Monitoring the SessionHB 1190
Died in committee
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to the reduction of methane gas flaring on land dedicated to the permanent university fund.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
University of Texas System regents adopt the goal.
The bill orders the University of Texas System regents to adopt a goal of ending routine methane flaring on university oil and gas lands by 2027. It requires oil and gas companies that get a new, modified or renewed lease on those lands to submit a plan that bans routine flaring, follows federal EPA methane standards, and sets up quarterly flare inspections and repairs. The lease board must approve or reject each plan, with help from the UT Bureau of Economic Geology, though the bill's deadline for the board's procedures (June 1, 2024) falls before the bill itself takes effect.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1276 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1276 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Energy Resources committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB1190 · 2024-11-12
relating to the reduction of methane gas flaring on land dedicated to the permanent university fund.
University of Texas System regents adopt the goal.
The bill orders the University of Texas System regents to adopt a goal of ending routine methane flaring on university oil and gas lands by 2027. It requires oil and gas companies that get a new, modified or renewed lease on those lands to submit a plan that bans routine flaring, follows federal EPA methane standards, and sets up quarterly flare inspections and repairs. The lease board must approve or reject each plan, with help from the UT Bureau of Economic Geology, though the bill's deadline for the board's procedures (June 1, 2024) falls before the bill itself takes effect.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$1,485,555.60
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101073400.
$1,000,000.00
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Derived recipient stock · on Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101073400.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$1,485,555.60
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101073400.
$1,000,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101073400.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Hinojosa, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 3, 2023: Referred to Energy Resources
Relating to the reduction of methane gas flaring on land dedicated to the permanent university fund.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
03/07/2025 H Referred to Energy Resources: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Energy Resources · Final status: Died in committee
Education--Higher--General
Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs
Environment--Air
Oil & Gas
PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
The text as introduced · 346 words
By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 1190 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the reduction of methane gas flaring on land dedicated to the permanent university fund. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 66, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 66.455 to read as follows: Sec. 66.455. METHANE FLARING REDUCTION POLICY. The board of regents of The University of Texas System shall adopt a formal policy goal to eliminate routine methane flaring on university lands by 2027. SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 66, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 66.711 to read as follows: Sec. 66.711. METHANE FLARING REDUCTION PLANS. (a) Under each lease issued, modified, or renewed under this subchapter relating to oil or gas, the lessee shall submit to the board a plan to end routine methane flaring in accordance with the policy goal adopted by the board of regents under Section 66.455. The plan must: (1) include provisions that prohibit routine methane flaring; (2) for all new and existing sources, require operators to adhere to the United States Environmental Protection Agency's new source performance standards for methane emissions; and (3) require the lessee to implement quarterly inspections and maintenance for the detection of malfunctioning and unlit flares using leak detection equipment, such as optical gas imaging cameras, and for the repair of those flares. (b) The board shall review and approve or reject each plan submitted under Subsection (a) according to procedures adopted by the board. The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology shall assist the board and lessees in matters relating to the plans. (c) In adopting procedures to implement this section, the board may apply to new facilities and existing facilities that have been modified after initial construction more stringent standards than the standards the board applies to other facilities. SECTION 3. Not later than June 1, 2024, the Board for Lease of University Lands shall adopt procedures implementing Section 66.711, Education Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.