Rep. Stan Gerdes introduced HB 5678, a bill on Special Districts & Authorities, to the Texas House on Tuesday, April 15 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’relating to the creation of the Rivers Market Place Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
The bill establishes the Rivers Market Place Municipal Management District in Elgin, Texas, to enhance local development and public welfare. The district has the authority to issue bonds, levy assessments, fees, and taxes, and utilize limited eminent domain powers. It seeks to boost employment, commerce, transportation, housing, and tourism. Governed by a board of directors, the district may implement improvement projects, create economic programs, develop parking facilities, and join charitable organizations. The district can also add or exclude land and has the power to divide into new districts, subject to consent from municipalities for certain activities. Effective immediately with a two-thirds legislative vote, or on Sept. 1, 2025, without.
Stan Gerdes, a member of the House Committee on Calendars, proposed another 57 bills during the 89(R) legislative session. He is also a member of the House Committee on Energy Resources and a member of the House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures.
Gerdes graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2008 with a BA.
Stan Gerdes is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state’s 17th House district. He replaced previous state representative John Cyrier 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 |
|---|---|---|
| HB 54 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the display of and allowance for non-human behaviors in Texas schools |
| HB 5243 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program |
| HB 5135 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to prohibition of discrimination by governmental entities based on immutable characteristics |
| HB 5087 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the regulation of used and scrap tires by certain counties |
| HB 5084 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Lunar New Year holiday |
| HB 4985 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the procedures for a public test of logic and accuracy of a voting system for certain elections |
| HB 4961 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to noneconomic damage liability for a collision with a motorist who failed to establish financial responsibility |
| HB 4946 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to county zoning authority for certain counties; creating a criminal offense |
| HB 4815 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the liability of owners or operators of certain sources or facilities for unauthorized emissions caused by the criminal act of another |
| HB 4814 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the display of and allowance for non-human behaviors in Texas schools |
| HB 29 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to water losses reported by certain municipally owned utilities to the Texas Water Development Board; authorizing administrative penalties |
| HB 119 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty |
| HB 4690 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to motor fuel measuring, quality, and testing standards |
| HB 4552 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the Texas Antidiscrimination Act |
| HB 4271 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to public meetings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on requests for authorization to operate a composting facility |
| HB 4253 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to confirmation of a voter’s residence by a voter registrar |
| HB 4086 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to the regulation of composting facilities by certain counties |
| HB 3908 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the violation of the restrictions, bylaws, or rules of a property owners’ association |
| HB 3906 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate noise levels in residential areas; creating a criminal offense |
| HB 3821 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the implementation of a veteran discount program for the use of certain toll projects |
| HB 3500 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive and pledge for the payment of obligations certain additional tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project |
| HB 3444 | 02/26/2025 | Relating to appointment of the members of the early voting ballot board |
| HB 3433 | 02/26/2025 | Relating to fees assessed by the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District |
| HB 3422 | 02/26/2025 | Relating to the removal of battery energy storage facilities |
| HB 3368 | 02/26/2025 | Relating to the repeal of wheelbase and horsepower restrictions for the state’s passenger vehicle fleet |
| HB 3350 | 02/25/2025 | Relating to vacancies on the board of directors of the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District |
| HB 3227 | 02/24/2025 | Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property; authorizing a civil penalty |
| HB 3099 | 02/20/2025 | Relating to adult high school charter program funding |
| HB 3092 | 02/20/2025 | Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line |
| HB 3045 | 02/19/2025 | Relating to a franchise tax exemption for corporations operating a spaceport for certain national defense purposes |
| HB 2955 | 02/18/2025 | Relating to prohibiting the purchase of candy and soft drinks under the supplemental nutrition assistance program |
| HB 2885 | 02/14/2025 | Relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages |
| HB 2876 | 02/14/2025 | Relating to the amendment of an existing comprehensive development agreement for a portion of State Highway 130 to facilitate nontolled transportation projects |
| HB 2815 | 02/13/2025 | Relating to the financing of water supply projects included in the state water plan; authorizing the issuance of obligations |
| HB 2605 | 02/10/2025 | Relating to water losses reported by certain municipally owned utilities to the Texas Water Development Board; authorizing administrative penalties |
| HB 2545 | 02/06/2025 | Relating to the establishment of the Rural Workforce Training Grant Program |
| HB 2499 | 02/05/2025 | Relating to placement on the minimum salary schedule for certain public school employees |
| HB 2316 | 01/31/2025 | Relating to the manner of reporting results in the conduct of elections |
| HB 2302 | 01/31/2025 | Relating to the definition of a rural political subdivision for purposes of the Texas Water Assistance Program |
| HB 2080 | 01/24/2025 | Relating to the review of the duties of a groundwater conservation district by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
| HB 2078 | 01/24/2025 | Relating to the joint planning of desired future conditions in groundwater management areas |
| HB 2077 | 01/24/2025 | Relating to persons eligible to appeal the desired future conditions adopted by a groundwater conservation district |
| HB 2034 | 01/23/2025 | Relating to the issuance of groundwater permits to certain aliens or foreign entities |
| HB 2017 | 01/22/2025 | Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter |
| HB 1928 | 01/16/2025 | Relating to the payment of certain costs associated with certain assignments of a statutory probate court judge |
| HB 1832 | 01/14/2025 | Relating to the punishment for certain criminal offenses involving illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien; increasing criminal penalties |
| HB 1789 | 01/08/2025 | Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offense of intoxication manslaughter in certain circumstances |
| HB 1690 | 12/20/2024 | Relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out of a groundwater conservation district |
| HB 1689 | 12/20/2024 | Relating to the use of certain groundwater export fees collected by a groundwater conservation district |
| HB 1668 | 12/18/2024 | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of enticing a child and to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense |
