Relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting or denying a permit.

SB 1959 requires the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider whether a water permit application (or amendment) is for enhancing landscape appearance via ponds or lakes before approving or denying it. The bill applies only to new or changed permit requests submitted after its effective date. It mandates the district evaluate if water use is "wholly or partly" for aesthetic landscape features, such as decorative ponds. This changes the district's permit review process but does not alter water rights or conservation standards.