Monitoring the SessionSB 278
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Its zone can be any shape, up to a three-mile circle.
This bill adds one more type of city, the kind described in Section 351.001(7)(E) of the Tax Code, to the short list of cities that may set up a project financing zone around a qualified project. That city may draw its zone as any continuous area up to the size of a three-mile circle, instead of only a circle, as long as it contains the project and the city lists the exact boundaries. Once the zone is designated, that city gains the same access to certain hotel tax revenue for its qualified project that the other listed cities already have.
Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 2877 by Rep. Villalobos (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-SB278 · 2026-11-09
relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.
Its zone can be any shape, up to a three-mile circle.
This bill adds one more type of city, the kind described in Section 351.001(7)(E) of the Tax Code, to the short list of cities that may set up a project financing zone around a qualified project. That city may draw its zone as any continuous area up to the size of a three-mile circle, instead of only a circle, as long as it contains the project and the city lists the exact boundaries. Once the zone is designated, that city gains the same access to certain hotel tax revenue for its qualified project that the other listed cities already have.
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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 10, 2024 to Jun 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.
$25,750.00
Also funds 5 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024. 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: 100989095.
$25,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 3, 2024 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: 100989095, 101009709, 101033590, 101060872.
$25,000.00
Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Dec 14, 2024. 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: 100989095.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$25,750.00
Also funds 5 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024. 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: 100989095.
$25,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 3, 2024 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: 100989095, 101009709, 101033590, 101060872.
$25,000.00
Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Dec 14, 2024. 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: 100989095.
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. Villalobos, different lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 19, 2025: Referred to Ways & Means
Relating to the definition of a project financing zone for the purposes of certain municipalities that use certain tax revenue to fund convention center facilities, multipurpose arenas, venues, and related infrastructure.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 S Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:41 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
City Government--Finance
Taxation--Hotel, Motel Occupancy
The text as introduced · 427 words
90R788 CJD-D By: Blanco S.B. No. 278 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(a)(4), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: (4) "Project financing zone" means an area within a municipality: (A) that the municipality by ordinance or by agreement under Chapter 380, Local Government Code, designates as a project financing zone; (B) the boundaries of which are: (i) within a three-mile radius of the center of a qualified project; [ or ] (ii) if designated by a municipality described by Section 351.001(7)(B) on or before December 31, 2024, a continuous geographic area the total area of which is less than or equal to the maximum area allowed under Subparagraph (i) that contains the qualified project; or (iii) if designated by a municipality described by Section 351.001(7)(E), a continuous geographic area the total area of which is less than or equal to the maximum area allowed under Subparagraph (i) that contains the qualified project; (C) the designation of which specifies: (i) for a zone the boundaries of which are prescribed by Paragraph (B)(i), the longitude and latitude of the center of the qualified project; or (ii) for a zone the boundaries of which are prescribed by Paragraph (B)(ii) or (iii) , the exact boundaries of the zone; and (D) the designation of which expires not later than the 30th anniversary of the date of designation. SECTION 2. Section 351.1015(b), Tax Code, is 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; (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) a municipality described by Section 351.001(7)(B); (4) a municipality described by Section 351.152(61); (5) a municipality with a population of at least two million; [ or ] (6) a municipality described by Section 351.152(14) with a population of more than 250,000 ; or (7) a municipality described by Section 351.001(7)(E) . SECTION 3. 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, 2027.