SB 1028

relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board
of directors of certain municipal utility districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 54.102, Water Code, is amended to read as
Sec. 54.102.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS.  To be qualified
to serve as a director, a person shall:
(2)  be[,] a resident citizen of the State of Texas; [,]
(3)  either own land subject to taxation in the
district or be a qualified voter within the district.
SECTION 2.  Subchapter C, Chapter 54, Water Code, is amended
by adding Section 54.103 to read as follows:
Sec. 54.103.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS IN CERTAIN
COUNTIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a district wholly or
partly located in a county that:
(1)  borders the United Mexican States; and
(2)  contains a municipality with a population of more
(b)  Notwithstanding Section 54.102, to be qualified to
serve as a director of a district to which this section applies, a
(1)  meet the requirements of Sections 54.102(1) and
(2)  be a qualified voter within the district.
SECTION 3.  Section 54.103, Water Code, as added by this Act,
does not affect the entitlement of a member serving immediately
before the effective date of this Act on the board of directors of a
municipal utility district described by that section to continue to
carry out the board's functions for the remainder of the member's
term.  That section applies only to a member of the board of
directors of such a district elected or appointed on or after the
effective date of this Act.  That section does not prohibit a person
who is a member of the board of directors of such a district on the
effective date of this Act from being reelected or reappointed to
the board if the person has the qualifications required for a member
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.