HB 420

relating to the meeting places for the board of directors of certain
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 49, Water Code, is amended
by adding Section 49.0621 to read as follows:
Sec. 49.0621.  MEETING PLACES FOR BOARD OF CERTAIN
DISTRICTS.  (a)  This section applies only to a district wholly or
partly located in a county that:
(1)  contains a portion of the Cedar Creek Reservoir;
(2)  borders a county with a population of 2.6 million
(b)  Notwithstanding Section 49.062, if the board of a
district to which this section applies conducts meetings at least
quarterly, the board shall conduct a meeting at least once per
quarter at a designated meeting location:
(2)  within 10 miles of the boundary of the district.
(c)  Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, and
except as provided by this subsection, a district to which this
section applies may satisfy the requirements of Subsection (b) of
this section by conducting quarterly meetings by telephone
conference call or video conference call.  A meeting to discuss the
tax rate of the district must be conducted in person.
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.