---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, following the recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; altering terms of the board of directors; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors."
description: "Relating to the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, following the recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; altering terms of the board of directors; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 1525"
citation: "Texas HB 1525 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Governor (I0375)", "LAVACA-NAVIDAD RIVER AUTHORITY (D0020)", "Special Districts & Authorities--River Authorities (I0011)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell, Keith", "Canales", "Clardy", "Goldman", "Holland"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-03"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d34fafc-7f13-4638-a4bc-746844639b19"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01500_HB01599/HB 1525.xml"
source_hash: "9efb2ee61b1c264edbac3770c5f91e257ba8b0ff774e586ba3e712d075e12c3a"
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 1525 (88) — Relating to the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, following the recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; altering terms of the board of directors; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.

## 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/HB01525I.HTM)
2. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01525H.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Bell, Keith — primary (person)
- Canales — primary (person)
- Clardy — primary (person)
- Goldman — primary (person)
- Holland — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-04-03** Filed `filing`
- **2023-04-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** Transmitted to the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-11** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-04-11** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-04-11** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-12** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-04-12** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-04-12** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-20** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-20** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-20** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-04-25** 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/3d34fafc-7f13-4638-a4bc-746844639b19`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).