HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES — NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Natural Resources 

TIME & DATE:  10:00 AM, Monday, August 24, 2026 

PLACE:       Weslaco, TX (See details below) 
CHAIR:       Rep. Cody Harris 

Public Access to Meeting Location at:

Legislative Chamber of City Hall

Weslaco City Hall

255 S. Kansas Ave.
Weslaco, TX 78596

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

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 Texas Water Development Board, under the Committee’s jurisdiction, including for fraud, waste, and abuse, where applicable.

Monitoring - Monitor the implementation and associated rulemaking of the following legislation passed by the Committee and enacted by the 89th Legislature to ensure that legislative purposes are properly implemented:

· SB 1169 - Relating to the provision of water or sewer service by public entities operating jointly or concurrently.

Regional Water Planning - Study the state and regional water planning process, data used to project long-term water needs and available water supplies, criteria used to adopt water supply projects and management strategies, and progress made to address water supply deficits described within the most recent state water plan. Make recommendations to improve the state and regional water planning process.

Innovative Water Supply Strategies: Study the feasibility of the various project types eligible under the New Water Supply for Texas Fund. Identify project impediments and strategies to increase their implementation and contribution to the state’s overall water supply.

Online submission of public comments will be available on the following topics:

Agency Oversight: The Texas Water Development Board

Implementation of 89(R) Senate Bill 1169

Regional Water Planning

Innovative Water Supply Strategies

Registration:

Registration to testify will only be available on-site. Invited witnesses must fill out a witness registration card at the hearing and return it to committee staff.

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=c390

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be unavailable at this time.

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.