HB 1930

González MUD Bill Bars Nonresident Landowners From Some Border Boards

Did not pass

Verdict: Smells

SmellsInitial review

Rep. Mary E. GonzálezDHouse 75

Why it's charged

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THE TEXT

“borders the United Mexican States; and”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

A county that borders Mexico and also contains a city of more than 500,000 people narrows the stricter voter-only rule to a very small number of counties. The caption says only "certain" districts, which partly discloses how narrow the bill is.

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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

Caption

relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board of directors of certain municipal utility districts.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Border county with a 500,000+ city? Directors must be registered voters living in the district.

The bill adds a minimum age of 18 for anyone serving on a municipal utility district board statewide. It also sets a stricter rule for districts in a border county that has a city of more than 500,000 people: there, a board member must be a registered voter living in the district, and owning taxable land in the district no longer qualifies a person. Current board members finish their terms, and the new rules apply to people elected or appointed on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Land & Resource Management committee 5-3 on May 6, 2025. Never placed on a calendar. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1930 · 2025-01-17

SOLD BY

Rep. Mary E. GonzálezDHouse 75

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board of directors of certain municipal utility districts.

WHAT IT DOES

Border county with a 500,000+ city? Directors must be registered voters living in the district.

CHARGES

[x] BRACKET BILLanalysis confidence 50%

THE TEXT

“borders the United Mexican States; and”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · May 13, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Jan 17, 2025Filed
Mar 14, 2025Read first time
Mar 14, 2025Referred to Land & Resource Management
Apr 3, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 3, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 3, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 3, 2025Left pending in committee
May 6, 2025Considered in formal meeting
May 6, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
May 6, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
May 13, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 13, 2025Committee report distributed
May 14, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

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THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mary E. González

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$10K Coalition for Working Families PAC$10K Texas Sands PAC$8K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Jul 16, 2024 to Jun 13, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$10,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Mar 30, 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: 100985912, 101032788, 101058648.

Coalition for Working Families PAC$10,000.00

Coalition for Working Families PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jan 5, 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: 101058648.

Texas Sands PAC$8,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$8,000.00

Cash: $8,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $8,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 22, 2024 to Dec 9, 2024. 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: 100985912.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Mar 30, 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: 100985912, 101032788, 101058648.

Coalition for Working Families PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jan 5, 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: 101058648.

Texas Sands PAC

$8,000.00

Cash: $8,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $8,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 22, 2024 to Dec 9, 2024. 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: 100985912.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses3

For: 2
Against: 0
On: 1

Names

For

Conference of Urban Counties1 registration
El paso county1 registration

On

Paseo del Este MUD #s 10 and 111 registration

Sources

3 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · May 13, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 17, 2025

05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

Ray LopezDHouse 125

House committee · Land & Resource Management · Committee vote 5 aye, 3 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 1028 by Blanco (identical)

Subjects

Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts

Text

The text as introduced · 363 words

89R6243 ANG-D

By: González of El Paso
H.B. No. 1930

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board

of directors of certain municipal utility districts.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 54.102, Water Code, is amended to read as

follows:

Sec. 54.102. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS. To be qualified

to serve as a director, a person shall :

(1) be at least 18 years old ;

(2) be [ , ] a resident citizen of the State of Texas ; [ , ]

and

(3) either own land subject to taxation in the

district or be a qualified voter within the district.

SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 54, Water Code, is amended

by adding Section 54.103 to read as follows:

Sec. 54.103. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS IN CERTAIN

COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a district wholly or

partly located in a county that:

(1) borders the United Mexican States; and

(2) contains a municipality with a population of more

than 500,000.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 54.102, to be qualified to

serve as a director of a district to which this section applies, a

person shall:

(1) meet the requirements of Sections 54.102(1) and

(2); and

(2) be a qualified voter within the district.

SECTION 3. Section 54.103, Water Code, as added by this Act,

does not affect the entitlement of a member serving immediately

before the effective date of this Act on the board of directors of a

municipal utility district described by that section to continue to

carry out the board's functions for the remainder of the member's

term. That section applies only to a member of the board of

directors of such a district elected or appointed on or after the

effective date of this Act. That section does not prohibit a person

who is a member of the board of directors of such a district on the

effective date of this Act from being reelected or reappointed to

the board if the person has the qualifications required for a member

under that section.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.