HB 937
bill moving special district meeting notices online
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
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 procedure by which certain special districts are required to provide notice of certain matters.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Website first, a public place inside the district if none.
The bill changes where Texas water and special districts without a meeting place inside the district must post notice of board meetings, requiring posting on the district's website, or at a public place inside the district if there is no website. It also says notice of the filing period for district director candidates goes at the district's office in the district, or by the same website-or-public-place method if there is no office. It touches special districts and the residents and candidates who rely on those notices, and it takes effect September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Natural Resources committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB937 · 2024-11-12
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ITEM
relating to the procedure by which certain special districts are required to provide notice of certain matters.
WHAT IT DOES
Website first, a public place inside the district if none.
The bill changes where Texas water and special districts without a meeting place inside the district must post notice of board meetings, requiring posting on the district's website, or at a public place inside the district if there is no website. It also says notice of the filing period for district director candidates goes at the district's office in the district, or by the same website-or-public-place method if there is no office. It touches special districts and the residents and candidates who rely on those notices, and it takes effect September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · April 28, 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
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Natural Resources
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- No action taken in committee
FILED UNDER
THE TEXT
…“the district shall post notice of its meeting : (1) on the district's Internet website; or”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill changes how special districts without a local meeting place tell residents about board meetings, moving the primary posting to the district's website.
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Donors
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 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.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · April 28, 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.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
04/30/2025 H No action taken 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 · Natural Resources · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Electronic Information Systems
Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility
PUBLIC NOTICE
Text
The text as introduced · 341 words
89R3112 MP-F By: Goodwin H.B. No. 937 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the procedure by which certain special districts are required to provide notice of certain matters. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 49.063, Water Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows: (a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), notice [ Notice ] of meetings of the board shall be given as set forth in the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code . (a-1) If [ , except that if ] a district does not have a meeting place within the district, the district shall post notice of its meeting : (1) on the district's Internet website; or (2) if the district does not maintain an Internet website, at a public place within the district specified by the board in a written resolution[ , rather than at its administrative office ]. (a-2) A [ The board shall specify such ] public place specified by the board for the posting of notice under Subsection (a-1)(2) must [ to ] be a bulletin board or other place within the district which is reasonably available to the public. SECTION 2. Section 49.113, Water Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 49.113. NOTICE FOR FILING FOR PLACE ON BALLOT. (a) A notice required by Section 141.040, Election Code, must be posted : (1) at the district's administrative office in the district ; or (2) if the district does not have an administrative office in the district, in the manner required by Section 49.063(a-1) of this code for a notice subject to Section 49.063. (b) The notice must be posted [ at the public place established by the district under Section 49.063 of this chapter ] not later than the 30th day before the deadline for a candidate to file an application for a place on the ballot of a district directors' election. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.