TX HB5695

Creates the Sayers Ranch Municipal Utility District in Bastrop County, Texas, encompassing approximately 252.94 acres in the Stephen F. Austin Survey and Bastrop Town Tract Survey

Grants the district authority to issue bonds, impose ad valorem taxes, assessments, and fees, with voter approval required for tax-backed bonds; road project bonds require two-thirds voter approval and cannot exceed one-fourth of assessed property value

Establishes a five-member board of directors with temporary directors (Blake Scrivener, Lindsay Key, John Cox, Jeremy Brannon, and Joe Daly) serving until permanent directors are elected or four years pass

Authorizes the district to construct, finance, and maintain roads, storm drainage, water, and other utility infrastructure under Section 52, Article III and Section 59, Article XVI of the Texas Constitution

Requires municipal consent by ordinance or resolution before the district creation can be confirmed, and limits or denies eminent domain power depending on whether the bill receives a two-thirds legislative vote