HB 5693

relating to the election of the commissioners of the Jefferson
County Drainage District No. 7.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 4, Chapter 34, Acts of the 57th
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1962, is amended to read as
Sec. 4.  The management and control of the District shall be
vested in five Commissioners.  Except as provided by this Act, the
General Laws of the State of Texas relating to the Commissioners of
drainage districts shall apply to the Commissioners of the
District.  The District shall hold an election on the uniform
election date in November of each odd-numbered year to elect the
appropriate number of Commissioners [are elected in accordance with
Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code].  Not more than one
Commissioner shall be elected from any one municipality as long as
five municipalities exist within the district.  Commissioners serve
staggered four-year terms.  For all purposes, a quorum for doing
business shall consist of a majority of the Commission.
SECTION 2.  (a)  The Jefferson County Drainage District
No. 7 shall hold an election to elect two commissioners on the
uniform election date in November 2025, as provided by Section 4,
Chapter 34, Acts of the 57th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1962,
(b)  A commissioner serving on the board of commissioners of
the Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7 elected in May 2022
shall serve until the commissioner's successor has qualified
following the commissioners' election held on the uniform election
date in November 2025.  A commissioner elected to succeed that
commissioner serves a four-year term.
(c)  The Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7 shall hold
an election to elect three commissioners on the uniform election
date in November 2027, as provided by Section 4, Chapter 34, Acts of
the 57th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1962, as amended by this
(d)  A commissioner serving on the board of commissioners of
the Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7 elected in May 2024
shall serve until the commissioner's successor has qualified
following the commissioners' election held on the uniform election
date in November 2027.  A commissioner elected to succeed that
commissioner serves a four-year term.
SECTION 3.  (a)  The legal notice of the intention to
introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
(b)  The governor, one of the required recipients, has
submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
(c)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
representatives within the required time.
(d)  All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.