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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE: Land & Resource Management

TIME & DATE: 9:00 AM, Tuesday, July 21, 2026

PLACE: E2.026
CHAIR: Rep. Gary Gates

*Public testimony may be limited at the discretion of the chair.*

The committee will meet to hear invited and public testimony on the following interim charges:

Municipal Utility Districts: Consider the proliferation of municipal utility districts (MUDs) and evaluate their impact on housing attainability and affordability, as well as challenges associated with managing growth. Review the methods by which MUDs are created and identify best practices to ensure sufficient oversight exists.

Agency Oversight: Pursuant to the broad oversight responsibilities granted to the Committee under Section 301.014, Government Code, and the House Rules of Procedure, monitor the agencies under the Committee’s jurisdiction, including for fraud, waste, and abuse, where applicable. The jurisdiction of the Land and Resource Management Committee includes the following agencies:

• The School Land Board;

• The Board for Lease of University Lands; and

• The General Land Office.

Electronic public comments may be submitted for:

Municipal Utility Districts

The School Land Board

The Board for Lease of University Lands

The General Land Office

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to

agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until

the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c360

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES — NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING