Monitoring the Session

HB 5295

bill handing transit committee appointments to the Texas Transportation Commission

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Dennis PaulRHouse 129

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 appointments to the public transportation advisory committee.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Nine members, all serving at the commission’s pleasure.

This bill moves the power to appoint the nine members of the state's public transportation advisory committee from the governor, lieutenant governor and House speaker to the Texas Transportation Commission. It touches the committee's current and future members, who would now serve at the pleasure of the commission no matter who first appointed them. On the ground, the commission alone picks and can remove every member, and it must fill any existing vacancies by January 1, 2026.

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-HB5295 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Dennis PaulRHouse 129

ITEM

relating to appointments to the public transportation advisory committee.

WHAT IT DOES

Nine members, all serving at the commission’s pleasure.

This bill moves the power to appoint the nine members of the state's public transportation advisory committee from the governor, lieutenant governor and House speaker to the Texas Transportation Commission. It touches the committee's current and future members, who would now serve at the pleasure of the commission no matter who first appointed them. On the ground, the commission alone picks and can remove every member, and it must fill any existing vacancies by January 1, 2026.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

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

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Dennis Paul

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$25KRichard Weekley$13KRoger Elswick$11,000

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 · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 27, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$25,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$25,000.00

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

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 25, 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: 101010120.

Richard Weekley$12,500.00

Richard Weekley

$12,500.00

Cash
$12,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$12,500.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Jun 27, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 27, 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: 101010120.

Roger Elswick$11,000.00
Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$25,000.00

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

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 25, 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: 101010120.

×

Richard Weekley

$12,500.00

Cash
$12,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$12,500.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Jun 27, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 27, 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: 101010120.

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

04/07/2025 H Referred to Transportation: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM

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 1922 by West (identical)

Subjects

Transportation--Miscellaneous

TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 278 words

89R5177 AND-F

By: Paul
H.B. No. 5295

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to appointments to the public transportation advisory

committee.

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

SECTION 1. Sections 455.004(b) and (c), Transportation

Code, are amended to read as follows:

(b) The [ members of the ] committee consists of the following

members [ shall be ] appointed by the commission [ governor, the

lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of

representatives, who shall each appoint ]:

(1) three members representing [ one member who

represents ] a diverse cross-section of public transportation

providers;

(2) three members representing [ one member who

represents ] a diverse cross-section of transportation users; and

(3) three members representing [ one member who

represents ] the general public.

(c) A member serves at the pleasure of the commission

[ officer who appointed the member ]. A member is not entitled to

compensation for service on the committee but is entitled to

reimbursement for reasonable expenses the member incurs in

performing committee duties.

SECTION 2. (a) A member of the public transportation

advisory committee on the effective date of this Act serves at the

pleasure of the Texas Transportation Commission as provided by

Section 455.004(c), Transportation Code, as amended by this Act,

regardless of the officer who appointed the member.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2026, the Texas Transportation

Commission shall make appointments as authorized by Section

455.004(b), Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, to fill

any vacancies on the public transportation advisory committee

existing on the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.