Texas SB45 allows counties to establish drainage utilities, impose drainage fees, and regulate land use for flood management.

Texas SB45 grants counties the authority to establish drainage utilities, impose drainage fees, and regulate land use for flood management. Counties can adopt land use regulations for flood management, including impervious cover regulations, setback and lot size standards, and landscaping standards. The service area of a county drainage utility system may include unincorporated areas contributing overland flow into the county's watersheds, excluding a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Texas SB45 allows counties to establish drainage utilities, impose drainage fees, and regulate land use for flood management.

Texas SB45 grants counties the authority to establish drainage utilities, impose drainage fees, and regulate land use for flood management. Counties can adopt land use regulations for flood management, including impervious cover regulations, setback and lot size standards, and landscaping standards. The service area of a county drainage utility system may include unincorporated areas contributing overland flow into the county's watersheds, excluding a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.