Monitoring the Session

HB 5290

bill giving TxDOT land to the University of Houston

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Armando WalleDHouse 140

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 transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the University of Houston.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Six tracts, about 11.6 acres along Interstate 10, by December 31, 2025.

The bill orders the Texas Department of Transportation to give six tracts of state land, about 11.6 acres along Interstate 10 north of downtown Houston in Harris County, to the University of Houston by December 31, 2025. It touches the transportation department, which loses the land, and the university, which may use it only for a purpose that benefits the public interest of the state. If the university uses the land for any other purpose, ownership snaps back to the department; oddly, the text says the deed is to be filed in Fort Bend County records even though every tract is described as being in Harris County.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the House Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5290 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Armando WalleDHouse 140

ITEM

relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the University of Houston.

WHAT IT DOES

Six tracts, about 11.6 acres along Interstate 10, by December 31, 2025.

The bill orders the Texas Department of Transportation to give six tracts of state land, about 11.6 acres along Interstate 10 north of downtown Houston in Harris County, to the University of Houston by December 31, 2025. It touches the transportation department, which loses the land, and the university, which may use it only for a purpose that benefits the public interest of the state. If the university uses the land for any other purpose, ownership snaps back to the department; oddly, the text says the deed is to be filed in Fort Bend County records even though every tract is described as being in Harris County.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Transportation
  4. Posting rule suspended
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Armando Walle

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$43KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$18KBorder Health PAC$10K

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 4, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$42,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$42,500.00

Cash
$42,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$42,500.00

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 19, 2024 to Sep 30, 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: 100985345, 101012323, 101027868, 101056902, 101071964.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$17,500.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$17,500.00

Cash
$17,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$17,500.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Sep 30, 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: 100985345, 101012323, 101056902, 101071964.

Border Health PAC$10,000.00

Border Health PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Dec 15, 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: 101027868.

Money

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

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Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$42,500.00

Cash
$42,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$42,500.00

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 19, 2024 to Sep 30, 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: 100985345, 101012323, 101027868, 101056902, 101071964.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$17,500.00

Cash
$17,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$17,500.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Sep 30, 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: 100985345, 101012323, 101056902, 101071964.

×

Border Health PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Dec 15, 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: 101027868.

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 14, 2025

04/25/2025 H Posting rule suspended

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 · Transportation · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

SB 2863 by Miles (identical)

Subjects

Education--Higher--General

Property Interests--Real Property

Public Lands, Buildings & Resources

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 629 words

89R3765 RAL-D

By: Walle
H.B. No. 5290

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas

Department of Transportation to the University of Houston.

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

SECTION 1. (a) Not later than December 31, 2025, the Texas

Department of Transportation shall donate and transfer to the

University of Houston the real property described by Subsection (e)

of this section.

(b) The University of Houston may use the property

transferred under this Act only for a purpose that benefits the

public interest of the state. If the University of Houston uses the

property for any purpose other than a purpose described by this

subsection, ownership of the property automatically reverts to the

Texas Department of Transportation.

(c) The Texas Department of Transportation shall transfer

the property by an appropriate instrument of transfer. The

instrument of transfer must:

(1) provide that:

(A) the University of Houston may use the

property only for a purpose that benefits the public interest of the

state; and

(B) ownership of the property will automatically

revert to the Texas Department of Transportation if the University

of Houston uses the property for any purpose other than a purpose

described by Paragraph (A) of this subdivision; and

(2) describe the property to be transferred by metes

and bounds.

(d) The Texas Department of Transportation shall retain

custody of the instrument of transfer after the instrument of

transfer is filed in the real property records of Fort Bend County.

(e) The real property referred to in this section consists

of the following six tracts of land:

1 Parcel: P00074662 (S1)

Address of Property Owner: N/A

ROW CSJ: 0500-03-616

Owner: State of Texas

Property Address: West line of Milam Street, Houston, TX 77002

Property Location: West line of Milam Street, north of

Washington Avenue and south of Interstate Highway 10

Legal Description: 1.06 acres (46,067 square feet) tract being

out of North Side of Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Harris County,

Texas

2 Parcel: P00074663 (S2)

Address of Property Owner: N/A

ROW CSJ: 0500-03-616

Owner: State of Texas

Property Address: 0 Interstate Highway 10, Houston, TX 77002

Property Location: Northeast corner of Milam Street and Girard

Street

Legal Description: 2.40 acres (104,502 square feet) tract being

out of North Side of Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Harris County,

Texas

3 Parcel: P00074664 (S3)

Address of Property Owner: N/A

ROW CSJ: 0500-03-616

Owner: State of Texas

Property Address: West line of North Main Street, Houston, TX

77002

Property Location: West line of North Main Street at Wood

Street

Legal Description: 1.22 acres (53,245 square feet) tract being

out of North Side of Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Harris County,

Texas

4 Parcel: P00074665 (S4)

Address of Property Owner: N/A

ROW CSJ: 0500-08-002

Owner: State of Texas

Property Address: 0 Interstate Highway 10, Houston, TX 77002

Property Location: Northeast corner of North Main Street and

Wood Street

Legal Description: 0.91 acre (39,557 square feet) tract being

out of North Side of Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Harris County,

Texas

5 Parcel: P00074666 (S5)

Address of Property Owner: N/A

ROW CSJ: 0500-08-002

Owner: State of Texas

Property Address: 0 Interstate Highway 10, Houston, TX 77002

Property Location: Northwest corner of Rothwell Street and

North San Jacinto Street

Legal Description: 0.84 acre (36,680 square feet) tract being

out of North Side of Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Harris County,

Texas

6 Parcel: P00074667 (S6)

Address of Property Owner: N/A

ROW CSJ: 0500-08-002

Owner: State of Texas

Property Address: 0 Interstate Highway 10, Houston, TX 77002

Property Location: Northeast corner of Rothwell Street and

North San Jacinto Street

Legal Description: 5.16 acres (224,610 square feet) tract being

out of North Side of Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Harris County,

Texas

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