SB 1914 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to consent by a county commissioners court for the creation of certain conservation and reclamation districts in the unincorporated area of the county.

SB 1914 requires county commissioners courts to review and provide written consent before new conservation and reclamation districts can be created in unincorporated county areas. The bill amends Texas Water Code sections 54.0161 and 59.0061 to mandate that counties must be notified of such petitions, have 121 days to review and submit objections or recommendations, and that the district commission cannot approve a petition without county consent. This directly affects counties (through their commissioners courts), petitioners seeking to form districts, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (which reviews petitions). The key change is making county approval a formal requirement for district creation in unincorporated areas, replacing previous processes where county input was not mandatory.
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Introduced Mar 5, 2025 Last action Mar 17, 2025
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