---
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).