HB 2268
Commission powers to create listed special districts would expire
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Editor's call: No flags. On Nov 1, 2026 the editor checked this charge against the bill's caption and removed it.
Corrected Nov 1, 2026
Corrected Nov 1, 2026 · We checked this summary against the bill text and fixed it.
Reviewed · Nov 1, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to create certain special districts.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Existing districts remain valid. Pending petitions follow the law in effect when filed.
The bill ends the power of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to create or approve municipal utility districts, management districts, water improvement districts, water control districts, master districts and subdistricts by its own order, starting September 1, 2025. It touches developers and landowners who petition the state to form these districts, the commission itself, and county commissioners courts, which also lose their power to create multi-county districts under Chapter 55. After the effective date, new districts of these kinds can no longer be formed through the commission's order route, while petitions already pending stay under the old law and districts already created stay valid.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 30, 2025 and referred to the House Natural Resources committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB2268 · 2025-01-30
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ITEM
relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to create certain special districts.
WHAT IT DOES
Existing districts remain valid. Pending petitions follow the law in effect when filed.
The bill ends the power of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to create or approve municipal utility districts, management districts, water improvement districts, water control districts, master districts and subdistricts by its own order, starting September 1, 2025. It touches developers and landowners who petition the state to form these districts, the commission itself, and county commissioners courts, which also lose their power to create multi-county districts under Chapter 55. After the effective date, new districts of these kinds can no longer be formed through the commission's order route, while petitions already pending stay under the old law and districts already created stay valid.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Natural Resources
FILED UNDER
THE TEXT
“The commission's authority to create a district by order under this chapter expires September 1, 2025.”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill shuts down the state commission's order route for creating new MUDs and water and management districts, which limits new special districts that can issue debt.
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Donors
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 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.
American Fireworks$26,000.00
American Fireworks
$26,000.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $26,000.00
- Total
- $26,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 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: 101062888, 101069223.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20,083.33
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$20,083.33
- Cash
- $20,000.00
- Paid by others
- $83.33
- Total
- $20,083.33
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to 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: 101011492, 101062888, 101070788.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
American Fireworks
$26,000.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $26,000.00
- Total
- $26,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 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: 101062888, 101069223.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$20,083.33
- Cash
- $20,000.00
- Paid by others
- $83.33
- Total
- $20,083.33
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to 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: 101011492, 101062888, 101070788.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
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 30, 2025
03/14/2025 H Referred to Natural Resources: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 10:30 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Natural Resources · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous
Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON
Text
The text as introduced · 431 words
89R1773 ANG/MCF-D By: Isaac H.B. No. 2268 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to create certain special districts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 42.042, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows: (f-1) The authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to allow the creation or confirmation of a municipal management district, municipal utility district, water improvement district, or water control and improvement district, master district, or subdistrict in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality under Subsection (f) expires September 1, 2025. SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 375.027 to read as follows: Sec. 375.027. COMMISSION AUTHORITY TO CREATE DISTRICT. The commission's authority to create a district by order under this chapter expires September 1, 2025. SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 51, Water Code, is amended by adding Section 51.053 to read as follows: Sec. 51.053. COMMISSION AUTHORITY TO CREATE DISTRICT OR MASTER DISTRICT. The commission's authority to create a multi-county district, district with the powers provided by Section 51.331, or master district by order under this chapter expires September 1, 2025. SECTION 4. Section 51A.003, Water Code, is amended by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: (j) The commission's authority to create a subdistrict under this chapter expires September 1, 2025. SECTION 5. Subchapter B, Chapter 54, Water Code, is amended by adding Section 54.038 to read as follows: Sec. 54.038. COMMISSION AUTHORITY TO CREATE DISTRICT. The commission's authority to create a district by order under this chapter expires September 1, 2025. SECTION 6. Subchapter B, Chapter 55, Water Code, is amended by adding Section 55.0465 to read as follows: Sec. 55.0465. MULTI-COUNTY DISTRICT: EXPIRATION OF CREATION AUTHORITY. The authority of the commission and commissioners courts to create a multi-county district under this chapter expires September 1, 2025. SECTION 7. (a) Notwithstanding the changes in law made by this Act, a petition for the creation of a district, master district, or subdistrict pending before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the petition was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. (b) The changes in law made by this Act do not affect the validity of a district, master district, or subdistrict created by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality before September 1, 2025. SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.