---
title: WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, TEXAS - Texas Legislation
subject: WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, TEXAS
total_bills: 11
unique_authors: 10
critical_bills: 4
high_cost_bills: 5
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/water-development-board-texas"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, TEXAS

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 11
- **Unique Authors:** 10
- **Critical Compliance:** 4 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 5 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 9

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 7 bills
- **Senate:** 4 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 4 bills
- **Moderate:** 2 bills
- **Low:** 5 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Cesar Blanco** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Drew Darby** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Erin Gamez** (D, House) - 1 bills
- **Greg Bonnen** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Juan Hinojosa** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Paul Bettencourt** (R, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [WATER](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/water) (9 shared bills)
- [Water--Development](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/water-development) (8 shared bills)
- [Water--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/water-general) (7 shared bills)
- [State Finances](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-finances) (6 shared bills)
- [State Finances--Management & Control](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-finances-management-control) (5 shared bills)
- [FLOODS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/floods) (5 shared bills)
- [Utilities--Water & Sewer](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/utilities-water-sewer) (4 shared bills)
- [Utilities](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/utilities) (4 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Water Development Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-water-development-board) - 8 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 2 bills
- [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality) - 2 bills
- [Railroad Commission of Texas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/railroad-commission) - 1 bills
- [Department of State Health Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-state-health-services) - 1 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to youth camp emergency plans and... | Critical | High |
| [HB29](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb29-89th-regular) | Relating to water losses reported by certa... | Critical | High |
| [HB3680](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3680-89th-regular) | Relating to subdivision plat requirements ... | Critical | High |
| [SB3](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb3-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flas... | Critical | High |
| [SB1261](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1261-89th-regular) | Relating to the financing of water supply ... | Moderate | High |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to youth camp emergency plan... | Drew Darby (R) | Critical |
| [SB3](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb3-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to outdoor warning sirens in... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Critical |
| [HB29](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb29-89th-regular) | Relating to water losses reported by ... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Critical |
| [HB3680](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3680-89th-regular) | Relating to subdivision plat requirem... | Erin Gamez (D) | Critical |
| [HB500](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb500-89th-regular) | Relating to making supplemental appro... | Greg Bonnen (R) | Low |
| [SB1261](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1261-89th-regular) | Relating to the financing of water su... | Charles Perry (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1268](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1268-89th-regular) | Relating to the review and updating b... | Cesar Blanco (D) | Low |
| [SB1532](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1532-89th-regular) | Relating to the information required ... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Low |
| [SB1967](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1967-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of financia... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | Low |
| [SB2204](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2204-89th-regular) | Relating to the applicability of unif... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Low |
| [SB7](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb7-89th-regular) | Relating to the oversight and financi... | Charles Perry (R) | Moderate |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/water-development-board-texas)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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