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legislation/us/states/tx/88/hb-5406.md

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the creation of the Cross Timbers Regional Utility Authority; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees."
+description: "Relating to the creation of the Cross Timbers Regional Utility Authority; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "88"
+identifier: "HB 5406"
+citation: "Texas HB 5406 (88)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CROSS TIMBERS REGIONAL UTILITY AUTHORITY (DJ9TJ)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts (I0009)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Rogers"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 32
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2023-04-21"
+last_action: "2023-05-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3fcab4e-5ff9-4709-8f2c-8b45a20983a0"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB05400_HB05499/HB 5406.xml"
+source_hash: "506b226a7ff3ef60856542783af09f5c3389376a8aff007716f94c6be081b703"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 5406 (88) — Relating to the creation of the Cross Timbers Regional Utility Authority; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05406I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05406E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05406H.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **124–11** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Rogers — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-04-21** Filed `filing`
+- **2023-04-24** Transmitted to the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-04-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-04-24** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-24** Posting rule suspended
+- **2023-04-25** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-04-25** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2023-04-25** Left pending in committee
+- **2023-04-26** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2023-04-26** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
+- **2023-04-26** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-26** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-05-01** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
+- **2023-05-02** Committee report distributed
+- **2023-05-02** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
+- **2023-05-03** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
+- **2023-05-06** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
+- **2023-05-06** Withdrawn from calendar (contested) `withdrawal`
+- **2023-05-06** Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
+- **2023-05-06** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
+- **2023-05-06** Transferred to Calendars Committee
+- **2023-05-08** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2023-05-08** Considered in Calendars
+- **2023-05-10** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2023-05-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-11** Passed to engrossment
+- **2023-05-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-12** Passed `passage`
+- **2023-05-12** Record vote
+- **2023-05-12** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-12** Reported engrossed
+- **2023-05-15** Received from the House `introduction`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a3fcab4e-5ff9-4709-8f2c-8b45a20983a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+