HB 913

bill making local boards meet inside their own boundaries

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Rep. Stan GerdesRHouse 17

Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade

Caption

relating to the public meeting location for a governmental body of a political subdivision.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Even the video call site has to be in town.

The bill requires the governing board of any local political subdivision to hold its meetings at a set location inside its own boundaries. It covers every local government body subject to the open meetings law, such as boards of districts, cities and counties. Boards can still meet by phone or video under existing rules, but the physical meeting site for those calls must also be inside the subdivision's boundaries.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 149 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 149 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 90R bill as filed runs 407 words (derived, 1,039 graded bills, snapshot Nov 10, 2026).

Receipt

The receipt

90R-HB913 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

Rep. Stan GerdesRHouse 17

ITEM

relating to the public meeting location for a governmental body of a political subdivision.

WHAT IT DOES

Even the video call site has to be in town.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 9, 2026Filed

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Stan Gerdes

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$316K Dustin Burrows Campaign$89K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$68K

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 30, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$316,248.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$316,248.00

Cash: $220,000.00
Paid by others: $96,248.00
Total: $316,248.00

advertising $74,698.00polling $21,550.00

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 25, 2025 to Sep 29, 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: 101010282, 101029052, 101035831, 101036569, 101070133.

Dustin Burrows Campaign$88,800.00

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$88,800.00

Cash: $75,000.00
Paid by others: $13,800.00
Total: $88,800.00

polling $13,800.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 29, 2025 to Jan 26, 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: 101029052, 101035831, 101036569.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$67,750.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$67,750.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $42,750.00
Total: $67,750.00

canvassing $35,000.00polling $7,750.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 13, 2026 to Feb 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: 101036569.

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$316,248.00

Cash: $220,000.00
Paid by others: $96,248.00
Total: $316,248.00

advertising $74,698.00polling $21,550.00

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 25, 2025 to Sep 29, 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: 101010282, 101029052, 101035831, 101036569, 101070133.

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$88,800.00

Cash: $75,000.00
Paid by others: $13,800.00
Total: $88,800.00

polling $13,800.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 29, 2025 to Jan 26, 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: 101029052, 101035831, 101036569.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$67,750.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $42,750.00
Total: $67,750.00

canvassing $35,000.00polling $7,750.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 13, 2026 to Feb 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: 101036569.

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 a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026

11/09/2026 H Filed

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:37 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Subjects

Open Meetings

Text

The text as introduced · 149 words

90R7120 MCK-D

By: Gerdes
H.B. No. 913

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the public meeting location for a governmental body of a

political subdivision.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 551, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 551.008 to read as follows:

Sec. 551.008. MEETING LOCATION FOR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a governmental body of a

political subdivision must hold its meetings at a designated

meeting location inside the boundaries of the political

subdivision.

(b) A governmental body of a political subdivision may

conduct a public meeting by telephone conference call or video

conference call, as provided by Subchapter F. The physical

location requirements for a meeting by telephone conference call or

video conference call must comply with Subsection (a).

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.