Texas HB4135 amends the Local Government Code to regulate stormwater management in specific counties.

Texas HB4135 modifies the Local Government Code to apply a chapter on stormwater management to certain counties. This chapter now applies to counties with a population of 2.8 million or more, districts or authorities with boundaries coterminous with such counties and authorized for stormwater drainage, counties with over 1.3 million residents relying on underground aquifers for drinking water, and counties with 800,000 or more residents that contain part of the Edwards Aquifer or are within the Hill Country Priority Groundwater Management Area.

Texas HB4135 amends the Local Government Code to regulate stormwater management in specific counties.

Texas HB4135 modifies the Local Government Code to apply a chapter on stormwater management to certain counties. This chapter now applies to counties with a population of 2.8 million or more, districts or authorities with boundaries coterminous with such counties and authorized for stormwater drainage, counties with over 1.3 million residents relying on underground aquifers for drinking water, and counties with 800,000 or more residents that contain part of the Edwards Aquifer or are within the Hill Country Priority Groundwater Management Area.