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Texas HouseHB 842

Relating to a study and report on burying power lines in the Gulf Coast region

Passed 77–66Crossed party lines

What it does: Requires the Public Utility Commission to study, for areas within 150 miles of the Gulf Coast, the cost of burying overhead power lines, maintaining underground lines, and savings from fewer weather outages, and report by September 1, 2026. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Passage to engrossment (second reading)

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The tally

Yes 77 · No 66 · Not voting 6 · Present 1

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting / present
Democrats5903
Republicans18663 / 1

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 18 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (150)

Yes 77

No 66

Present 1

Not voting 6

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.