Monitoring the Session

HB 4930

bill adds a board rule for South Texas College

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Sergio Muñoz Jr.DHouse 36

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 governing board of certain junior college districts.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Texarkana College keeps its nine-to-seven rule.

The bill keeps the existing rule that lets the Texarkana College board shrink from nine members to seven, and adds a new rule for South Texas College. It touches the South Texas College governing board and the voters who elect it. Future South Texas College board members will serve two-year terms instead of longer ones, while current members finish the terms they were elected to.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1816 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1816 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Higher Education committee on May 6, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4930 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Sergio Muñoz Jr.DHouse 36

ITEM

relating to the governing board of certain junior college districts.

WHAT IT DOES

Texarkana College keeps its nine-to-seven rule.

The bill keeps the existing rule that lets the Texarkana College board shrink from nine members to seven, and adds a new rule for South Texas College. It touches the South Texas College governing board and the voters who elect it. Future South Texas College board members will serve two-year terms instead of longer ones, while current members finish the terms they were elected to.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · May 6, 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

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Higher Education
  4. Posting rule suspended
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Sergio Muñoz Jr.

Donors

Texas Sands PAC$8KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$8KOncor Texas State Political Action Committee of Oncor Electric Delivery Administration Corp.$3K

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 · Jul 24, 2024 to May 19, 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.

Texas Sands PAC$8,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$8,000.00

Cash
$8,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to May 19, 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: 100988555, 101060827.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$7,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$7,500.00

Cash
$7,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,500.00

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 · Jul 24, 2024 to Nov 18, 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: 100988555, 101031482.

Oncor Texas State Political Action Committee of Oncor Electric Delivery Administration Corp.$3,000.00

Oncor Texas State Political Action Committee of Oncor Electric Delivery Administration Corp.

$3,000.00

Cash
$3,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$3,000.00

Also funds 113 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 27, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 1, 2024 to May 19, 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: 100988555, 101060827.

Money

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

×

Texas Sands PAC

$8,000.00

Cash
$8,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to May 19, 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: 100988555, 101060827.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$7,500.00

Cash
$7,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,500.00

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 · Jul 24, 2024 to Nov 18, 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: 100988555, 101031482.

×

Oncor Texas State Political Action Committee of Oncor Electric Delivery Administration Corp.

$3,000.00

Cash
$3,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$3,000.00

Also funds 113 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 27, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 1, 2024 to May 19, 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: 100988555, 101060827.

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 · May 6, 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.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 1816

by Rep. Muñoz, Jr., same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 7, 2023: Referred to Higher Education

Relating to the governing board of certain junior college districts.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 13, 2025

05/06/2025 H Left pending in committee

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

House committee · Higher Education · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Education--Junior College Districts

SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE

Text

The text as introduced · 251 words

By: Muñoz
H.B. No. 4930

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the governing board of certain junior college

districts.

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

SECTION 1. Section 130.0824, Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 130.0824. SPECIAL PROVISIONS REGARDING GOVERNING

BOARD OF CERTAIN JUNIOR [ OF TEXARKANA ] COLLEGE DISTRICTS

[ DISTRICT ]. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this

subchapter, the governing board of the Texarkana College District

may by resolution or order of the board decrease the number of board

members from nine to seven, with four members elected from

respective commissioner precincts and three members elected at

large.

[ (b) ] A resolution or order of the governing board under

this subsection [ section ] must establish transition terms of office

to conform to elections held in even-numbered years and staggered

six-year terms, with the initial board terms of three members

expiring in 2014, of two members expiring in 2016, and of two

members expiring in 2018.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter,

the term of office of a member of the governing board of South Texas

College is two years. The members of the board in office on

September 1, 2025, and all subsequent members of the board, shall

remain in office until the expiration of the terms for which the

members were elected or appointed, and until any successors have

been elected and qualified.

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