HB 2109
50-year clock on proposed reservoir sites
Did not pass
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 22, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to the removal of certain proposed reservoir sites from the state water plan.
Caption from analyzed text · version H.
Summary
No construction in 50 years? Off the plan forever, water rights excepted.
The bill orders the Texas Water Development Board to strike a proposed reservoir site from the state water plan if construction has not started within 50 years of the site first appearing in any version of the plan. Once removed, the site can never be put back into a later plan. This touches landowners and communities sitting on long-stalled reservoir sites, and the water suppliers who hoped to build there, except for sites that already received a water right on or before September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Natural Resources committee 12-1 on May 2, 2025. Never placed on a calendar. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB2109 · 2025-01-27
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ITEM
relating to the removal of certain proposed reservoir sites from the state water plan.
WHAT IT DOES
No construction in 50 years? Off the plan forever, water rights excepted.
The bill orders the Texas Water Development Board to strike a proposed reservoir site from the state water plan if construction has not started within 50 years of the site first appearing in any version of the plan. Once removed, the site can never be put back into a later plan. This touches landowners and communities sitting on long-stalled reservoir sites, and the water suppliers who hoped to build there, except for sites that already received a water right on or before September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version H · May 9, 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
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Natural Resources
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Considered in public hearing
- Committee substitute considered in committee
- Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Left pending in committee
- Considered in formal meeting
- Committee substitute considered in committee
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Committee report distributed
- Committee report sent to Calendars
FILED UNDER
DATA CENTERS, WATER AND THE GRID
THE TEXT
…“the board shall remove a site designated as a site of unique value for the construction of a reservoir in the state water plan”…
Bill text, House committee report version (H)
The bill decides who keeps the land and who loses a future water supply by permanently dropping reservoir sites that have sat unbuilt for 50 years.
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Donors
Derived from itemized gifts, Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
$67,121 raised in 4 of 4 reports since Jul 1, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure. Partial total. Regular reports do not cover Aug 15, 2025 to Sep 4, 2025.
$104,472 spent since Jul 1, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.
$35,071 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Witnesses38
- For
- 21
- Against
- 15
- On
- 2
Names
For
- Cass County1 registration
- Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance1 registration
- Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club1 registration
- Self9 registrations
- Self; Republican Party of Texas - SREC SD11 registration
- Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association1 registration
- Self; Texas Foundation for Conservation1 registration
- Self; Texas Landowners for Eminent Domain Reform1 registration
- Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association1 registration
- Texas Conservation Alliance1 registration
- Texas Farm Bureau1 registration
- Texas Forestry Association1 registration
- Ward timber company1 registration
Against
- American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas1 registration
- City of Dallas1 registration
- City of Fort Worth1 registration
- City of Garland, Texas1 registration
- City of Irving1 registration
- Fort Worth Chamber1 registration
- Irving - Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce1 registration
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company1 registration
- North Texas Commission1 registration
- North Texas Municipal Water District1 registration
- Plano Chamber of Commerce1 registration
- Tarrant Regional Water District and Region C Regional Water Planning Group1 registration
- Texas Chemistry Council1 registration
- Texas Water Supply Partners1 registration
- Upper Trinity Regional Water District1 registration
On
- Texas Water Association1 registration
- Texas Water Development Board1 registration
Sources
38 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 significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version H · May 9, 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 H by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Jan 27, 2025
05/10/2025 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.
House committee · Natural Resources · Committee vote 12 aye, 1 nay · Out of committee
Companion
SB 2114 by Hughes (similar)
Subjects
Water--Development
Water--Rights
WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, TEXAS
Text
The text as introduced · 166 words
By: VanDeaver H.B. No. 2109 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the removal of a proposed reservoir project from the State Water Plan. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 16.0511, Water Code, is added as follows: Sec. 16.0511. REMOVAL OF A PROPOSED RESERVOIR PROJECT FROM THE STATE WATER PLAN. (a) The executive administrator shall remove a proposed reservoir project from the state water plan if construction has not begun within 50 years of being included in any version of the plan by the Board or its preceding authority. SECTION 2. Section 16.0511, Water Code, as added by this Act, applies to a proposed reservoir project included in any version of the state water plan for the previous 50 years or more. Once a proposed project has been removed by the executive administrator, the project is not eligible for inclusion in any future version of the plan. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.