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HB 254TEXASSession 892State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Texas expands rural disaster grant eligibility by raising GDP and poverty caps for counties

Original title: Relating to eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program.

Last action · August 27, 2025: Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, SelectSponsors: Trent Ashby and 7 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Texas HB 254 expands county eligibility for the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program by raising the maximum threshold from $2 billion to $3 billion and lowering the poverty rate requirement from 15 percent to 10 percent, effective immediately upon a two-thirds vote or on the 91st day after the legislative session ends.

Why it matters

Changes which local governments can apply for post-disaster state financial assistance by altering demographic and economic cutoff formulas for smaller counties and affiliated s.

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.

Directly affected

county

County governments face modified economic and demographic criteria to determine their eligibility for infrastructure disaster recovery grants.

Directly affected

political subdivision

Non-county local entities located within qualifying counties experience changes to their eligibility status for grant applications.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which counties are newly eligible for the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program under this bill?

Counties with a between $2 billion and $3 billion, and counties with a poverty rate between 10 percent and 15 percent, provided they meet the population and disaster damage criteria.

Can non-county political subdivisions apply for these disaster grants?

Yes, s other than a county remain eligible as long as they are wholly or partly located in an eligible county.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · in Senate committee.

Procedural history

25 actions

Aug 27, 2025SenateCommittee
Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
Aug 27, 2025SenateIntroduced
Read first time
Aug 27, 2025Senate
Received from the House
Aug 27, 2025House
Reported engrossed
Aug 27, 2025House
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
Aug 27, 2025House
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Aug 27, 2025HouseFloor
Record vote (RV#103)
Aug 27, 2025HouseFloor
Passed
Aug 27, 2025HouseFloor
Read 3rd time
Aug 27, 2025House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Aug 27, 2025HouseFloor
Record vote (RV#96)
Aug 27, 2025HouseFloor
Passed to engrossment
Aug 27, 2025HouseFloor
Read 2nd time
Aug 27, 2025House
Placed on General State Calendar
Aug 26, 2025House
Considered in Calendars
Aug 24, 2025House
Committee report sent to Calendars
Aug 24, 2025House
Committee report distributed
Aug 23, 2025House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Aug 22, 2025HouseCommittee
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Aug 22, 2025House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Aug 22, 2025House
Considered in public hearing
Aug 22, 2025House
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Aug 20, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding
Aug 20, 2025HouseIntroduced
Read first time
Aug 19, 2025HouseIntroduced
Filed

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