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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Tryon D. Lewis
82nd Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/27/2026
Number of Bills: 54

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (44):
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
02/17/2011 H Referred to Human Services
Caption:
Relating to eligibility requirements for certain public benefits programs.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
02/17/2011 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Caption:
Relating to replacing "Cesar Chavez Day" with "Texas Hispanic Heritage Day" as an optional state holiday.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
05/04/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to certain offenses and criminal procedures involving persons who are not citizens of the United States; providing a penalty.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
04/07/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to honorary license plates for certain disabled veterans.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
05/10/2011 S Referred to Administration
Caption:
Relating to the attendance by a quorum of a legislative standing committee at a caucus meeting.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
02/22/2011 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for a medical education building for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
02/23/2011 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting certain contracts for investment services for state funds.
Author:
Lewis | Aliseda | Branch | Harless | Pena
Last Action:
05/16/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the offense of illegal voting by a person who is not a United States citizen.
Author:
Lewis | Kleinschmidt | King, Tracy O. | Otto | Gallego
Last Action:
05/10/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of a real property interest in oil or gas in place.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
04/12/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the reimbursement of certain medical, dental, or health-related services as a condition of community supervision and to the revocation of community supervision for failure to make certain payments.
Author:
Lewis
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the election of directors of the board of the Ector County Hospital District.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
03/17/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the State of Texas entering into the Interstate Medicaid Reform Compact.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
02/28/2011 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for a medical education building for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
02/28/2011 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to creation of the offense of registering to vote by persons who are not citizens of the United States.
Author:
Lewis | Aliseda | Hartnett | Ritter
Last Action:
05/02/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a responsible third party.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
04/07/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to service of process on certain domestic and foreign entities for the collection of delinquent property taxes.
Author:
Lewis
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.
Author:
Lewis
Sponsor:
Uresti
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to service of process at the registered office of certain registered agents.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
05/09/2011 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from taxation of property of a local government corporation.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
04/20/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the disposal of low-level radioactive waste under the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact.
Author:
Lewis | Craddick
Last Action:
04/21/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to organizations that are covered by the Charitable Immunity and Liability Act of 1987.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
04/29/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the power of the office of the attorney general to make certain examinations and inquiries.
Author:
Lewis
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to access to the criminal history record information of certain individuals by public or private institutions of higher education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Author:
Lewis
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a fixed tuition rate program for certain students who transfer to a state university after completing an associate degree program.
Author:
Lewis
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the amendment of certain reports of political contributions and expenditures.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
04/18/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to expenditures and the reporting of those expenditures by lobbyists; providing criminal penalties.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
03/30/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of the location of oil and gas wells by a county in certain areas.
Author:
Lewis | Dutton
Last Action:
04/25/2011 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption:
Relating to filling vacancies in appellate judicial offices by appointment, partisan elections for all judicial offices, and nonpartisan elections for the retention or rejection for all judicial offices.
Author:
Lewis
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the Ector County Hospital District to employ and commission peace officers.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
04/18/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment changing the eligibility requirements for and changing the terms of office of certain judicial offices.
Author:
Lewis | Dutton
Last Action:
04/25/2011 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment for filling vacancies in appellate judicial offices by appointment, for partisan elections for all judicial offices, and for subsequent nonpartisan retention elections for all judicial offices.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
02/02/2011 H Reported enrolled: Feb 2 2011 8:04AM
Caption:
Recognizing February 1, 2011, as Andrews County Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Lewis | Craddick
Last Action:
02/16/2011 H Reported enrolled: Feb 16 2011 8:14AM
Caption:
Recognizing February 15, 2011, as Midland-Odessa Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
01/26/2011 H Reported enrolled: Jan 26 2011 8:10AM
Caption:
Honoring Jack Wood and Don Wood on being named 2010 Outstanding Citizens of the Year by the Odessa Chamber of Commerce.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
01/27/2011 H Reported enrolled: Jan 27 2011 3:00PM
Caption:
Commemorating the dedication of the Salvador M. Guerrero Senior Center in Odessa.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
02/09/2011 H Reported enrolled: Feb 9 2011 5:02PM
Caption:
Congratulating Ray D. Hicks on his installation as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Odessa.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
02/23/2011 H Reported enrolled: Feb 23 2011 8:30AM
Caption:
Welcoming members of the Odessa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to the State Capitol.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
04/01/2011 H Reported enrolled: Apr 1 2011 9:50AM
Caption:
Congratulating Larry Feeler on being named the 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Odessa Chamber of Commerce.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
04/01/2011 H Reported enrolled: Apr 1 2011 9:50AM
Caption:
Honoring Leonard Bruce on his retirement as a prosecutor with the Ector County District Attorney's Office.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
04/13/2011 H Reported enrolled: Apr 13 2011 11:49AM
Caption:
Recognizing April 7, 2011, as Winkler County Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
05/30/2011 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2011 9:00AM
Caption:
In memory of U.S. Army Sergeant John Paul Castro.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
06/01/2011 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2011 3:04PM
Caption:
Commending Paige True Farrow for her service as an intern in the office of State Representative Tryon Lewis.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
06/01/2011 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2011 3:04PM
Caption:
Commending Armen Hazarian for his service in the office of State Representative Tryon Lewis.
Author:
Lewis
Last Action:
06/01/2011 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2011 3:04PM
Caption:
Commending Derek L. Tanner for his service as an intern in the office of State Representative Tryon Lewis.
Joint Author (10):
Author:
Branch | Lewis
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to including in the public high school curriculum instruction in methods of paying for postsecondary education and training.
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:
Gallego | Lewis
Last Action:
04/11/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to limiting the liability of space flight entities.
Author:
Gallego | Lewis | Quintanilla
Last Action:
04/26/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the Eighth Court of Appeals District.
Author:
Darby | Hilderbran | Lewis | Aycock
Last Action:
02/28/2011 H Referred to Energy Resources
Caption:
Relating to the disposal of certain naturally occurring radioactive material waste resulting from the treatment of drinking water.
Author:
Veasey | Bonnen | Lewis | Keffer
Last Action:
04/28/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requiring the Legislative Budget Board to disclose proposed discontinuation of funding for public institutions.
Author:
Hughes | Eiland | Lewis | Kleinschmidt
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of Angus McSwain, dean emeritus of Baylor Law School.
Author:
Raymond | Lewis | King, Phil | Deshotel | Woolley
Last Action:
05/05/2011 H Failed of adoption
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment changing the terms of office of a district judge.
Author:
Chisum | Craddick | Lewis | Gallego | Perry
Last Action:
05/27/2011 H Reported enrolled: May 27 2011 1:30PM
Caption:
Urging the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to withdraw its proposal to list the dunes sagebrush lizard under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Author:
Hughes | Eiland | Lewis | Kleinschmidt
Last Action:
05/31/2011 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2011 10:50AM
Caption:
In memory of Angus McSwain, dean emeritus of Baylor Law School.
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