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TX HB3139
Bill
Status
2/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Erin Zwiener
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AI Summary
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Counties containing a portion of the Edwards Aquifer gain authority to approve or reject the creation of municipal utility districts (MUDs) located outside municipal corporate limits within their boundaries
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality must notify the county commissioners court when a petition is filed to create a MUD in an Edwards Aquifer county, and petitioners must provide any information requested by the commissioners court
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A MUD cannot be created in an Edwards Aquifer county if the commissioners court objects by majority vote; the TCEQ may set deadlines for counties to register objections
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County commissioners courts in Edwards Aquifer counties can also reject bond issues for MUD projects through a majority vote, giving counties veto power over MUD financing
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The new requirements apply only to petitions and bond applications filed on or after September 1, 2025, and do not affect existing MUDs or pending applications
Legislative Description
Relating to the authority of a county overlying the Edwards Aquifer to approve the creation of and issuance of bonds by a municipal utility district.
Special Districts & Authorities
Last Action
Left pending in committee
4/24/2025