Monitoring the SessionHB 568
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to the reimbursement of excess costs incurred by a recipient of certain grants awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
If TxDOT runs the job and it runs over, TxDOT pays.
The bill requires the Texas Department of Transportation to pay back cost overruns on certain construction grants it awards. It covers grants for transportation projects in counties under 25,000 people or cities under 15,000 people, but only when the department itself manages the construction. Small rural counties and towns would no longer have to cover the extra costs when a state-managed project runs over the grant amount, starting with grants awarded on or after September 1, 2027.
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1461 (Did not pass). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB568 · 2026-11-09
relating to the reimbursement of excess costs incurred by a recipient of certain grants awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation.
If TxDOT runs the job and it runs over, TxDOT pays.
The bill requires the Texas Department of Transportation to pay back cost overruns on certain construction grants it awards. It covers grants for transportation projects in counties under 25,000 people or cities under 15,000 people, but only when the department itself manages the construction. Small rural counties and towns would no longer have to cover the extra costs when a state-managed project runs over the grant amount, starting with grants awarded on or after September 1, 2027.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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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 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.
$160,007.97
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 5, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · Dec 30, 2025 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.
Report IDs: 101033369, 101062168, 101070155, 101073001.
$120,875.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 25, 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: 100989191, 101033369, 101062168, 101073001.
$22,795.90
Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 15, 2025 to Sep 10, 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: 101033369, 101070155.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$160,007.97
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 5, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · Dec 30, 2025 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.
Report IDs: 101033369, 101062168, 101070155, 101073001.
$120,875.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 25, 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: 100989191, 101033369, 101062168, 101073001.
$22,795.90
Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 15, 2025 to Sep 10, 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: 101033369, 101070155.
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: 88R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Guillen, same lead author · Did not pass · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 2, 2023: Considered in Calendars
Relating to the reimbursement of excess costs incurred by a recipient of certain grants awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:34 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
The text as introduced · 224 words
By: Guillen H.B. No. 568 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the reimbursement of excess costs incurred by a recipient of certain grants awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 201.713 to read as follows: Sec. 201.713. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXCESS COSTS INCURRED BY CERTAIN GRANT RECIPIENTS. (a) This section applies only to a grant awarded by the department for the construction of a transportation project in a county with a population of less than 25,000 or a municipality with a population of less than 15,000. (b) The department shall reimburse a grant recipient for costs incurred by the recipient that exceed the amount of the grant awarded by the department if the construction of the transportation project is managed by the department. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a grant awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation on or after the effective date of this Act. A grant awarded before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the award was made, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.