Texas Climate & Environment Bills

Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.

Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.

Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.

Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.

Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas.

Honoring the lives lost during the 2025 Texas flooding.

Creating a general investigating committee on disaster response.

Relating to the creation of the Climate Change Impact Assessment Council.

Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board regarding standards for placement of recreational vehicles and temporary dwelling structures in a flood hazard area.

Honoring the first responders who provided aid to those impacted by the Texas Hill Country floods of July 2025.

Relating to establishment of maximum allowable ground level concentrations of hydrogen sulfide by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Designating Newton County as the official Forest Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board on the costs of developing flood infrastructure in this state.

Relating to the production, sale, and use of certain agricultural products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Johnson County, Texas; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to flood risk notice requirements for certain campgrounds; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to a prohibition of the application of biosolids to certain land.

Relating to the Texas Flood Recovery, Reimbursement, and Reconstruction Program; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to the authority of a county to regulate impervious cover in the unincorporated area of the county.

Relating to building standards for youth camps located within or near certain floodplains.