SB 3068
Harris-Montgomery district becomes Southeast Regional Management District
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 name of and appointment of directors for the Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
The board can skip the Harris County Commissioners Court on appointments.
The bill renames the Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District as the Southeast Regional Management District. It also changes how new board members are picked: the current board can either recommend successors to the Harris County Commissioners Court or skip the court and ask the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to appoint them. If the board goes to the state commission, the commission must appoint the new board from names the current board submits, so the board largely picks its own successors.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB3068 · 2025-05-09
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ITEM
relating to the name of and appointment of directors for the Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District.
WHAT IT DOES
The board can skip the Harris County Commissioners Court on appointments.
The bill renames the Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District as the Southeast Regional Management District. It also changes how new board members are picked: the current board can either recommend successors to the Harris County Commissioners Court or skip the court and ask the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to appoint them. If the board goes to the state commission, the commission must appoint the new board from names the current board submits, so the board largely picks its own successors.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Read first time
- Referred to Local Government
- Transmitted to the Governor
- Recommendations filed with the Senate
FILED UNDER
THE TEXT
…“Quality to appoint persons to serve on a succeeding board”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
This local bill changes how an existing management district's board is filled, letting the board route appointments through a state agency instead of the county commissioners court.
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$0 raised since Jul 1, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. blank in the state's data, consistent with zero. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.
Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909
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Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909
$0 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
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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 May 9, 2025
05/12/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Local Government · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
HB 5698 by Bell, Cecil (identical)
Subjects
HARRIS-MONTGOMERY COUNTIES MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (DI4FL)
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (DC5BI)
Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON
Text
The text as introduced · 468 words
89R15712 MCF-F By: Creighton S.B. No. 3068 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the name of and appointment of directors for the Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 3891, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 3891. SOUTHEAST REGIONAL [ HARRIS-MONTGOMERY COUNTIES ] MANAGEMENT DISTRICT SECTION 2. Section 3891.001(3), Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: (3) "District" means the Southeast Regional [ Harris-Montgomery Counties ] Management District. SECTION 3. Section 3891.002, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 3891.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The Southeast Regional [ Harris-Montgomery Counties ] Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. SECTION 4. Sections 3891.052(a) and (e), Special District Local Laws Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) The board shall : (1) recommend to the Harris County Commissioners Court persons to serve on a [ the ] succeeding board ; or (2) petition the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to appoint persons to serve on a succeeding board . (e) If the board petitions the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Subsection (a) for the appointment of persons to serve on a succeeding board [ any provision of Subsections (a) through (d) is found to be invalid ], the commission [ Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ] shall appoint the succeeding board from recommendations of persons to serve on the succeeding board submitted by the board. SECTION 5. (a) The legal notice of the intention to introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, Government Code. (b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives within the required time. (d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled and accomplished. SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.