---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Lower Neches Valley Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors."
description: "Relating to the Lower Neches Valley Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 1525"
citation: "Texas HB 1525 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Governor (I0375)", "LOWER NECHES VALLEY AUTHORITY (D2229)", "PUBLIC NOTICE (S0264)", "STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING (S0317)", "SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION (V8389)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kitzman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-01"
last_action: "2025-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad818b46-cc06-4c6d-ba8f-08a21ea9cc29"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01500_HB01599/HB 1525.xml"
source_hash: "f3372ee22d01efbcbaa59ea7221e5f1e8a846b496102d6fc5d17a99a31b044ab"
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 (89R) — Relating to the Lower Neches Valley Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; 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/89R/billtext/html/HB01525I.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Kitzman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-01** Filed `filing`
- **2025-04-01** Transmitted to the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-02** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-02** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-09** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-09** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2025-04-09** Left pending in committee
- **2025-04-28** 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/ad818b46-cc06-4c6d-ba8f-08a21ea9cc29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).