Monitoring the Session

HB 2774

bill letting Bandera County district regulate Medina Lake building

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Wes VirdellRHouse 53

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 authority of the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District to regulate structures near Medina Lake.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Permits for structures below the high water line of Medina Lake.

The bill gives the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District the power to regulate building below the high water line of Medina Lake inside the district. It touches property owners and builders putting structures on the lakebed area within the district, and it lets the district require permits by rule. Any permit rules must exempt structures built by a political subdivision, and the change takes effect September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 13, 2025 and referred to the House Natural Resources committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2774 · 2025-02-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Wes VirdellRHouse 53

+ 5 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the authority of the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District to regulate structures near Medina Lake.

WHAT IT DOES

Permits for structures below the high water line of Medina Lake.

The bill gives the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District the power to regulate building below the high water line of Medina Lake inside the district. It touches property owners and builders putting structures on the lakebed area within the district, and it lets the district require permits by rule. Any permit rules must exempt structures built by a political subdivision, and the change takes effect September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Natural Resources
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Wes Virdell

Donors

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$25KPhysicians for Free Market Healthcare PAC$25KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$23K

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 · Nov 3, 2024 to Oct 21, 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 Truth and Liberty PAC$25,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$25,000.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$25,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 24, 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: 101012375.

Physicians for Free Market Healthcare PAC$25,000.00

Physicians for Free Market Healthcare PAC

$25,000.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$25,000.00

Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 30, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 22, 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: 101031736.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$22,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash
$22,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$22,500.00

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 · Nov 25, 2024 to Jul 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.

Report IDs: 100987242, 101012375, 101060151, 101072158.

Money

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

×

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$25,000.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$25,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 24, 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: 101012375.

×

Physicians for Free Market Healthcare PAC

$25,000.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$25,000.00

Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 30, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 22, 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: 101031736.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash
$22,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$22,500.00

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 · Nov 25, 2024 to Jul 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.

Report IDs: 100987242, 101012375, 101060151, 101072158.

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 Feb 13, 2025

03/19/2025 H Referred to Natural Resources: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Briscoe CainRHouse 128 Richard HayesRHouse 57 Don McLaughlinRHouse 80 Nate SchatzlineRHouse 93 Steve TothRHouse 15

House committee · Natural Resources · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

BANDERA COUNTY RIVER AUTHORITY & GROUNDWATER DISTRICT

MEDINA LAKE (GH8YH)

Property Interests--Real Property

Public Lands, Buildings & Resources

Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility

Text

The text as introduced · 153 words

89R7112 SCR-F

By: Virdell
H.B. No. 2774

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of the Bandera County River Authority and

Groundwater District to regulate structures near Medina Lake.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 8850, Special District

Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8850.0305 to read as

follows:

Sec. 8850.0305. REGULATION OF STRUCTURES NEAR MEDINA LAKE.

(a) The district may regulate the construction of structures

within the boundaries of the district below the high water line of

Medina Lake.

(b) The district may adopt rules to govern the issuance of

permits for the construction of structures within the boundaries of

the district below the high water line of Medina Lake. Rules

adopted under this section must exempt from a permitting

requirement structures constructed by a political subdivision.

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