Pete Flores, Texas State Senator from 24th District (R) | https://www.facebook.com/PeteFloresTX
Pete Flores, Texas State Senator from 24th District (R) | https://www.facebook.com/PeteFloresTX
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide water or sewer service in an area incorporated or annexed by a municipality’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the Texas Water Code to streamline the process for municipalities seeking a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide water or sewer services in newly incorporated or annexed areas. It specifies that the utility commission must grant single certification to a municipality upon request, determining compensation for the transfer of utility property by court order. The transfer of property only occurs through court judgment, with municipalities paying compensation as determined by the court. If a municipality's appeal regarding compensation is successful, they must adequately compensate the affected utility. The bill applies to proceedings initiated on or after its effective date, Sept. 1, 2025, and maintains current law for those begun prior.
Peter P. Flores, chair of the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice, member of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, and vice chair of the Senate Committee on Border Security, proposed another 14 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Flores graduated from Texas A&M University in 1983 with a BS.
Peter P. Flores is currently serving in the Texas State Senate, representing the state's 24th Senate district. He replaced previous state senator Dawn Buckingham in 2023.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| SB 625 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to courses in personal financial literacy and economics for high school students in public schools |
| SB 553 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the design-build method for certain government construction projects |
| SB 385 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to construction standards for certain recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds |
| SB 254 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the administration of a medication and the ordering and administration of an immunization or vaccination by a pharmacist |
| SB 253 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to county subdivision platting requirements |
| SB 252 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to protections for certain military dependents enrolled in a public school |
| SB 250 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to municipal annexation of an area adjacent to contiguous or connecting railroad rights-of-way |
| SB 248 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the referral of certain criminal proceedings in the Texas-Mexico border region to an associate judge and reimbursement requests for all or part of an associate judge's or interpreter's salary |
| SB 247 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans |
| SB 246 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the delivery and direct shipment of certain alcoholic beverages to ultimate consumers; creating criminal offenses |
| SB 245 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the delivery of alcoholic beverages by holders of a consumer delivery permit |
| SB 244 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes |
| SB 243 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing facilities; changing the amount of a civil penalty |
| SB 242 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to affirmative defenses to prosecution for certain criminal offenses involving material or conduct that may be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children |
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