HB 3484
VanDeaver Border Bill Lets Texas Money Fund Projects Outside Texas
Died in committee
Verdict: Smells
Why it's charged
Caption mismatch
THE TEXT
…“shall be deemed within this state for the purposes of determining eligibility for funding and financing under Texas law”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The caption only mentions agreements between border cities. The body also makes property in another state eligible for Texas grants, loans, and bonds, and the caption never says that.
Caption mismatchNeeds review · 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 agreements between border municipalities.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Caption: border agreements. Bill: other-state sites within 30 miles are “deemed within this state” for funding.
The bill lets a Texas border city and its neighbor city across the state line lock in their shared agreements by passing matching ordinances, and lets them bring older agreements under the same law by joint resolution. It also says any facility, service, or property run under those agreements that sits in the other state, within 30 miles of the Texas city, counts as being inside Texas when deciding who can get Texas grants, loans, bonds, and other financial help. On the ground, Texas infrastructure money and financing programs could pay for projects located outside Texas when they are tied to a border-city agreement.
Labels
Labels: PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Intergovernmental Affairs subcommittee on State-Federal Relations on May 1, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB3484 · 2025-02-27
SOLD BY
ITEM
relating to agreements between border municipalities.
WHAT IT DOES
Caption: border agreements. Bill: other-state sites within 30 miles are “deemed within this state” for funding.
The bill lets a Texas border city and its neighbor city across the state line lock in their shared agreements by passing matching ordinances, and lets them bring older agreements under the same law by joint resolution. It also says any facility, service, or property run under those agreements that sits in the other state, within 30 miles of the Texas city, counts as being inside Texas when deciding who can get Texas grants, loans, bonds, and other financial help. On the ground, Texas infrastructure money and financing programs could pay for projects located outside Texas when they are tied to a border-city agreement.
CHARGES
[x] CAPTION MISMATCHanalysis confidence 55%
THE TEXT
…“shall be deemed within this state for the purposes of determining eligibility for funding and financing under Texas law”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The caption only mentions agreements between border cities. The body also makes property in another state eligible for Texas grants, loans, and bonds, and the caption never says that.
TOTAL
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · April 29, 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 s/c on State-Federal Relations by Speaker
- Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
- Considered by s/c in public hearing
- Committee substitute considered in s/c
- Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
- Left pending in subcommittee
FILED UNDER
THE TEXT
“Such eligibility includes, but is not limited to, grants, loans, bonds, and any other financial assistance authorized under Texas law for municipal or intergovernmental infrastructure projects and services.”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill opens Texas bond and loan financing to infrastructure located outside the state when it is run under a border-city agreement.
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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.
Fiscal
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · April 29, 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 Feb 27, 2025
05/01/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 1:51 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Intergovernmental Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
City Government--General
Intergovernmental Relations
BORDER
Text
The text as introduced · 263 words
By: VanDeaver H.B. No. 3484 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to agreements between border municipalities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 763.003, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: (e) An agreement or contract authorized by this chapter may be memorialized by reciprocal ordinances or ordinances in substantially similar language enacted by each municipality. (f) By joint resolution, each municipality may extend the provisions of this chapter to an agreement or contract that predates enactment of this chapter. SECTION 2. Chapter 763, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 763.006 to read as follows: Sec. 763.006. ELIGILIBITY FOR FUNDING AND FINANCING METHODS. Any facility, service, infrastructure, or other real property created, operated, owned, co-owned, acquired, or governed by an agreement authorized by this chapter, if located in the state of the adjoining municipality and no more than thirty (30) miles from the border municipality, shall be deemed within this state for the purposes of determining eligibility for funding and financing under Texas law. Such eligibility includes, but is not limited to, grants, loans, bonds, and any other financial assistance authorized under Texas law for municipal or intergovernmental infrastructure projects and services. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect July 1, 2025, if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for effect on that date, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.