Board Meeting Agendas
- Date/Time:
- January 22, 2026 at 9:30 AM
- Location:
- Teams Meeting or 1700 Congress Ave., Stephen F. Austin Building, Room 170, Austin, Texas
- Resource:
- View Board Meeting Video | Printable Board Agenda
Visitors who wish to address the Board should complete a visitor registration card and either attend the meeting in person or arrange to address the Board via video conference. The Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits visitor participation by telephone only. The visitor registration card is available.
- For those attending via video conference and wishing to address the Board, please complete the registration form no later than 12:00 P.M. on January 21, 2026. The completed form should be submitted via e-mail to Customer Service. In addition, please provide a phone number and email address where you may be reached. The TWDB support staff will contact you to test the video conference functionality before the Board meeting begins.
- For those attending in person who wish to address the Board, please submit the completed online form no later than 8:00 A.M. on January 22, 2026, or in person at the registration desk on the meeting date.
1. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to execute an amendment extending the expiration date of the TWDB grant contract with the Texas Water Foundation for the development and implementation of a statewide water public awareness campaign to February 2, 2027, and increasing the contract amount by $2,000,000. (Kaci Woodrome) Board Agenda #01 Document
2. Consider the selection and approval of a financial advisor to serve the Texas Water Development Board, and authorizing the Executive Administrator to negotiate and enter into a contract with the financial advisor. (David Duran) Board Agenda #02 Document
3. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to negotiate and execute contracts with seven engineering firms selected to support statewide flood science, community assistance, and grant management programs in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000 per contract. (Manuel Razo)Board Agenda #03 Document
4. Consider authorizing the publication of proposed new 31 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 378. (Sam Marie Hermitte) Board Agenda #04 Document
5. Briefing and discussion on the development, adoption, and review processes for the 2026 Regional Water Plans. (Sarah Lee) Board Agenda #05 Document
6. Consider approving the 2026 Regional Water Plans for Regions A through P. (Sarah Lee) Board Agenda #06 Document
7. Consider amending by resolution the previously adopted Texas Water Development Board Resolution No. 25-123 to extend the Grantwoods Water Supply Corporation's Water Loan Assistance Fund commitment to August 31, 2026. (Racquel McCoy) Board Agenda #07 Document
8. Consider approving the project-specific exemption for Wellborn Special Utility District's Water Supply and Distribution System Improvements, Project No. 21799, for United States Iron and Steel. (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #08 Document
9. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to execute an agreement with the City of Bellaire for a $54,000,000 grant pursuant to Senate Bill No. 1, 89th Legislative Regular Session, Article IX, Section 17.18 (3). (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #09 Document
10. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to execute an agreement with the Harris County Flood Control District for a $10,000,000 grant pursuant to Senate Bill No. 1, 89th Legislative Regular Session, Article IX, Section 17.18 (32). (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #10 Document
11. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to execute an agreement with the Harris County Flood Control District for a $2,500,000 grant pursuant to Senate Bill No. 1, 89th Legislative Regular Session, Article IX, Section 17.18 (14). (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #11 Document
12. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to execute an agreement with the Harris County Flood Control District for a $5,000,000 grant pursuant to Senate Bill No.1, 89th Legislative Regular Session, Article IX, Section 17.18 (18). (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #12 Document
13. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to execute an agreement with the Harris County Flood Control District for a $15,000,000 grant pursuant to Senate Bill No. 1, 89th Legislative Regular Session, Article IX, Section 17.18 (10). (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #13 Document
14. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to execute an agreement with the Harris County Flood Control District for a $22,500,000 grant pursuant to Senate Bill No. 1, 89th Legislative Regular Session, Article IX, Section 17.18 (21). (Nancy Richards) Board Agenda #14 Document
15. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to execute an agreement with the Brownsville Public Utilities Board for a $34,558,000 grant pursuant to Senate Bill No. 1, 89th Legislative Regular Session, Article IX, Section 17.18 (7). (William Alfaro) Board Agenda #15 Document
16. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to execute an agreement with the City of Corpus Christi for a $30,000,000 grant pursuant to Senate Bill No. 1, 89th Legislative Regular Session, Article IX, Section 17.18 (4). (William Alfaro) Board Agenda #16 Document
17. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to execute an agreement with the City of Corpus Christi for a $16,000,000 grant pursuant to Senate Bill No. 1, 89th Legislative Regular Session, Article IX, Section 17.18 (4). (William Alfaro) Board Agenda #17 Document
18. Consider authorizing the Executive Administrator to execute an agreement with the Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 for a $15,000,000 grant pursuant to Senate Bill No. 1, 89th Legislative Regular Session, Article IX, Section 17.18 (5). (Wiliam Alfaro) Board Agenda #18 Document
19. Consider approving by resolution a request from the City of Port Arthur (Jefferson County) for $16,415,000 in financial assistance consisting of $12,415,000 in financing and $4,000,000 in principal forgiveness funding from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for design and construction of a water system improvements project. (Dain Larsen) Board Agenda #19 Document
20. Consider approving by resolution a request from the City of San Marcos (Hays County) for $17,334,120 in financial assistance consisting of $11,945,000 in financing and $5,389,120 in principal forgiveness funding from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for construction of a wastewater system improvements project. (Dain Larsen) Board Agenda #20 Document
21. The Board will receive comments from the public on any matters within the jurisdiction of the TWDB the exception of matters which are subject to the ex parte prohibition found in Texas Government Code Section 2001.061.
22. The Board may adjourn into Executive Session to conduct a closed meeting to consider any item on this agenda if a matter is raised that is appropriate for the Board to conduct a private consultation with its attorney on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the
State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. The Board may conduct a closed meeting to receive legal advice and discuss pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, or the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of specific Board employees, including the Executive Administrator and General Counsel, as permitted by Sections 551.071 and 551.074, the Texas Open Meetings Act, codified as Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. The Board may also meet in open meeting to take action on legal or personnel matters considered in the closed meeting as required by Section 551.102 of the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Government Code. The Board may conduct a closed meeting to consider and discuss financial matters related to the investment or potential investment of the Board's funds, as permitted by Section 6.0601(a) of the Texas Water Code. The Board may also meet in open meeting to take action on a financial matter discussed in the closed meeting as required by Section 6.0601(b) of the Texas Water Code.
The next currently scheduled meeting of the Texas Water Development Board will be held on February 19, 2026, in Austin, Texas. Other meetings may be scheduled and will be posted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.
Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, large print or Braille, are requested to contact Jacque Lustig at (512) 463-8676 two (2) workdays prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
NOTICE: ENTRY TO THIS MEETING WITH A HANDGUN IS FORBIDDEN
This meeting is a public meeting under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law) may not enter this property with a concealed handgun. Pursuant to Section 30.07, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with an openly carried handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law) may not enter this property with a handgun that is carried openly. For purposes of this notice, "property" means the room or rooms where the open meeting of the Texas Water Development Board is held.