Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to certain political subdivisions for brackish water desalination.
Bill overview
Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to certain political subdivisions for brackish water desalination.
Reference notes
HB 3898 sources, status methodology and verification
Sources
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Methodology
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KeepTXRed summary
HB 3898 was a House-passed water-supply proposal allowing Texas Water Development Board financial assistance for brackish-water desalination in a narrowly defined category of border counties and local water suppliers. It did not become law.
What would change
The proposal would have allowed financial assistance for brackish-water desalination to a county with more than 250,000 residents on the international border that is wholly or partly in a groundwater management area without a groundwater conservation district inside the county, and to qualifying nonprofit water-supply corporations in such a county.
Who may be affected
Qualifying border counties, nonprofit water-supply corporations, residents and businesses needing water supplies, the Texas Water Development Board and regional water planners.
When it would take effect
HB 3898 did not take effect. It passed the House and was referred to Senate Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs, where it was left pending on May 23, 2025.
Limits and uncertainty
No new TWDB financing eligibility was created through HB 3898. Existing state water-plan and financial-assistance requirements remain controlling.
Editorial sources and review notes
Official engrossed text and legislative history reviewed.
Editorial explanation reviewed 9/6/2026.
Current status
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Latest official action
Left pending in committee
May 23, 2025 · house
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- Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
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