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Bills, Legislative

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

26th Legislature SB260, 1899

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0112222280136], Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: As a state agency, the University does not have a constitution or by-laws. The institution was founded in 1899 by the 26th Legislature with SB260. The original 11 acres of land upon which the school was built was formerly known as Chautauqua Hill. The University Archives requested copies of these materials from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.Materials also include one complete and one incomplete draft of House Bill 696 of the 26th Regular Session of the Texas...
Dates: 1899

Abstracts of title, 1899

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0112222280136], Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

Abstract of about 11 acres of land situated on the Juan Martin De Veramendi Leauge No. 1, in Hays County, Texas. Also includes an opinion of the Attorney General T.S. Smith regarding the property known as Chautauqua Hill.

Dates: 1899

Constituting documents of Texas State University

 Collection
Identifier: 01.100-StateTX
Abstract

This collection includes drafts of the House Bill 696 of the 26th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature (1899), which founded the normal school in San Marcos, Texas that is now Texas State University. It also includes copies of consitutional documents from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Dates: 1899-1901, 2003

Fred Cocke legislative bill drafts on establishing “Southwest Texas Normal School”, 1899

 File — Box 2: [Barcode: 0112219893198], Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include one complete and one incomplete draft of House Bill 696 of the 26th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature (1899), “An Act to provide for establishing, governing and maintaining a State normal school at San Marcos, and to be known as the Southwest Texas Normal School.” Also included is the wrapper used to store and identify the bill drafts. Although the records are undated, the wrapper was pre-printed for the 26th Regular Session with the date 1899.

Dates: 1899

General laws of Texas, 1899, 1901

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0112222280136], Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: As a state agency, the University does not have a constitution or by-laws. The institution was founded in 1899 by the 26th Legislature with SB260. The original 11 acres of land upon which the school was built was formerly known as Chautauqua Hill. The University Archives requested copies of these materials from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.Materials also include one complete and one incomplete draft of House Bill 696 of the 26th Regular Session of the Texas...
Dates: 1899, 1901

Revised Civil Statues of the State of Texas (excerpt), 1925

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0112222280136], Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

Excerpt. Pages 701-705 regard state teachers colleges.

Dates: 1925

Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas (excerpt), 1911

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0112222280136], Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Excerpt. Pages 570-575 regard state teachers colleges.

Dates: 1911

Texas State name change legislation , 2003 May

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0112222280136], Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

One document from the State of Texas with the act that changed Southwest Texas State University to Texas State University - San Marcos. S.B. No. 1942.

Dates: 2003 May