HB16

Assigned to Committee
Authored by Cody Harris (R)
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Caption: Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.
Initially Referred to House Natural Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican

Gov. Abbott Priority: Water Infrastructure Investment


Joint authors: Ashby (R); Hunter (R); Kitzman (R); Martinez (D)
Co-authors: Barry (R); Cunningham (R); Darby (R); Fairly (R); Gerdes (R); Lambert (R); Lopez, J. (R); Noble (R); Orr (R); Plesa (D); Zweiner (D)

Mar 7, 2025


(H) Harris signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Natural Resources, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 2, 2025


(H) Fairly signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Gerdes signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Lambert signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Lopez, J. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Noble signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Orr signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Zweiner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Ashby signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Hunter signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Kitzman signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Martinez signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

Apr 10, 2025


(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 14, 2025


(H) Cunningham signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Jun 2, 2025


(H) Barry signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Darby signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Paul Hale for self
 

For

(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Brian Jones for Texas Farm Bureau
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as David Montagne for Sabine River Authority of Texas
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Evgenia Spears for Sierra Club
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Francis Nugent for Harris County Commissioners Court
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Gabriela Perdichizzi for Texas Association of Business
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Heather Harward for Texas Water Supply Partner
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Jennifer Walker for National Wildlife Federation
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Jeremy Mazur for Texas 2036
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Julie Nahrgang for Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Justin Yancy for Texas Business Leadership Council
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Kevin Critendon for City of Austin
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Matt Phillips for Brazos River Authority
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Noelle George for WateReuse Texas
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Sarah Kirkle for Texas Water Association
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Scott Stewart for American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas (ACEC)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Tom Oney for Lower Colorado River Authority
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Tony Bennett for self (with Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM))
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Adam Foster for Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Amy Stelter for Trinity River Authority of Texas
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Andrew Wier for self (with Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund (SAWDF))
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Anne Mazucz for Starbucks
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Ashley Morgan for Port of Corpus Christi Authority
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Blaire Parker for San Antonio Water System (SAWS)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Brian Mast for self (with San antonio river authority)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Brian Sledge for Benbrook Water Authority, Wells Branch MUD, Red Bluff Water District, Prairielands GCD
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Buddy Garcia for Brownsville Public Utilities Board
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Christine Yanas for Methodist Healthcare Ministries
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Christopher Lee for North Texas Commission
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as CJ Tredway for Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Clifford Sparks for City of Dallas
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Dana Pate for Samsung Electronics America
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as David Kelly for North Texas Municipal Water District
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Elisa Tamayo for El Paso County
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Frances Blake for Texas Association of Builders (TAB)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Heather Harward for UTRWD
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Javier Lopez for Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Jennifer Allmon for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Joel Romo for Nueces County & City of Port Aransas
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as John Bender for Texas Corn Producers Association
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Jonathan Stinson for Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Kenneth Flippin for US Green Building Council
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Lara Zent for Texas Rural Water Association
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Larry French for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Laura Alexander for Greater Houston Partnership
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Logan Harrell for Texas Chemistry Council
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Marie Camino for The Nature Conservancy in Texas
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Martha Landwehr for BASF Corporation
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Matthew Bentley for Texas Water Company
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Mindy Ellmer for Gulf Coast Water Authority
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Mindy Ellmer for Tarrant Regional Water District
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Nadia Islam for City of San Antonio
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Nzingha Williams-Eugene for Victoria Economic Development Corporation
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Perry Fowler for Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Rebekah Chenelle for Dallas Regional Chamber
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Ross Giesinger for Environmental Defense Fund
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Ryan Paylor for Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Ryan Skrobarczyk for City of Corpus Christi
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Santiago Franco for Harris County Commissioners Court
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Scott Hall for Lower Neches Valley Authority
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Seth Juergens for Texas realtors
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Shauna Sledge for City of Bryan, Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, San Antonio River Authority
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Shea Pearson for El Paso Water
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as T. Patterson for City of Fort Worth
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Tracey Borders Mittnacht for AGC of Texas - Highway, Heavy, Utilities & Industrial Branch
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Vanessa Puig-Williams for Environmental Defense Fund
 

On

(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Adam Eaton for ASCE Texas
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Kenneth Flippin for self (with CHISPA)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Bryan McMath for Texas Water Development Board
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Dr. Alexander for TCEQ
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Michele Risko for TCEQ
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Tammy Benter for Public Utility Commission of Texas



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