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March 27, 2025

12 filed

HB 5657 · 89RNo flags

bill redrawing the Driftwood Conservation District

Died in committeeInitial review
Details · HB 5657

New boundary, and every past act confirmed unless a court strikes it down.

DOORSTOP: 19,948 WORDS The bill as filed runs 19,948 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).

Filed Mar 27, 2025

HB 5656 · 89RNo flags

new MUD: four tracts in Fort Bend County

Became lawInitial review
Details · HB 5656

Five-member board, first picked by the majority landowners.

NO AUTOGRAPH Became law without the governor's signature on Jun 20, 2025.CROSS-PARTY HANDOFF Lead author Suleman Lalani (D) in the House. Lead sponsor Lois Kolkhorst (R) in the Senate. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Filed Mar 27, 2025

Sources

Derived stock: 12 measures filed March 27, 2025 in 89R. 3 bills and joint resolutions, 9 other resolutions. Snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT.

Counts come from the stored Texas Legislative Council bill records. Grades, headlines and charges follow the published record.

Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person.