Monitoring the Session

SB 1387

Bill adds Parks and Wildlife to Texas Groundwater Protection Committee

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Judith ZaffiriniDSenate 21

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 membership of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

One new member and some outdated agency names fixed.

The bill updates the list of officials who sit on the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee. It adds the executive director of the Parks and Wildlife Department as a new member and fixes outdated agency names for the state health commissioner and Texas A&M AgriLife Research. Starting September 1, 2025, the committee gains one seat held by an existing state official, and nothing else about its work changes.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 19, 2025 and referred to the Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1387 · 2025-02-19

SOLD BY

Sen. Judith ZaffiriniDSenate 21

ITEM

relating to the membership of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee.

WHAT IT DOES

One new member and some outdated agency names fixed.

The bill updates the list of officials who sit on the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee. It adds the executive director of the Parks and Wildlife Department as a new member and fixes outdated agency names for the state health commissioner and Texas A&M AgriLife Research. Starting September 1, 2025, the committee gains one seat held by an existing state official, and nothing else about its work changes.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Judith Zaffirini

Donors

Carlos M. Zaffirini Jr$110,000Killam Development Ltd.$73KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$60K

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 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.

Carlos M. Zaffirini Jr$110,000.00
Killam Development Ltd.$72,700.00

Killam Development Ltd.

$72,700.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$62,700.00
Total
$72,700.00
advertising $33,000.00media $29,700.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 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: 101011018, 101057658.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$60,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$60,000.00

Cash
$60,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$60,000.00

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 · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.

Money

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

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Killam Development Ltd.

$72,700.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$62,700.00
Total
$72,700.00
advertising $33,000.00media $29,700.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 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: 101011018, 101057658.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$60,000.00

Cash
$60,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$60,000.00

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 · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.

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 Senate · Filed Feb 19, 2025

03/06/2025 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Senate committee · Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

HB 5574 by Barry (identical)

Subjects

Environment--Water

Parks & Wildlife--General

TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE (U64M3)

PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

STATE HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 213 words

89R10074 DRS-D

By: Zaffirini
S.B. No. 1387

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the membership of the Texas Groundwater Protection

Committee.

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

SECTION 1. Section 26.403(c), Water Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(c) The committee is composed of:

(1) the executive director of the commission;

(2) the executive administrator of the Texas Water

Development Board;

(3) the executive director of the Railroad Commission

of Texas;

(4) the commissioner of state health services [ of the

Texas Department of Health ];

(5) the deputy commissioner of the Department of

Agriculture;

(5-a) the executive director of the Parks and Wildlife

Department;

(6) the executive director of the State Soil and Water

Conservation Board;

(7) the executive director [ Director ] of [ the ] Texas

A&M AgriLife Research [ Agricultural Experiment Station ];

(8) the director of the Bureau of Economic Geology of

The University of Texas at Austin;

(9) a representative selected by the Texas Alliance of

Groundwater Districts; and

(10) a representative of the Water Well Drillers and

Water Well Pump Installers Program of the Texas Department of

Licensing and Regulation selected by the executive director of the

department.

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