Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 259; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
SB 2251 creates Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 259, a local government entity to provide utility services like water, sewer, and road maintenance within a defined area. The district is granted limited eminent domain power to acquire property for utility infrastructure, authority to issue bonds for capital projects, and the ability to impose fees, taxes, and assessments on properties within its boundaries. It will be governed by a board of five elected directors, with temporary directors appointed until the first election under Section 59 of the Texas Constitution. The bill requires consent from all municipalities within the district’s proposed boundaries before creation.
Bill status
signed
all 3 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Mar 11, 2025
Signed Mar 12, 2025
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Total actions
12
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Committee
4
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Signed into law
Transmitted to the Governor
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
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