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TX HB4637

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ellen Troxclair

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes minimum lot size requirements of three acres average for subdivisions relying on groundwater in counties with populations between 44,000 and 44,500, applying to tracts greater than 50 acres proposed for residential or commercial development

  • Requires plat applications to include a water availability report for affected subdivisions

  • Allows commissioners courts to grant variances from the minimum lot size requirement if the development includes a rainwater collection system

  • Exempts tracts located in water control and improvement districts that existed on September 1, 2025

  • Takes effect September 1, 2025, applies only to plat applications submitted on or after that date, and expires August 31, 2035

Legislative Description

Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate subdivision platting in regard to the use of groundwater.

County Government

Last Action

Referred to Land & Resource Management

4/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Land & Resource Management4/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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