88th Texas State Legislature: Summaries of Water-Related Legislative Action
Vol. 14 No. 1 (2023), Commentaries
Vol. 14 No. 1 (2023)

88th Texas State Legislature: Summaries of Water-Related Legislative Action

Commentaries
https://doi.org/10.21423/twj.v14i1.7167
Published 2023-08-31
Todd H. Votteler, Ph.D.
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2764-7080
Sarah Kirkle
Texas Water Conservation Association
Leah Martinsson
Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
Sarah Rountree Schlessinger
Texas Water Foundation
Alex Ortiz
Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter
Perry Fowler
Texas Water Infrastructure Network
Vanessa Puig-Willaims
Environmental Defense Fund
Jeremy Mazur
Texas 2036
Cover photo: Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas. ©2022 Rob Doyle, Pluto911 Photography
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Texas Legislature
House Bill
Senate Bill
2023 session
88th Texas State Legislature
Texas water
flood planning
water management
groundwater
Texas Water Law

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Votteler, Ph.D., Todd H., Sarah Kirkle, Leah Martinsson, Sarah Rountree Schlessinger, Alex Ortiz, Perry Fowler, Vanessa Puig-Willaims, and Jeremy Mazur. 2023. “88th Texas State Legislature: Summaries of Water-Related Legislative Action”. Texas Water Journal 14 (1). College Station, Texas:105-35. https://doi.org/10.21423/twj.v14i1.7167.
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Abstract

Editor-in-Chief ’s Note: September 1 of every odd-numbered year is the date when most new legislation from the most recent session of the Texas Legislature typically goes into effect. With this in mind, the Texas Water Journal invited seven organizations that work closely with the Texas Legislature to provide their take on the changes to Texas water policy and law that were made during the 2023 session. The opinions expressed in these summaries are the opinions of the individual organizations and not the opinions of the Texas Water Journal, the Texas Water Resources Institute, or the Bureau of Economic Geology.

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H.B. 692, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (Texas 2023). Available from: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=HB692.

H.B. 1500, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (Texas 2023). Available from: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=HB1500.

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H.B. 1971, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (Texas 2023). Available from: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=HB1971.

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S.B. 1289, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (Texas 2023). Available from: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=SB1289.

S.B. 1397, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (Texas 2023). Available from: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=SB1397.

S.B. 1893, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (Texas 2023). Available from: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=SB1893.

S.B. 2440, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (Texas 2023). Available from: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=SB2440.

S.J.R. 75, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (Texas 2023). Available from: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=SJR75.

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H.B. 2735, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (Texas 2023). Available from: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=HB2735.

H.B. 2443, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (Texas 2023). Available from: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=HB2443.

H.B. 2759, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (Texas 2023). Available from: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=HB2759.

H.B. 3033, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (Texas 2023). Available from: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=HB3033.

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H.B. 4256, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (Texas 2023). Available from: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=HB4256.

H.B. 4444, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (Texas 2023). Available from: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=HB4444.

H.B. 4532, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (Texas 2023). Available from: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=HB4532.

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