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HB3544 • 2025

Relating to flood control measures for Texas Department of Transportation highway projects.

Relating to flood control measures for Texas Department of Transportation highway projects.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Martinez
Last action
2025-05-08
Official status
05/08/2025 H Left pending in committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to flood control measures for Texas Department of Transportation highway projects.

Relating to flood control measures for Texas Department of Transportation highway projects.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to flood control measures for Texas Department of Transportation highway projects.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  2. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  3. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  4. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  5. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  6. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  7. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to flood control measures for Texas Department of Transportation highway projects.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 3544 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R9836 JRR-D

By: Martinez

H.B. No. 3544

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to flood control measures for Texas Department of

Transportation highway projects.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 201.611, Transportation Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 201.611. [
COORDINATION OF
] FLOOD CONTROL.
(a)
In the

construction of its highway projects, the department shall
:

(1)
coordinate with local flood control authorities to

minimize the impact of flooding
; and

(2)

add stormwater outfalls and other appropriate

flood control measures to the project
.

(b)

In adding flood control measures under Subsection

(a)(2), the department shall take into consideration existing,

proposed, and expected roadways in reasonable proximity to the

highway project.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.