---
title: Special Districts & Authorities--Groundwater Conserve Dist. - Texas Legislation
subject: Special Districts & Authorities--Groundwater Conserve Dist.
total_bills: 12
unique_authors: 8
critical_bills: 2
high_cost_bills: 2
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/special-districts-authorities-groundwater-conserve-dist"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Special Districts & Authorities--Groundwater Conserve Dist.

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 12
- **Unique Authors:** 8
- **Critical Compliance:** 2 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 2 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 5

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 8 bills
- **Senate:** 4 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 2 bills
- **Moderate:** 8 bills
- **Low:** 2 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Stan Gerdes** (R, House) - 4 bills
- **Cesar Blanco** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Cody Harris** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **AJ Louderback** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Robert Nichols** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Ryan Guillen** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Erin Zwiener** (D, House) - 1 bills
- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Special Districts & Authorities](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/special-districts-authorities) (12 shared bills)
- [WATER](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/water) (10 shared bills)
- [WATER--CONSERVATION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/water-conservation) (10 shared bills)
- [Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/special-districts-authorities-water-utility) (9 shared bills)
- [Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--Local](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/fees-other-nontax-revenue-local) (2 shared bills)
- [Environment--Water](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment-water) (2 shared bills)
- [Fees & Other Nontax Revenue](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/fees-other-nontax-revenue) (2 shared bills)
- [Environment](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment) (2 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality) - 5 bills
- [Groundwater Conservation Districts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/groundwater-conservation-districts) - 5 bills
- [Texas Water Development Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-water-development-board) - 3 bills
- [Public Utility Commission of Texas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/public-utility-commission) - 1 bills
- [Municipal Governing Bodies](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/municipal-governing-bodies) - 1 bills
- [Texas Civil Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-civil-courts) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB5560](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5560-89th-regular) | Relating to penalties in certain suits inv... | Critical | High |
| [SB2662](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2662-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforcement of drought con... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1055](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1055-89th-regular) | Relating to permit fees for groundwater we... | Moderate | High |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB1633](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1633-89th-regular) | Relating to the criteria considered b... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1689](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1689-89th-regular) | Relating to the use of certain ground... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2078](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2078-89th-regular) | Relating to the joint planning of des... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2080](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2080-89th-regular) | Relating to the review of the duties ... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4158](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4158-89th-regular) | Relating to the compensation of the d... | AJ Louderback (R) | Low |
| [HB5320](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5320-89th-regular) | Relating to the powers, duties, and g... | Ryan Guillen (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5560](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5560-89th-regular) | Relating to penalties in certain suit... | Cody Harris (R) | Critical |
| [HB5672](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5672-89th-regular) | Relating to the boundaries of, and va... | Erin Zwiener (D) | Low |
| [SB1055](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1055-89th-regular) | Relating to permit fees for groundwat... | Robert Nichols (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1583](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1583-89th-regular) | Relating to management plans adopted ... | Cesar Blanco (D) | Moderate |
| [SB2662](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2662-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforcement of drough... | Charles Perry (R) | Critical |
| [SB3044](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb3044-89th-regular) | Relating to the composition of the bo... | Cesar Blanco (D) | Moderate |

## Source Links

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