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TX SB2598

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mayes Middleton

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires 90-day advance notice to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department before constructing any structure taller than 500 feet in qualifying counties

  • Applies only to counties with populations under 500,000 that either border the Gulf of Mexico and contain a National Wildlife Refuge, or are adjacent to such counties

  • Notice must include sufficient detail for the department to evaluate the proposed structure's impact on wildlife

  • Grants the department authority to seek injunctive relief in district court to limit or enjoin construction if it determines the structure would materially damage wildlife, without requiring the department to post a bond

  • Construction may proceed if the department takes no action within 90 days of receiving notice; effective immediately with two-thirds vote or September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to certain structures located near a National Wildlife Refuge.

Courts

Last Action

Referred to Natural Resources

4/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources4/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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