---
title: Water--Navigation & Ports - Texas Legislation
subject: Water--Navigation & Ports
total_bills: 4
unique_authors: 4
critical_bills: 0
high_cost_bills: 0
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/water-navigation-ports"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Water--Navigation & Ports

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 4
- **Unique Authors:** 4
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 3

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 2 bills
- **Senate:** 2 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Moderate:** 2 bills
- **Low:** 2 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Adam Hinojosa** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Dennis Paul** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Jared Patterson** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Juan Hinojosa** (D, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [WATER](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/water) (4 shared bills)
- [Special Districts & Authorities](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/special-districts-authorities) (2 shared bills)
- [Governor](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/governor) (2 shared bills)
- [GULF COAST PROTECTION DISTRICT](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/gulf-coast-protection-district) (1 shared bills)
- [OATHS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/oaths) (1 shared bills)
- [Utilities](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/utilities) (1 shared bills)
- [Occupational Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/occupational-regulation) (1 shared bills)
- [COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/comptroller-of-public-accounts) (1 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Office of the Governor](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-governor) - 3 bills
- [Texas Department of Transportation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-transportation) - 1 bills

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB2890](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2890-89th-regular) | Relating to an interstate compact for... | Jared Patterson (R) | Low |
| [HB2970](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2970-89th-regular) | Relating to the management and operat... | Dennis Paul (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1353](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1353-89th-regular) | Relating to the licensing and regulat... | Adam Hinojosa (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1939](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1939-89th-regular) | Relating to the ship channel improvem... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | Low |

## Source Links

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

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