SB 3035 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 7; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SB 3035 creates Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 7 to manage local water systems and infrastructure. The district will have limited eminent domain power to acquire land for water control projects, the authority to issue bonds for funding, and the ability to impose assessments, fees, and taxes on properties within its boundaries. It directly affects property owners in the designated district area, who will be subject to these financial obligations. The district is governed by a board of five elected directors and must serve public purposes like stormwater management, waste disposal, and road-related drainage improvements as defined in Texas law.
Bill status signed all 3 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Mar 28, 2025 Signed Mar 31, 2025
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Committee
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May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
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May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
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May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
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Apr 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
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Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
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Mar 31, 2025
Signed into law
Transmitted to the Governor
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Brandon Creighton
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