---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the creation of the Webb County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose fees."
description: "Relating to the creation of the Webb County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 5401"
citation: "Texas HB 5401 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Special Districts & Authorities--Groundwater Conserve Dist. (I0013)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)", "WEBB COUNTY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT (DM5XM)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Raymond"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-21"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5683cad1-cf7d-47e2-99c9-47f32938e4d9"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB05400_HB05499/HB 5401.xml"
source_hash: "1159c31c6d10ea0ab751bcd09b2b81d91508358d52c750b06c8844322f559072"
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 5401 (88) — Relating to the creation of the Webb County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose 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/HB05401I.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Raymond — 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`
- **2023-05-02** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-02** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-05-02** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-05-02** Left pending in committee
- **2023-05-03** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-05-03** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-05-03** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-04** Recommendations filed with the Speaker `filing`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5683cad1-cf7d-47e2-99c9-47f32938e4d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).