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Texas · 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025) · Bill

HB 27: Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the Texas Water Development Board before the issuance of permits or permit amendments by the district.

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 27 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on August 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the Texas Water Development Board before the issuance of permits or permit amendments by the district. Primary sponsor: Cody Harris (Republican), Trent Ashby (Republican), Daniel Alders (Republican), Cole Hefner (Republican), Stan Gerdes (Republican), Robert Nichols (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 3, 2025): House appoints conferees-reported.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cody HarrisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Trent AshbyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Daniel AldersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Cole HefnerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Stan GerdesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Robert NicholsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Keith BellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Donna CampbellCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Jay DeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Mary GonzálezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Bryan HughesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
KingCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Trey WhartonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. House appoints conferees-reported
  2. House requests conference committee-reported
  3. House refuses to concur-reported
  4. House appoints conferees
  5. House requests conference committee
  6. House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
  7. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
  8. Senate Amendments distributed
  9. Senate passage as amended reported
  10. Record vote
  11. Passed
  12. Read 3rd time

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source