Monitoring the SessionHB 435
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Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to a requirement that certain water districts make audio and video recordings of open meetings available on the Internet.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
125,000-plus counties get video. Smaller counties get audio only.
This bill makes water districts, including groundwater districts, general water districts and navigation districts, post recordings of their regular open meetings online. Districts with any land in a county of 125,000 or more people must record both video and audio, while districts entirely in smaller counties must record audio only. Starting with meetings held on or after September 1, 2027, residents can watch or listen to archived water district meetings on the Internet.
Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 638 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB435 · 2026-11-09
relating to a requirement that certain water districts make audio and video recordings of open meetings available on the Internet.
125,000-plus counties get video. Smaller counties get audio only.
This bill makes water districts, including groundwater districts, general water districts and navigation districts, post recordings of their regular open meetings online. Districts with any land in a county of 125,000 or more people must record both video and audio, while districts entirely in smaller counties must record audio only. Starting with meetings held on or after September 1, 2027, residents can watch or listen to archived water district meetings on the Internet.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 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.
$100,000.00
Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
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TeamDerived itemized flow · on Oct 22, 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: 101072176.
$25,083.33
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 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: 101009037, 101027338, 101072176.
$8,000.00
Also funds 80 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 23, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 30, 2024 to Oct 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: 101012320, 101057498, 101072176.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$100,000.00
Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Oct 22, 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: 101072176.
$25,083.33
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 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: 101009037, 101027338, 101072176.
$8,000.00
Also funds 80 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 23, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 30, 2024 to Oct 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: 101012320, 101057498, 101072176.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Tepper, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 15, 2025: Referred to Local Government
Relating to a requirement that certain water districts make audio and video recordings of open meetings available on the Internet.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:33 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Open Meetings
Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility
The text as introduced · 433 words
90R561 MCK-D By: Tepper H.B. No. 435 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a requirement that certain water districts make audio and video recordings of open meetings available on the Internet. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 551.128, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b-1) and adding Subsection (b-7) to read as follows: (b-1) A transit authority or department subject to Chapter 451, 452, 453, or 460, Transportation Code, a district subject to Chapter 36, 49, or 60, Water Code, all or part of which is located in a county with a population of 125,000 or more, an elected school district board of trustees for a school district that has a student enrollment of 10,000 or more, an elected governing body of a home-rule municipality that has a population of 50,000 or more, or a county commissioners court for a county that has a population of 125,000 or more shall: (1) make a video and audio recording of reasonable quality of each: (A) regularly scheduled open meeting that is not a work session or a special called meeting; and (B) open meeting that is a work session or special called meeting if: (i) the governmental body is an elected school district board of trustees for a school district that has a student enrollment of 10,000 or more; and (ii) at the work session or special called meeting, the board of trustees votes on any matter or allows public comment or testimony; and (2) make available an archived copy of the video and audio recording of each meeting described by Subdivision (1) on the Internet. (b-7) A district subject to Chapter 36, 49, or 60, Water Code, no part of which is located in a county with a population of 125,000 or more, shall: (1) make an audio recording of reasonable quality of each regularly scheduled open meeting that is not a work session or a special called meeting; and (2) make available an archived copy of the audio recording of each meeting described by Subdivision (1) on the Internet in the manner required by Subsections (b-3) and (b-4). SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to an open meeting held on or after the effective date of this Act. An open meeting that is held before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date of the open meeting, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.