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TX HB4637
Bill
Status
3/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ellen Troxclair
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AI Summary
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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
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Requires plat applications to include a water availability report for affected subdivisions
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Allows commissioners courts to grant variances from the minimum lot size requirement if the development includes a rainwater collection system
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Exempts tracts located in water control and improvement districts that existed on September 1, 2025
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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