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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas Water Development Board ordered to study upper Guadalupe River basin flood risks and propose up to eight mitigation projects by 2029
Last action · August 21, 2025: FiledSponsor: Wes Virdell
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What This Bill Proposed
The Texas Water Development Board must conduct a comprehensive flood risk assessment and project feasibility study for the upper Guadalupe River basin, culminating in a report to the legislature by January 1, 2029. Working alongside local authorities, the board is directed to quantify life and property risks, model potential mitigation solutions including dams and detention storage, and propose up to eight ranked projects.
Local property owners and residents in Kerr County and surrounding areas face direct evaluation of flood risks and potential future infrastructure changes affecting water management, emergency evacuation routes, and local property protection.
- The Texas Water Development Board is the state agency responsible for statewide water planning, financing water supply and infrastructure projects, and developing flood planning frameworks. context
- The upper Guadalupe River basin encompasses areas prone to flash flooding, prompting localized legislative efforts to assess risks and propose structural defenses. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
residents of the upper Guadalupe River basin
Residents participate in community meetings and experience potential changes to local flood mitigation infrastructure and property risk evaluations.
Upper Guadalupe River Authority
The authority is required to be consulted by the Texas Water Development Board during the risk assessment and project feasibility study.
Kerr County
The county government participates in consultations and local project identification for the flood study.
City of Kerrville
The city participates in consultations and local project identification for the flood mitigation study.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Aug 21, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
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