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Legislative session roundup: BRA report highlights ASR bill progress, water‑infrastructure funding debate and mixed outcomes on PFAS and contracting bills
Summary
Deputy General Manager Matt Phillips updated the Brazos River Authority board on legislative activity affecting water infrastructure, including a passed ASR bill for East Williamson County and ongoing negotiations over dedicated water funding.
Deputy General Manager Matt Phillips briefed the Brazos River Authority board on the state legislative session and bills of interest to the authority.
Phillips said an East Williamson County aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) bill successfully passed and was incorporated into Senate Bill 16, which now includes both the East Williamson project and a Medina County ASR provision; the bill was sent to the governor. He described the consolidation as a technical fix to avoid conflicting code language if similar bills had passed separately.
The nut graf: Phillips told the board HB 500 — the supplemental…
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