HB 784

bill creating a state grant program for city sidewalks

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Rep. Barbara Gervin-HawkinsDHouse 120

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 a grant program for municipal pedestrian infrastructure administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Sidewalks, curbs and pedestrian lighting, run by the housing department.

The bill creates a state grant program, run by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, that pays cities to build sidewalks, curbs and pedestrian lighting. It touches Texas municipalities that apply and the housing department, which must write rules and sign contracts with each grant recipient. A new dedicated account inside the general revenue fund holds legislative appropriations, gifts and federal grants for the program, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 4770 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 4770 (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.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Intergovernmental Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB784 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Barbara Gervin-HawkinsDHouse 120

ITEM

relating to a grant program for municipal pedestrian infrastructure administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

WHAT IT DOES

Sidewalks, curbs and pedestrian lighting, run by the housing department.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Mar 5, 2025Read first time
Mar 5, 2025Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs

ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)

NEW FEE, FUND, BOARD OR APPOINTEES · analysis confidence 40%

THE TEXT

“The grant fund is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund and consists of:”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill builds a new dedicated account to hold program money. The caption honestly announces a grant program, so this is the expected funding vehicle, not a hidden expansion.

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Barbara Gervin-Hawkins

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$36K Texas Sands PAC$34K Legacy 44$17K

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 6, 2024 to Feb 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$36,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$36,000.00

Cash: $36,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $36,000.00

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 · Sep 20, 2024 to Feb 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: 100981675, 101026167, 101035798, 101038806.

Texas Sands PAC$34,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$34,000.00

Cash: $34,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $34,000.00

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 Feb 12, 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: 100981675, 101038806.

Legacy 44$17,000.00

Legacy 44

$17,000.00

Cash: $1,000.00
Paid by others: $16,000.00
Total: $17,000.00

digital $16,000.00

Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 18, 2024 to Feb 20, 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: 100981675, 101038806.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$36,000.00

Cash: $36,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $36,000.00

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 · Sep 20, 2024 to Feb 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: 100981675, 101026167, 101035798, 101038806.

Texas Sands PAC

$34,000.00

Cash: $34,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $34,000.00

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 Feb 12, 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: 100981675, 101038806.

Legacy 44

$17,000.00

Cash: $1,000.00
Paid by others: $16,000.00
Total: $17,000.00

digital $16,000.00

Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 18, 2024 to Feb 20, 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: 100981675, 101038806.

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.

FILED BEFORE

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

88R HB 4770

by Rep. Gervin-Hawkins, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, Apr 4, 2023: Left pending in committee

Relating to a grant program for municipal pedestrian infrastructure administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

03/05/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM

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 · Intergovernmental Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

City Government--General

Housing--General

State Finances--Management & Control

HOUSING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 321 words

89R3688 MP-D

By: Gervin-Hawkins
H.B. No. 784

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a grant program for municipal pedestrian infrastructure

administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community

Affairs.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter K, Chapter 2306,

Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER K. HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS

SECTION 2. Subchapter K, Chapter 2306, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 2306.2595 to read as follows:

Sec. 2306.2595. PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. (a) In

this section:

(1) "Grant" means financial assistance that is awarded

in the form of money to a municipality for a specific purpose and

that is not required to be repaid. For purposes of this section,

the term includes a forgivable loan.

(2) "Grant fund" means the pedestrian infrastructure

grant fund.

(b) The department shall award grants to municipalities to

construct pedestrian infrastructure related to sidewalks, curbs,

or pedestrian lighting. The department may only award a grant under

a contract between the department and a grant recipient that

includes provisions under which the department is given sufficient

control to ensure the public purpose of protecting the safety of the

public is accomplished and the state receives the return benefit.

(c) The grant fund is a dedicated account in the general

revenue fund and consists of:

(1) appropriations of money to the grant fund by the

legislature;

(2) gifts, grants, including federal grants, and other

donations received for the grant fund; and

(3) interest earned on the investment of money in the

grant fund.

(d) The grant fund may be used by the department only to:

(1) award grants under this section; and

(2) administer the grant program under this section.

(e) Section 403.0956 does not apply to the grant fund.

(f) The department shall adopt rules necessary to

administer this section.

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