Gary Gates, Texas State Representative from the 28th district | Twitter Website
Gary Gates, Texas State Representative from the 28th district | Twitter Website
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 13; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill creates the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 13, granting it the power to issue bonds, levy assessments, fees, and taxes, and use a limited power of eminent domain within its boundaries. The district's purpose is to manage water, waste, and storm drainage, as well as construct and maintain roads. Governance is provided by a board of five elected directors serving staggered four-year terms, with temporary directors appointed initially. To exercise certain powers, including imposing ad valorem taxes or issuing bonds, voter approval is required. If approved by a two-thirds legislative vote, the bill takes effect immediately; otherwise, it is effective Sept. 1, 2025. The inclusion of land in the district requires municipal consent.
Gary Gates, chair of the House Committee on Land & Resource Management and member of the House Committee on Energy Resources, proposed another 14 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Gary Gates is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 28th House district. He replaced previous state representative John Zerwas in 2020.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 5431 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the exclusion of at-large and mayoral seats from the requirement of re-election following apportionment |
| HB 5408 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to General Land Office and Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs reviews of real property owned by the state |
| HB 5132 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to an exclusion for mixed beverage gross receipts tax and mixed beverage sales tax |
| HB 4307 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to multifamily residential developments financed, owned, or operated by public facility corporations |
| HB 4306 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to multifamily residential developments owned by public facility corporations |
| HB 4305 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to disclosure of rent and certain fees and charges by a landlord |
| HB 3172 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to municipal regulation of multifamily and mixed-use development on religious land |
| HB 3534 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to multifamily residential developments financed, owned, or operated by public facility corporations |
| HB 3533 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to multifamily residential developments financed, owned, or operated by public facility corporations |
| HB 3532 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to multifamily residential developments owned by public facility corporations |
| HB 21 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee |
| HB 1595 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to public housing authorities; authorizing a fee |
| HB 1590 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to multifamily residential developments owned by public facility corporations |
| HB 1225 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the establishment of a bundled-pricing program to reduce certain health care costs in the state employees group benefits program |
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