SB 1958

Hagenbuch Bill Hands Tax Revenue Power To Cities Over 285,000

Died in committee

Verdict: Smells

SmellsInitial review

Sen. Brent HagenbuchRSenate 30

Why it's charged

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THE TEXT

…“285,000 that is wholly located in two counties, each with a”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

This population and two-county test describes a very small number of cities. The caption only says "certain municipalities," so the reader cannot tell which places get the new authority.

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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 authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Wholly inside two counties of over 900,000 each. A very small number fit.

The bill widens a Tax Code section that lets certain cities use certain local tax revenue for qualified projects. It adds two new kinds of cities to the list: cities holding more than 70 percent of a county of 1.5 million or more, and cities of more than 285,000 that sit wholly in two counties of more than 900,000 each. More big cities, picked by population numbers, gain this tax-revenue authority starting September 1, 2025.

Corrected Oct 26, 2026 · We checked this summary against the bill text and fixed it.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 5, 2025 and referred to the Senate Economic Development committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1958 · 2025-03-05

SOLD BY

Sen. Brent HagenbuchRSenate 30

ITEM

relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.

WHAT IT DOES

Wholly inside two counties of over 900,000 each. A very small number fit.

Corrected Oct 26, 2026 · We checked this summary against the bill text and fixed it.

CHARGES

[x] BRACKET BILLanalysis confidence 75%

THE TEXT

…“285,000 that is wholly located in two counties, each with a”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

This population and two-county test describes a very small number of cities. The caption only says "certain municipalities," so the reader cannot tell which places get the new authority.

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 5, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Mar 5, 2025Filed
Mar 17, 2025Read first time
Mar 17, 2025Referred to Economic Development

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Brent Hagenbuch

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$50K Denton County Republican Lincoln Cabinet PAC$25KJohn Kleinheinz$25,000

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 27, 2024 to Jun 15, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$50,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $50,000.00

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 · Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 8, 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: 101010787, 101032653.

Denton County Republican Lincoln Cabinet PAC$25,000.00

Denton County Republican Lincoln Cabinet PAC

$25,000.00

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

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Apr 8, 2026 to Apr 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Apr 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: 101058859.

John Kleinheinz$25,000.00

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $50,000.00

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 · Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 8, 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: 101010787, 101032653.

Denton County Republican Lincoln Cabinet PAC

$25,000.00

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

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Apr 8, 2026 to Apr 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Apr 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: 101058859.

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 Mar 5, 2025

03/17/2025 S Referred to Economic Development

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 11:01 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Senate committee · Economic Development · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

HB 3620 by Plesa (identical)

Subjects

City Government--Finance

Taxation--Hotel, Motel Occupancy

Text

The text as introduced · 245 words

89R14908 CJD-F

By: Hagenbuch
S.B. No. 1958

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain

tax revenue for certain qualified projects.

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

SECTION 1. Section 351.1015(b), Tax Code, as amended by

Chapters 644 (H.B. 4559), 779 (H.B. 5012), 927 (S.B. 2220), and 1110

(S.B. 1057), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023,

is reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(b) This section applies only to a qualified project located

in:

(1) a municipality with a population of at least

700,000 but less than 950,000 according to the most recent federal

decennial census; [ or ]

(2) a municipality that contains more than 70 percent

of the population of a county with a population of 1.5 million or

more ;

(3) [ (2) ] a municipality described by Section

351.001(7)(B);

(4) [ or

[ (3) ] a municipality described by Section

351.152(61) ;

(5) [ (2) ] a municipality with a population of at least

two million ; or

(6) a municipality with a population of more than

285,000 that is wholly located in two counties, each with a

population of more than 900,000 .

SECTION 2. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails

over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025,

relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted

codes.

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