HB 2091: bill letting the Water Development Board give water supply grants

Caption

relating to the provision of financial assistance by the Texas Water Development Board for certain projects.

Summary

Flood control parts count. Drainage districts can apply.

The bill lets the Texas Water Development Board give grants from its water supply account to local governments for building, buying or improving water supply projects, including ones with a flood control part. It touches political subdivisions, and it makes clear that drainage districts can apply. The board must write eligibility rules, and those rules cannot shut out a drainage district just because it lacks water-use history, does not sell water to retail customers, or holds no retail service certificate.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 4818 (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 4818 (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.GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 2, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2091 · 2025-01-24

SOLD BY

Rep. Armando "Mando" MartinezDHouse 39

Rep. Terry CanalesDHouse 40

Rep. Oscar LongoriaDHouse 35

+ 1 more author, 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to the provision of financial assistance by the Texas Water Development Board for certain projects.

WHAT IT DOES

Flood control parts count. Drainage districts can apply.

The bill lets the Texas Water Development Board give grants from its water supply account to local governments for building, buying or improving water supply projects, including ones with a flood control part. It touches political subdivisions, and it makes clear that drainage districts can apply. The board must write eligibility rules, and those rules cannot shut out a drainage district just because it lacks water-use history, does not sell water to retail customers, or holds no retail service certificate.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 10, 2025

The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined because the amount and timing of funding applications and grant expenditures for eligible projects from the Water Supply Account (WSA) within the Texas Water Development Fund (DFund) are unknown at this time. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Jan 24, 2025Filed
Mar 14, 2025Read first time
Mar 14, 2025Referred to Natural Resources
Apr 9, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 9, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 9, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 9, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 16, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 16, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 23, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 23, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 25, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 28, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 1, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 1, 2025Read 2nd time
May 1, 2025Amended 1-Martinez
May 1, 2025Passed to engrossment as amended
May 1, 2025Record vote RV#1229
May 1, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 2, 2025Read 3rd time
May 2, 2025Passed
May 2, 2025Record vote RV#1326
May 2, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 2, 2025Reported engrossed
May 5, 2025Received from the House
May 20, 2025Read first time
May 20, 2025Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)

CARVE-OUT · analysis confidence 40%

THE TEXT

“Eligibility requirements established under this section may not disqualify a drainage district from receiving a grant because the district does not:”

Bill text, House committee report version (H)

The text shields one class of local entity, drainage districts, from eligibility screens that would otherwise apply. The committee statement openly names drainage districts as the target, so this is mild.

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 106 yea · 27 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 2, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Armando "Mando" Martinez

Donors

Border Health PAC$10KMarc Rodriguez$9,500Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$9K

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 28, 2024 to Jun 26, 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.

Border Health PAC$10,000.00

Border Health PAC

$10,000.00

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

Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 26, 2025. 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: 101026922.

Marc Rodriguez$9,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$9,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$9,000.00

Cash: $9,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $9,000.00

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 10, 2024 to Apr 8, 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: 100979779, 101026922, 101055340.

Money

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

×

Border Health PAC

$10,000.00

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

Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 26, 2025. 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: 101026922.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$9,000.00

Cash: $9,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $9,000.00

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 10, 2024 to Apr 8, 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: 100979779, 101026922, 101055340.

Votes2

House May 2, 2025

Yea: 106
Nay: 27
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 5
Excused: 11

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1326

HB 2091 was passed by (Record 1326): 106 Yeas, 27 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 106 (published)
Nay: 27 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 5 (derived from named list)
Excused: 11 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 1, 2025

Yea: 110
Nay: 32
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 2
Excused: 4

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1229

HB 2091, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 1229): 110 Yeas, 32 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 110 (published)
Nay: 32 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
Excused: 4 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses14

For: 13
Against: 0
On: 1

Names

For

Brownsville Public Utilities Board1 registration
CHISPA1 registration
City of Austin1 registration
City of Buda1 registration
City of Houston1 registration
City of San Antonio1 registration
City of Sugar Land, Texas1 registration
Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance1 registration
Lone star chapter sierra club1 registration
Methodist Healthcare Ministries1 registration
Self; Texas water infrastructure network1 registration
Texas Water Supply Partners1 registration
Upper Trinity Regional Water District1 registration

On

Texas Water Development Board1 registration

Sources

14 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 first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 10, 2025

The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined because the amount and timing of funding applications and grant expenditures for eligible projects from the Water Supply Account (WSA) within the Texas Water Development Fund (DFund) are unknown at this time. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version H by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 4818

by Rep. Martinez, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 23, 2023: Referred to Natural Resources

Relating to the provision of financial assistance by the Texas Water Development Board for certain projects.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 24, 2025

05/20/2025 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

Penny Morales ShawDHouse 148

House committee · Natural Resources · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Environment--Water

State Finances--Management & Control

Utilities--Water & Sewer

Water--Development

Water--General

WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 249 words

89R7908 JAM-D

By: Martinez
H.B. No. 2091

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the provision of financial assistance by the Texas

Water Development Board for certain projects.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 17, Water Code, is amended

by amending Section 17.121 and adding Section 17.1215 to read as

follows:

Sec. 17.121. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The water supply

account may be used by the board to provide financial assistance ,

including grants, to political subdivisions for the construction,

acquisition, or improvement of water supply projects, including

those projects initiated for the sole purpose of conservation as

defined in Section 17.001(23)(B) of this code.

Sec. 17.1215. GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The board may provide

grants under this subchapter to a political subdivision, including

a drainage district established under Section 59, Article XVI,

Texas Constitution, for the construction, acquisition, or

improvement of water supply projects, including projects that

contain a flood control component.

(b) The board shall adopt rules necessary to implement this

section, including rules establishing eligibility requirements for

the use of grants provided under this section. Eligibility

requirements established under this section may not disqualify a

drainage district from receiving a grant because the district does

not:

(1) have historical data about water use;

(2) provide retail water service to consumers; or

(3) have a certificate of convenience and necessity

under which it provides retail water or wastewater service.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

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WHAT IT DOES

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HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Border Health PAC

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Border Health PAC

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

House May 2, 2025

House May 1, 2025

For

On

88R HB 4818