All Roll Calls
Yes: 18 • No: 0
TexasHB 532089th Legislature Regular SessionHouse
Relating to the powers, duties, and governance of the Starr County Drainage District, the change of the name of the Starr County Drainage District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District, the dissolution of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District, and the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing the imposition of a tax.
Sponsored By: Ryan Guillen, Judith Zaffirini (Democratic)
Became Law
STARR COUNTY DRAINAGE AND GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTSTARR COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTSTARR COUNTY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTSTARR COUNTYCounty Government--GeneralEnvironment--WaterSpecial Districts & Authorities--Groundwater Conserve Dist.Water--Conservation
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Starr County Combines Local Water Districts
The renamed Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District handles drainage and groundwater conservation throughout Starr County. The separate groundwater district is dissolved, and its directors' terms end. Its assets, debts, contracts, employees, and records transfer to or continue with the combined district. The combined district must close the old district's affairs and file dissolution documents with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. County commissioners appoint five directors: an agricultural producer, a rural water supply employee, and municipal, active industrial, and county-at-large representatives. The producer must earn a substantial share of income from agricultural business in the district. Board service is not an added duty of a county commissioner. The act provides for immediate effect with two-thirds approval in each legislative chamber; otherwise, it takes effect September 1, 2025.
Starr County District Can Tax Property
The combined district can impose a property tax throughout Starr County under Texas Water Code Chapter 49. The law does not set a tax rate or require the district to impose a tax. Property owners' costs depend on whether the district adopts a tax, the rate, and their taxable property value.
New Utility Powers For Starr County
The district can contract with a municipality to take over its utility services, assets, facilities, debts, and other obligations. Neither side must enter a contract. District groundwater rules control conflicts with regional water authority rules or covered municipal utility and water or sewer corporation actions. Covered corporations must have an authorized service area wholly or partly within the district. In other conflicts, the regional authority's rule or the utility or corporation's action controls. The district cannot impose impact fees, standby fees, or assessments on electric, gas, telecommunications, cable, or advanced telecommunications provider property.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Ryan Guillen
House
Judith Zaffirini
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 5/10/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • Unknown
Committee vote: Natural Resources
Yes: 12 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Committee vote: Local Government
Yes: 6 • No: 0 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Effective on 9/1/25
6/20/2025HouseFiled without the Governor's signature
6/20/2025HouseSent to the Governor
5/31/2025HouseSigned in the Senate
5/31/2025SenateSigned in the House
5/30/2025HouseReported enrolled
5/30/2025HouseSenate passage reported
5/29/2025HouseRecord vote
5/28/2025SenatePassed
5/28/2025SenateRead 3rd time
5/28/2025SenateRecord vote
5/28/2025SenateThree day rule suspended
5/28/2025SenateVote recorded in Journal
5/28/2025SenateRead 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
5/28/2025SenateLaid before the Senate
5/28/2025SenatePlaced on local & uncontested calendar
5/28/2025SenateCommittee report printed and distributed
5/22/2025SenateRecommended for local & uncontested calendar
5/22/2025SenateReported favorably w/o amendments
5/22/2025SenateVote taken in committee
5/22/2025SenateConsidered in public hearing
5/22/2025SenateScheduled for public hearing on . . .
5/22/2025SenatePosting rule suspended
5/22/2025SenateReferred to Local Government
5/21/2025SenateRead first time
5/21/2025Senate
Bill Text
Engrossed
Enrolled
House Committee Report
Introduced
Senate Committee Report
Related Bills
SB 2111, Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant.
SB 1838, Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.
SB 3, Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and permits; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.
SB 2878, Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, mandatory expunction for certain persons, record retention, and youth diversion; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
SB 646, Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.
HB 4325, Relating to civil liability for prohibited barratry.