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City receives legislative update on bills affecting water reuse, taxes, annexation and local authority
Summary
City staff briefed council on multiple Texas legislative measures on May 1, including a Senate bill favorable to Temple’s reclaimed-water ASR project that had passed the Senate and been sent to the House, plus other proposals affecting taxes, debt limits, annexation and permitting.
City staff provided a legislative update at the May 1 workshop outlining multiple bills in the 2025 Texas legislative session that could affect Temple’s projects, revenues and local authority.
Staff reported that Temple’s priority, Senate Bill 2885 (authored by Senator Flores in the presentation), which would permit certain reclaimed-water uses in aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) projects, was voted out of the Senate and had been received by the Texas House. City representatives including the mayor and members of city leadership testified in support of that bill; staff said efforts are underway to secure a House companion or a House member to carry the measure so it may be calendared in the House before May 25 deadlines.
The presentation covered a broad set of other measures the city is monitoring:
• Property tax and bond election bills — Multiple bills would change ballot language, notice requirements and timing for bond elections (including proposals to…
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