---
title: Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts - Texas Legislation
subject: Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts
total_bills: 21
unique_authors: 17
critical_bills: 2
high_cost_bills: 3
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/special-districts-authorities-municipal-utility-districts"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 21
- **Unique Authors:** 17
- **Critical Compliance:** 2 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 3 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 2

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 20 bills
- **Senate:** 1 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 2 bills
- **Moderate:** 5 bills
- **Low:** 14 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **William Metcalf** (R, House) - 3 bills
- **Maria Flores** (D, House) - 2 bills
- **Stan Kitzman** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Charlie Geren** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Gary Gates** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Janie Lopez** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **David Spiller** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Janis Holt** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Special Districts & Authorities](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/special-districts-authorities) (21 shared bills)
- [Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/special-districts-authorities-water-utility) (17 shared bills)
- [ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environmental-quality-texas-commission-on) (5 shared bills)
- [FAR NORTH FORT WORTH MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF TARRANT AND WISE COUNTIES](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/far-north-fort-worth-municipal-utility-district-no-1-of-tarrant-and-wise-counties) (1 shared bills)
- [MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 259](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/montgomery-county-municipal-utility-district-no-259) (1 shared bills)
- [Property Interests--Property Owners Association](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/property-interests-property-owners-association) (1 shared bills)
- [Taxation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/taxation) (1 shared bills)
- [TRAVIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 40](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/travis-county-municipal-utility-district-no-40) (1 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality) - 16 bills
- [Texas Transportation Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-transportation-commission) - 12 bills
- [Public Utility Commission of Texas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/public-utility-commission) - 1 bills
- [Texas Secretary of State](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-secretary-of-state) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB4211](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4211-89th-regular) | Relating to certain residential property i... | Critical | High |
| [HB5659](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5659-89th-regular) | Relating to the procedural requirements ap... | Critical | Low |
| [HB5656](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5656-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend ... | Moderate | High |
| [HB5661](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5661-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend ... | Moderate | High |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB3810](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3810-89th-regular) | Relating to the dissolution of the Ro... | Daniel Alders (R) | Low |
| [HB4211](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4211-89th-regular) | Relating to certain residential prope... | Candy Noble (R) | Critical |
| [HB4370](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4370-89th-regular) | Relating to the projects undertaken b... | William Metcalf (R) | Low |
| [HB4894](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4894-89th-regular) | Relating to the boundaries of, and va... | Maria Flores (D) | Low |
| [HB5437](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5437-89th-regular) | Relating to the validation of the cre... | Stan Kitzman (R) | Low |
| [HB5650](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5650-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Travi... | Maria Flores (D) | Low |
| [HB5652](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5652-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Montg... | William Metcalf (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5654](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5654-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Montg... | William Metcalf (R) | Low |
| [HB5656](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5656-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Fort ... | Suleman Lalani (D) | Moderate |
| [HB5659](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5659-89th-regular) | Relating to the procedural requiremen... | Jay Dean (R) | Critical |
| [HB5661](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5661-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Fort ... | Gary Gates (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5665](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5665-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Walle... | Stan Kitzman (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5666](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5666-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Fensk... | Tom Oliverson (R) | Low |
| [HB5668](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5668-89th-regular) | Relating to the powers and duties of ... | David Spiller (R) | Low |
| [HB5670](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5670-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Montg... | Janis Holt (R) | Low |
| [HB5674](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5674-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the River... | Terry Wilson (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5679](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5679-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Hills... | Charlie Geren (R) | Low |
| [HB5688](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5688-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the San B... | Janie Lopez (R) | Low |
| [HB5695](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5695-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Sayer... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Low |
| [HB5699](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5699-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the Harr... | Mike Schofield (R) | Low |
| [SB1243](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1243-89th-regular) | Relating to the dissolution of a publ... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Low |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/special-districts-authorities-municipal-utility-districts)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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