TX HB5341 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-04-07 - Referred to Natural Resources
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on March 14 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-04-07 - Referred to Natural Resources
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Relating to the issuance by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of permits to authorize the diversion of state water from the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or arm of the Gulf of Mexico for desalination and use for industrial purposes.
Title
Relating to the issuance by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of permits to authorize the diversion of state water from the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or arm of the Gulf of Mexico for desalination and use for industrial purposes.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-07 | House | Referred to Natural Resources |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-03-14 | House | Filed |
Subjects
Coastal Affairs & Beaches
DESALINATION
Environment
Environment--Water
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON
GULF OF MEXICO
PERMITS
WATER
Water--Development
Water--General
Water--Rights
DESALINATION
Environment
Environment--Water
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON
GULF OF MEXICO
PERMITS
WATER
Water--Development
Water--General
Water--Rights
Texas State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB5341 |
| Text | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB05341I.htm |
