Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Texas HB254: Relating to eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program.
Status: Passed one chamber, August 27, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program.
From the engrossed text, August 27, 2025:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 418.083, Government Code, as added by H.B. 3010, Acts of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, and effective September 1, 2025, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 418.083. ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT. A political subdivision is eligible to apply to the division for a grant under this subchapter if the political subdivision is: (1) a county: (A) (ii) has a gross domestic product of less than[ (iii) has a poverty rate greater than[ADDED: 10] [[ and (iv) is located wholly or partly in a disaster area; and (B) for which the total dollar amount of damages resulting from the disaster, as shown in an assessment of damages prepared after the disaster, exceeds the amount equal to 10 percent of the state and local sales and use taxes collected in the county during the state fiscal year preceding the year in which the disaster occurs; or (2) a political subdivision other than a county that is wholly or partly located in a county described by Subdivision (1). SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all …
Sponsors
- Trent Ashby (R, HD-057) · primary sponsor
- Wesley Virdell (R, HD-053)
- Trey Wharton (R, HD-012)
- Janis Holt (R, HD-018)
- Janie Lopez (R, HD-037)
- Cassandra Garcia Hernandez (D, HD-115)
- Suleman Lalani (D, HD-076)
- Mary Perez (D, HD-144)
Latest actions
- : Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
- : Read first time
- : Received from the House
- : Reported engrossed
- : Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- : Record vote (RV#103)
- : Passed
- : Read 3rd time
- : Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- : Record vote (RV#96)
Votes
- Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Committee Vote (Out of committee): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#96 (August 27, 2025): 72 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#103 (August 27, 2025): 55 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: RURAL, State Finances--Management & Control, Political Subdivisions, State Agencies, Boards & Commissions, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Common questions
- What is HB254?
- HB254 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Relating to eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program.
- What does HB254 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program.
- What is the status of HB254?
- Passed one chamber as of August 27, 2025. Latest action: Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select (August 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB254?
- Trent Ashby (R, HD-057), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB254?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB00254
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