HB 4460

flood fund can now back flood-and-water-supply projects

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 projects eligible for financial assistance from the flood infrastructure fund.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Capture floodwater, stormwater or treated wastewater, then treat and distribute it.

The bill widens the definition of a flood project that can get money from the state's flood infrastructure fund. It adds multi-purpose projects that capture or hold floodwater, stormwater, farm runoff or treated wastewater and then treat and distribute that water as a new water supply. Local sponsors of such combined flood-and-water-supply projects become eligible for fund assistance starting September 1, 2025.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4460 · 2025-03-11

SOLD BY

Rep. Terry CanalesDHouse 40

ITEM

relating to the projects eligible for financial assistance from the flood infrastructure fund.

WHAT IT DOES

Capture floodwater, stormwater or treated wastewater, then treat and distribute it.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 11, 2025Filed
Apr 3, 2025Read first time
Apr 3, 2025Referred to Natural Resources

FILED UNDER

DATA CENTERS, WATER AND THE GRID

THE TEXT

…“treat and distribute the water for the purpose of creating an additional source of water supply”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill lets flood infrastructure fund money pay for projects that turn captured floodwater and treated wastewater into new water supply.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Terry Canales

Donors

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC$65K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$35KCurtis E. Ford$30,605

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 · Aug 9, 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.

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC$65,000.00

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC

$65,000.00

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $65,000.00

Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 6, 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.

Report IDs: 100986692, 101072185.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$35,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$35,000.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $35,000.00

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 · Aug 9, 2024 to Sep 29, 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: 100986692, 101030306, 101068017, 101072185.

Curtis E. Ford$30,605.00

Money

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

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC

$65,000.00

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $65,000.00

Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 6, 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.

Report IDs: 100986692, 101072185.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$35,000.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $35,000.00

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 · Aug 9, 2024 to Sep 29, 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: 100986692, 101030306, 101068017, 101072185.

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 Mar 11, 2025

04/03/2025 H Referred to Natural Resources: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

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

Companion

SB 1967 by Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" (identical)

HB 3915 by Martinez (duplicate)

Subjects

Disaster Preparedness & Relief

Water--Development

Water--General

FLOODS

Text

The text as introduced · 169 words

89R8207 CMO-F

By: Canales
H.B. No. 4460

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the projects eligible for financial assistance from the

flood infrastructure fund.

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

SECTION 1. Section 15.531(2), Water Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(2) "Flood project" means a drainage, flood

mitigation, or flood control project, including:

(A) planning and design activities;

(B) work to obtain regulatory approval to provide

nonstructural and structural flood mitigation and drainage;

(C) construction of structural flood mitigation

and drainage infrastructure; [ and ]

(D) construction and implementation of

nonstructural projects, including projects that use nature-based

features to protect, mitigate, or reduce flood risk ; and

(E) construction of multi-purpose flood

mitigation and drainage infrastructure projects that control,

divert, capture, or impound floodwater, stormwater, agricultural

runoff water, or treated wastewater effluent and treat and

distribute the water for the purpose of creating an additional

source of water supply .

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