Texas HB4404 amends Water Code to require commissioners courts to consider law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency services when deciding on.

HB4404 amends the Texas Water Code to modify the criteria for granting petitions for the creation of water control and improvement districts, freshwater supply districts, and municipal utility districts. The bill requires that commissioners courts and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality consider whether law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency services will be provided in the district and whether roads will allow for a fire truck to turn around. The changes apply to petitions filed on or after the bill's effective date.

Texas HB4404 amends Water Code to require commissioners courts to consider law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency services when deciding on.

HB4404 amends the Texas Water Code to modify the criteria for granting petitions for the creation of water control and improvement districts, freshwater supply districts, and municipal utility districts. The bill requires that commissioners courts and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality consider whether law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency services will be provided in the district and whether roads will allow for a fire truck to turn around. The changes apply to petitions filed on or after the bill's effective date.