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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Joe Nixon
79th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/27/2026
Number of Bills: 58

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (48):
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
03/16/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to civil claims involving exposure to asbestos and silica.
Author:
Nixon
Sponsor:
Janek
Last Action:
05/17/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to an order by a court that a judgment debtor turn over certain property for the satisfaction of the judgment.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
03/29/2005 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to training for members of the governing boards of public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Nixon
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/27/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to updating citations to Chapter 74, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, in the Business & Commerce Code.
Author:
Nixon
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/24/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to updating citations in Chapter 84, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Author:
Nixon
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/24/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to updating citations to Chapter 74, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, in Chapter 88, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Author:
Nixon
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/24/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to updating citations to Chapter 74, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, in Chapter 81, Health and Safety Code.
Author:
Nixon
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/24/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to updating citations in Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code.
Author:
Nixon
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/24/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to updating citations to Chapter 74, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, in Chapter 578, Health and Safety Code.
Author:
Nixon
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/24/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to updating citations to Chapter 74, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, in Chapter 611, Health and Safety Code.
Author:
Nixon
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/24/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to updating citations to Chapter 74, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, in Chapter 159, Occupations Code.
Author:
Nixon
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/24/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to updating citations to Chapter 74, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, in Chapter 160, Occupations Code.
Author:
Nixon
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/24/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to updating citations to Chapter 74, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, in Chapter 164, Occupations Code.
Author:
Nixon | Bailey | Swinford | Keel | Woolley
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/17/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to the solicitation by state officers and employees of and recommendations regarding contributions to charitable organizations and governmental entities.
Author:
Nixon | Luna
Last Action:
03/01/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to benefits payable by the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
04/18/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the resolution of certain contract claims against the state.
Author:
Nixon
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to contributions by and benefits for certain members and retirees under the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and Plan Two.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
05/13/2005 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to certain requirements relating to an application for a marriage license and an affidavit of an absent applicant for a marriage license and to the maintenance of marriage and divorce indexes by the bureau of vital statistics; providing penalties.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
03/02/2005 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to interlocutory appeals.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
03/17/2005 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
02/21/2005 H Referred to Law Enforcement
Caption:
Relating to requiring that a driver's license or personal identification certificate issued by the Department of Public Safety state whether the holder is a citizen of the United States.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
02/21/2005 H Referred to Energy Resources
Caption:
Relating to reimbursement of costs incurred in certain proceedings before the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Author:
Nixon | Homer | Frost | Farabee
Sponsor:
Janek
Last Action:
06/17/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the provision of health care services by a physician assistant during a disaster.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
03/14/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the supplemental compensation of district judges and justices of the courts of appeals.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
03/02/2005 H Referred to Civil Practices
Caption:
Relating to third-party civil liability for certain persons entering into building or construction contracts.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
04/14/2005 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to group health benefit plan coverage for an enrollee with certain mental disorders.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
05/12/2005 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a living trust; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
05/12/2005 H Failed to pass
Caption:
Relating to defining residency for purposes of eligibility to hold or be a candidate for public office.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
04/04/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to procedures in condemnation proceedings in certain counties.
Author:
Nixon | Van Arsdale
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/17/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to the adjudication of claims arising under written contracts with local governmental entities.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
04/20/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to exempting sole proprietorships and certain firms that practice engineering from registration.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
05/12/2005 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which an international parental child abduction risk factor is present or an international parental child abduction prevention measure has been taken.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
04/07/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to procedures and remedies in certain civil actions.
Author:
Nixon
Sponsor:
Janek
Last Action:
05/27/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to validation of certain acts taken by the Westchase District.
Author:
Nixon
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/17/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to service of expert reports in health care liability claims.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
03/16/2005 H Referred to Civil Practices
Caption:
Relating to multidistrict litigation.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
03/16/2005 H Referred to Regulated Industries
Caption:
Relating to the provision of voice communications in Texas.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
03/16/2005 H Referred to Regulated Industries
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of voice communications provided by a person holding a cable franchise.
Author:
Nixon
Sponsor:
Armbrister
Last Action:
05/19/2005 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to funding advanced in connection with a lawsuit that is at a rate above the usurious interest prohibition.
Author:
Nixon
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to waiver of sovereign immunity.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
04/18/2005 H Failed to pass to engrossment
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of limitations provisions for governmental entities.
Author:
Nixon | Van Arsdale
Last Action:
03/17/2005 H Referred to Civil Practices
Caption:
Relating to the immunity of certain governmental entities from suits arising under certain contracts.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
05/12/2005 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to governmental contingent fee contracts for legal services entered into by a local governmental entity.
Author:
Nixon | Hochberg | Naishtat | Straus
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
05/20/2005 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day on May 9, 2005.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
05/23/2005 H Referred to Civil Practices
Caption:
Memorializing Congress not to override or preempt Texas' recent asbestos legislation.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
04/01/2005 H Reported enrolled: Apr 1 2005 8:47AM
Caption:
Honoring Catherine Cecelia Hartberger of Houston on her 90th birthday.
Author:
Nixon | Woolley
Last Action:
03/31/2005 H Reported enrolled: Mar 31 2005 8:14AM
Caption:
Honoring the 2005 Capitol Scholars Essay Contest winners.
Author:
Nixon
Last Action:
06/01/2005 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2005 4:18PM
Caption:
Congratulating Christina Lee Angelo on her graduation from The University of Texas at Austin.
Joint Author (10):
Author:
Farabee | Taylor | Nixon | Rose
Last Action:
05/09/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain mental disorders.
Author:
Bohac | Howard, Charlie | Nixon | Kolkhorst | Callegari
Last Action:
04/14/2005 H Recommitted to committee
Caption:
Relating to providing tax relief and protection for ad valorem tax payers.
Author:
Hughes | Nixon
Last Action:
03/29/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the salary of a district judge presiding over multidistrict litigation.
Author:
Keel | Talton | Hill | Nixon | Pena
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to the required mental state for commission of certain misdemeanor offenses.
Author:
Goodman | Nixon | Pitts | Pickett | Casteel
Last Action:
02/17/2005 H Referred to Judiciary
Caption:
Relating to the compensation of state judges.
Author:
Keel | Hill | Frost | Hodge | Nixon
Sponsor:
West, Royce
Last Action:
06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to common nuisance.
Author:
Denny | Pitts | Woolley | Nixon | Bohac
Last Action:
05/05/2005 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.
Author:
Vo | Nixon | Allen, Alma
Last Action:
05/09/2005 H Recommendations filed with the Speaker
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the International Management District; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose taxes and issue bonds.
Author:
Rose | Nixon
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
03/11/2005 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Recognizing National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, February 27 through March 5, 2005.
Author:
Bohac | Crabb | Talton | Woolley | Nixon
Last Action:
04/12/2005 H Point of order sustained
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to limit the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to five percent or more.
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