TX SB740

Public Utility Commission jurisdiction over municipal wholesale water service is limited to water provided to political subdivisions other than municipalities, exempting municipality-to-municipality wholesale water and sewer service decisions from PUC appellate review

System improvement charge applications must include receipts, invoices, contracts, or other documentation for eligible costs, and the PUC must issue a final order within 60 days (with possible 15-day extension) after determining an application is complete

Applicants for system improvement charges must provide copies to the Office of Public Utility Counsel, which has 30 days to comment; applications cannot be deemed complete until 30 days after filing

Creates expedited acquisition process allowing Class A or Class B utilities, municipally owned utilities, counties, water supply corporations, public utility agencies, and special districts to acquire utilities in receivership, supervision, or temporary management if they served as receiver, supervisor, or temporary manager

Expands entities eligible to serve as receivers or temporary managers of troubled water/sewer utilities to include municipally owned utilities, counties, water supply corporations, public utility agencies, and constitutional districts; effective September 1, 2025, with certain provisions applying to applications received on or after September 1, 2026