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Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to the membership of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Parks and Wildlife joins. Old agency names get updated, starting 2027.
The bill updates the list of state officials who sit on the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee. It adds the executive director of the Parks and Wildlife Department as a member and fixes outdated agency names, such as the old Texas Department of Health and the old Agricultural Experiment Station. Starting September 1, 2027, the committee gains one more state agency seat, and its member list matches current agency names.
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R SB 1387 (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-SB72 · 2026-11-09
relating to the membership of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee.
Parks and Wildlife joins. Old agency names get updated, starting 2027.
The bill updates the list of state officials who sit on the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee. It adds the executive director of the Parks and Wildlife Department as a member and fixes outdated agency names, such as the old Texas Department of Health and the old Agricultural Experiment Station. Starting September 1, 2027, the committee gains one more state agency seat, and its member list matches current agency names.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
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 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.
$72,700.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 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: 101011018, 101057658.
$60,000.00
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 · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$72,700.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 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: 101011018, 101057658.
$60,000.00
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 · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.
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 Sen. Zaffirini, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 6, 2025: Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Relating to the membership of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee.
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 2:39 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Environment--Water
Parks & Wildlife--General
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE (U64M3)
PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
STATE HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
The text as introduced · 212 words
90R267 DRS-D By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 72 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the membership of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 26.403(c), Water Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) The committee is composed of: (1) the executive director of the commission; (2) the executive administrator of the Texas Water Development Board; (3) the executive director of the Railroad Commission of Texas; (4) the commissioner of state health services [ of the Texas Department of Health ]; (5) the deputy commissioner of the Department of Agriculture; (5-a) the executive director of the Parks and Wildlife Department; (6) the executive director of the State Soil and Water Conservation Board; (7) the director [ Director ] of [ the ] Texas A&M AgriLife Research [ Agricultural Experiment Station ]; (8) the director of the Bureau of Economic Geology of The University of Texas at Austin; (9) a representative selected by the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts; and (10) a representative of the Water Well Drillers and Water Well Pump Installers Program of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation selected by the executive director of the department. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.