House committee
Natural Resources
Committee members
Bills pending in this committee
SB1359
Relating to the creation, powers, duties, and financing of the Wise Regional Water District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees; creating a criminal offense.
May 24, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5700
Relating to the board of directors, operations, and territory of the Palo Pinto County Municipal Water District No. 1.
May 21, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
SB2702
Relating to the licensing and regulation of persons who may repair or test backflow prevention assemblies.
May 14, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
SB2660
Relating to the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing a fee.
May 14, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
SB1624
Relating to the purposes for which the Texas Water Bank and the Texas Water Trust may accept and hold water rights.
May 14, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5208
Relating to the installation of a filtration system by certain public drinking water supply systems.
May 14, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
SCR48
Urging the Gulf Coast Protection District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to not compromise navigation safety or two-way traffic vessel movement when implementing a project.
May 12, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
SB410
Relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast Protection District.
May 12, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
SB2658
Relating to the production and study of brackish groundwater.
April 30, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB937
Relating to the procedure by which certain special districts are required to provide notice of certain matters.
April 30, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB4951
Relating to nonirrigable land in irrigation districts.
April 30, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB4896
Relating to rules and reports related to brackish groundwater production zones.
April 30, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB3350
Relating to vacancies on the board of directors of the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District.
April 30, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB3322
Relating to the procedure for amending or revoking certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to certain water utilities.
April 30, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
SB2161
Relating to expenses incurred in the appeal of rates for water or sewer service charged to certain customers.
April 28, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB1530
Relating to the Sabine River Authority of Texas, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.
April 28, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB1525
Relating to the Lower Neches Valley Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.
April 28, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5657
Relating to the boundaries of, and validating certain acts and proceedings of, the Driftwood Conservation District.
April 24, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB4286
Relating to the territory of the Angelina and Neches River Authority.
April 24, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5687
Relating to certain improvements made and programs developed by the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District.
April 23, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5188
Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from a groundwater conservation district for certain brackish groundwater wells.
April 23, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5375
Relating to creating the Northern Cameron and Willacy County Water Authority; providing authority to issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to impose fees.
April 22, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5005
Relating to the election of the board of directors of the San Jacinto River Authority.
April 22, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5004
Relating to approval by voters prior to the issuance of revenue bonds by the San Jacinto River Authority.
April 22, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5559
Relating to the enforcement of drought contingency plans by water and sewer utilities and the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
April 16, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB4135
Relating to the regulation of stormwater management by certain counties.
April 9, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB3482
Relating to the authority of the Lower Colorado River Authority to issue permits for certain quarries and mines.
April 9, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2815
Relating to the financing of water supply projects included in the state water plan; authorizing the issuance of obligations.
April 9, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2805
Relating to civil actions related to groundwater conservation districts.
April 9, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2372
Relating to the authority of certain special districts to use operation and maintenance ad valorem tax funds to pay the costs of contracting for or employing peace officers.
April 9, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2068
Relating to the governance and territory of the Harris County Flood Control District.
April 9, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5648
Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 13; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5609
Relating to boil water notices issued by public drinking water supply systems.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5605
Relating to public water systems in rural counties.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5599
Relating to water conservation and reclamation equipment installed on recreational vehicles.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5575
Relating to publication of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee's annual report.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5574
Relating to the membership of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5558
Relating to the board of directors of certain public utility agencies.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5518
Relating to the procedure for action on certain applications for an amendment to a water right.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5493
Relating to the diversion and discharge of water for desalination.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5385
Relating to aquifer storage and recovery projects that transect a portion of the Edwards Aquifer.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5365
Relating to groundwater production restrictions imposed by certain conservation and reclamation districts for wells used wholly or partly for cemetery irrigation.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5341
Relating to the issuance by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of permits to authorize the diversion of state water from the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or arm of the Gulf of Mexico for desalination and use for industrial purposes.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5325
Relating to requirements that certain plats for the subdivision of land include evidence of groundwater supply.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5213
Relating to groundwater requirements for municipal and county approval of subdivision plats and the powers and duties of groundwater conservation districts.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5209
Relating to the consideration of compliance with rules of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in approving rates for water or sewer utility services.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5207
Relating to notification procedures concerning groundwater contamination.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5206
Relating to notice provided to certain public drinking water supply systems before water quality testing.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5197
Relating to the eligibility of ratepayers to file an appeal regarding water, drainage, or sewer rates with the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5172
Relating to the creation of a district.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5044
Relating to requiring the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to study and report about water rights that may be subject to cancellation for nonuse.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB5006
Relating to recommendations for the appointment of directors of the San Jacinto River Authority.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB4772
Relating to exemptions from the requirement to obtain a permit from a groundwater conservation district for certain groundwater wells.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB4657
Relating to establishing the Local Government Water Redevelopment Fund.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB4583
Relating to the dissolution of a public utility agency.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB4526
Relating to the establishment of a grant program by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to plug abandoned and deteriorating water wells.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB4485
Relating to eligibility for a general permit to discharge waste into or adjacent to waters in this state.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB4460
Relating to the projects eligible for financial assistance from the flood infrastructure fund.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HJR188
Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Local Government Water Redevelopment Fund to assist in financing water projects in this state.
April 2, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB4433
Relating to the requirements for obtaining an interbasin water transfer permit.
April 2, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB4404
Relating to the consideration of the provision of law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency services by a commissioners court or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality when determining whether to grant or deny a petition for the creation of certain conservation and reclamation districts.
April 2, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB16
Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.
April 2, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB4293
Relating to the licensing and regulation of persons who may repair or test backflow prevention assemblies.
April 1, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB4138
Relating to the expiration date of certain permits issued by groundwater conservation districts.
March 27, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB4111
Relating to representatives on groundwater management areas.
March 27, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB4025
Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to require water pollution abatement plans for certain pipelines; providing for the imposition of a civil penalty.
March 27, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB3818
Relating to the extension of groundwater reduction target years established by the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District.
March 26, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB3734
Relating to testing for mifepristone and other estrogen hormones in public drinking water.
March 26, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2608
Relating to the consideration by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of alternative waste collection, treatment, and disposal options before issuing permits to discharge certain waste.
March 26, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2500
Relating to certain proceedings by the Public Utility Commission of Texas regarding water or sewer service.
March 26, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2010
Relating to the dissolution of certain special districts.
March 26, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB1918
Relating to Class A water and sewer utility rate increases.
March 26, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HCR121
Urging the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to take immediate and decisive action to protect the Edwards Aquifer.
March 24, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB3467
Relating to the disclosure by a seller of certain real property to the purchaser of the property of information regarding the process for obtaining a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the storage, taking, or diversion of state water.
March 24, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB3433
Relating to fees assessed by the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District.
March 21, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB3429
Relating to the duty of a public water supply system to provide certain information to consumers regarding fluoride in drinking water.
March 21, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB3363
Relating to the creation of certain regional conservation and reclamation districts.
March 21, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB3316
Relating to the redesignation of the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory Committee as the Texas Water Fund Advisory Committee, the abolition of the Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund Advisory Committee, and the composition and functions of the Texas Water Fund Advisory Committee.
March 21, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB3315
Relating to the permissible uses of the Texas water fund.
March 21, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB3256
Relating to meetings of the board of directors of the Gulf Coast Authority.
March 20, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB3106
Relating to the development of certain regional water plans using safe yield water availability analyses.
March 20, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2923
Relating to the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission of Texas over certain rates for water or sewer service charged by a municipality.
March 19, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2817
Relating to the use of water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer.
March 19, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2812
Relating to the exemption of public water supply wells from regulation, permitting, or metering by the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.
March 19, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2774
Relating to the authority of the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District to regulate structures near Medina Lake.
March 19, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB1177
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of diverting or impounding the flow of surface water in a manner that damages the property of another by the overflow of the water diverted or impounded.
March 19, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB1163
Relating to planning and financial responsibility requirements for certain aggregate production operations; providing for the imposition of an administrative penalty.
March 19, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2620
Relating to the inclusion of certain sources of water supply in regional water plans.
March 18, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2605
Relating to water losses reported by certain municipally owned utilities to the Texas Water Development Board; authorizing administrative penalties.
March 18, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HJR129
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the board members of the Texas Water Development Board to be elected by the qualified voters at a general election instead of appointed by the governor.
March 17, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2568
Relating to a compliance agreement for the suspension of an enforcement action against a regional water supply, sewer, wastewater treatment, or solid waste disposal service for certain violations.
March 17, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2506
Relating to rates for water or sewer utility service provided by certain municipally owned utilities.
March 17, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2505
Relating to the notification provided by a municipality to a retail public utility of the municipality's intent to provide water or sewer service in an incorporated or annexed area.
March 17, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2346
Relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by a county.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2326
Relating to requiring the board members of the Texas Water Development Board to be elected by the qualified voters at a general election instead of appointed by the governor.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2302
Relating to the definition of a rural political subdivision for purposes of the Texas Water Assistance Program.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2268
Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to create certain special districts.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2114
Relating to the engineering feasibility and construction of a reservoir.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB2077
Relating to persons eligible to appeal the desired future conditions adopted by a groundwater conservation district.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB310
Relating to the use of money transferred from the Texas water fund.
March 12, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB1643
Relating to the authority of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District over the North Harris County Regional Water Authority.
March 12, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB1529
Relating to production fees imposed by the Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing an increase in the rate of the fee.
March 12, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB1501
Relating to a study of the feasibility of using seawater desalination processes in Texas.
March 12, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB1424
Relating to the structuring of water rates by retail public utilities to promote water conservation; authorizing a fee.
March 11, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB1344
Relating to prioritization of requests for financial assistance from certain funds administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
March 10, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB1245
Relating to a prohibition on the use of water on nonresidential property to irrigate nonfunctional turf during a drought.
March 10, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB1050
Relating to the award of attorney's fees in certain suits involving a groundwater conservation district.
March 7, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HJR27
Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to a clean and healthy environment.
March 3, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB516
Relating to notice of a water service interruption provided by public water systems in unincorporated areas of certain counties.
March 3, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB157
Relating to the production by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of an annual report on public drinking water supply systems.
February 27, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources
HB156
Relating to a study by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the protection of certain water facilities from catastrophes.
February 27, 2025Pending: House Natural Resources