Monitoring the Session

HB 2010

bill dissolving special districts dormant 10 years or more

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Cody VasutRHouse 25

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 dissolution of certain special districts.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Inactive 10 straight years, no bond debt? The commission must dissolve it.

The bill tells the state environmental commission it must dissolve any water or special district that has been inactive for 10 or more straight years and owes no bond debt, while keeping the option to dissolve districts inactive for 5 to 10 years. It touches dormant special districts across Texas and the commission that oversees them. On the ground, the commission must start dissolving the long-dormant, debt-free districts right away and finish within 180 days after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Natural Resources committee on Mar 26, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2010 · 2025-01-22

SOLD BY

Rep. Cody VasutRHouse 25

ITEM

relating to the dissolution of certain special districts.

WHAT IT DOES

Inactive 10 straight years, no bond debt? The commission must dissolve it.

The bill tells the state environmental commission it must dissolve any water or special district that has been inactive for 10 or more straight years and owes no bond debt, while keeping the option to dissolve districts inactive for 5 to 10 years. It touches dormant special districts across Texas and the commission that oversees them. On the ground, the commission must start dissolving the long-dormant, debt-free districts right away and finish within 180 days after September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 25, 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

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Natural Resources
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
FILED UNDER

DEBT AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS

THE TEXT

“shall dissolve any district that is inactive for a period of at least 10 consecutive years and has no outstanding bonded indebtedness”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill forces the state to wipe out special districts that have sat dormant for a decade with no bond debt.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Cody Vasut

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$13KTexas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC$11K

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 · Oct 29, 2024 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash
$40,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$40,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 7, 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: 101005740, 101033392, 101072869.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$12,750.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$12,750.00

Cash
$12,500.00
Paid by others
$250.00
Total
$12,750.00
advertising $250.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100981647, 101005740, 101062767, 101072869.

Texas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC$11,000.00

Texas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC

$11,000.00

Cash
$11,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$11,000.00

Also funds 65 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 2, 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: 100981647, 101033392, 101062767.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash
$40,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$40,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 7, 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: 101005740, 101033392, 101072869.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$12,750.00

Cash
$12,500.00
Paid by others
$250.00
Total
$12,750.00
advertising $250.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100981647, 101005740, 101062767, 101072869.

×

Texas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC

$11,000.00

Cash
$11,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$11,000.00

Also funds 65 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 2, 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: 100981647, 101033392, 101062767.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 25, 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 22, 2025

03/26/2025 H Left pending in committee

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 · Natural Resources · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON

Text

The text as introduced · 355 words

89R3532 MP-F

By: Vasut
H.B. No. 2010

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the dissolution of certain special districts.

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

SECTION 1. Section 49.321, Water Code, is amended to read as

follows:

Sec. 49.321. DISSOLUTION AUTHORITY. After notice and

hearing, the commission :

(1) may dissolve any district that is inactive for a

period of at least 5 but less than 10 [ five ] consecutive years and

has no outstanding bonded indebtedness ; and

(2) shall dissolve any district that is inactive for a

period of at least 10 consecutive years and has no outstanding

bonded indebtedness .

SECTION 2. Section 49.324, Water Code, is amended to read as

follows:

Sec. 49.324. ORDER OF DISSOLUTION. The commission :

(1) may enter an order dissolving the district at the

conclusion of the hearing if it finds that the district has

performed none of the functions for which it was created for a

period of at least 5 but less than 10 [ five ] consecutive years

before the day of the proceeding and that the district has no

outstanding bonded indebtedness ; and

(2) shall enter an order dissolving the district at

the conclusion of the hearing if it finds that the district has

performed none of the functions for which it was created for a

period of at least 10 consecutive years before the day of the

proceeding and that the district has no outstanding bonded

indebtedness .

SECTION 3. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

shall promptly institute proceedings in accordance with Subchapter

K, Chapter 49, Water Code, to dissolve each district, as defined by

Section 49.001 of that code, that as of the effective date of this

Act has been inactive for at least 10 consecutive years and that has

no outstanding bonded indebtedness and shall enter an order under

Section 49.324(2) of that code, as added by this Act, dissolving

each district described by that subdivision not later than the

180th day after the effective date of this Act.

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