activities.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
05/12/2005 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to the authority of regional planning commissions with respect to mutual aid agreements for emergency management purposes.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
04/20/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a fee on sales of alcoholic beverages in certain municipalities to fund fire and emergency services and related educational activities.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Sponsor:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to the membership and powers and duties of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission.
Author:
Corte, Frank | Hilderbran | Riddle
Last Action:
04/19/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from regulation for certain nonprofit agricultural research projects.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to the exemption of certain municipalities, utilities, and consumers from fees or taxes imposed by the Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District.
Author:
Corte, Frank | Hilderbran | Riddle
Last Action:
05/04/2005 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from regulation for certain nonprofit agricultural research projects.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
03/30/2005 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Awarding the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Captain Robert Thomas Edlin of Corpus Christi and requesting the governor to confer the award.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
01/27/2005 H Reported enrolled: Jan 27 2005 8:32AM
Caption:
Recognizing January 23-29, 2005, as Nurse Anesthetists Week.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
01/27/2005 H Reported enrolled: Jan 27 2005 8:32AM
Caption:
Congratulating Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Helminiak of San Antonio on his promotion to colonel on February 1, 2005.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
02/28/2005 H Reported enrolled: Feb 28 2005 8:05AM
Caption:
Honoring Susie Ransleben Villarreal of San Antonio on her retirement from the Texas Department of Transportation.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
03/04/2005 H Reported enrolled: Mar 4 2005 9:18AM
Caption:
Recognizing May 1-7, 2005, as Brain Tumor Action Week.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
03/04/2005 H Reported enrolled: Mar 4 2005 9:19AM
Caption:
Honoring John and Birtie Stampley of San Antonio on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
05/16/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 16 2005 9:24PM
Caption:
Welcoming the Friendship Force Club of Manawatu, New Zealand, to San Antonio.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
05/25/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 25 2005 11:47AM
Caption:
Convening a memorial session in the chamber of the Texas House of Representatives to honor all Texans killed during the Global War on Terrorism.
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
05/26/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 26 2005 10:36AM
Caption:
Honoring Texans who have died while serving in the Global War on Terrorism and all men and women who have served in the United States armed forces.
Joint Author (9):
Author:
Delisi | Homer | Farabee | Corte, Frank | Seaman
Last Action:
04/04/2005 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to a project of a development corporation in connection with a military base or facility.
Author:
Herrero | Corte, Frank | Noriega, Melissa | Hilderbran | Leibowitz
Last Action:
05/02/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a consumer debt owed by certain military personnel called to active duty.
Author:
Laubenberg | Riddle | Corte, Frank | Anderson
Last Action:
03/14/2005 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to the right of health care facilities, health insurers, and health care providers to object to providing or participating in the provision of certain procedures.
Author:
Hupp | Miller | Corte, Frank | Berman | Isett, Carl
Last Action:
03/14/2005 H Referred to Civil Practices
Caption:
Relating to liability of physician assistants who provide certain emergency care.
Author:
Villarreal | Menendez | Flores | Corte, Frank
Sponsor:
Janek
Last Action:
06/18/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a Medicaid health literacy pilot program and health care funding districts in certain counties and authorizing the districts to impose taxes on certain institutional health care providers located in the districts.
Author:
Morrison | Berman | Corte, Frank | Escobar | Chavez
Last Action:
05/03/2005 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to vouchers for tuition and required fees at certain institutions of higher education for students who sound "Taps" at a veteran's funeral.
Author:
Riddle | Corte, Frank
Last Action:
04/05/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a public education voucher program for elementary and secondary students.
Author:
Merritt | Thompson | Corte, Frank
Sponsor:
Harris
Last Action:
03/01/2005 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Recognizing the Honorable Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, for his invaluable contributions to the people of this state and nation.
Author:
McReynolds | Escobar | Smith, Wayne | Berman | Corte, Frank
Last Action:
04/19/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize an increase in the amount of the ad valorem tax exemptions for veterans who are certified as having certain disability ratings.
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