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  89R15283 MP-D     By: Troxclair H.B. No. 4637       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate   subdivision platting in regard to the use of groundwater.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 232, Local Government Code, is amended   by adding Subchapter G to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER G. LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES           Sec.   232.201.     APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This   subchapter applies only to a tract of land that is:                 (1)  greater than 50 acres;                 (2)     proposed to be subdivided and developed for   residential or commercial purposes; and                 (3)     wholly located in a county with a population of   more than 44,000 and less than 44,500.           (b)     This subchapter does not apply to a tract of land   located in a water control and improvement district that was in   existence on September 1, 2025.           Sec.   232.202.     MINIMUM LOT SIZE REQUIREMENT.   Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by Section   232.204, the owner of a tract of land may not subdivide the land   into lots that have an average lot size of less than three acres if   the source of the water supply intended for the subdivision is   groundwater, including groundwater sourced from a water control and   improvement district or a municipal utility district.           Sec.   232.203.     WATER AVAILABILITY REPORT. A person that   submits a plat application for approval for a tract of land must   include a water availability report with the application as   provided by Section 232.0032.           Sec.   232.204.     VARIANCE FROM MINIMUM LOT SIZE REQUIREMENT.   On the request of an owner of a tract of land, the commissioners   court of a county may grant a variance from compliance with Section   232.202 if the owner demonstrates that the development of the tract   of land will include a rainwater collection system.           Sec.   232.205.     EXPIRATION. This subchapter expires August   31, 2035.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter G, Chapter 232, Local Government   Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a plat application   submitted on or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.