‹ Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 158 · All districts' issues
concern
Developer reimbursement
1 conflict question
money moved
Obtain the completed Exhibit A-1: the projects added, their estimated costs, and whether each is eligible for TCEQ-approved bonds.
30 TAC §293.44, §293.46 (may apply); Good practice: approve agreements in final form.
The board action behind it
2026-02-17: Approved Acknowledgement of Additional Projects under the Supplement for Utility Development, subject to completion of Exhibit A-1
What else happened at that meeting
The Board approved the bookkeeper's report and quarterly investment report, the tax assessor/collector's report, the operator's report and the Engineer's Report. It approved the assignment of the District's tax assessor/collector agreement from B&A Municipal Tax Service, LLC to Assessments of the Southwest, Inc., which the minutes say took over B&A's tax collection division effective February 1, 2026. The Board adopted a resolution declaring the District a Developing District for the 2026 tax year and a resolution adopting Department of Labor prevailing wage rates for Harris County. It accepted an insurance renewal proposal from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and approved an Acknowledgement of Additional Projects under the Supplement for Utility Development, subject to completion of its Exhibit A-1.The law and guidance in force on 2026-02-17
| District may not sign a binding contract with a developer for more than TCEQ approved; joint facilities shared by benefit 30 TAC §293.44 (may apply)
§293.44: Same text in force then and now |
Question | The Board approved an acknowledgment adding projects to the Developer's Supplement for Utility Development 'subject to completion of Exhibit A-1', i.e. before the project list was final (p.4). |
| Reimbursement agreement before a developer-financed facility is built 30 TAC §293.46
§293.46: Same text in force then and now |
Shown | This acknowledgment appears to be the instrument that brings added projects under the reimbursement agreement; the projects are not named. |
Who's involved
Bridgeland Development, LP (represented by Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc.) (developer)
Schwartz, Page & Harding, L.L.P. (SPH) (general counsel and bond counsel)
Possible conflicts
Schwartz, Page & Harding, L.L.P.: SPH presented a developer-requested document; SPH is also counsel to MUD 418, which acts as 'Representative District' for National Finance Authority funding of the Developer for WCID 158 projects. (Minutes_February_24_2026_Approved_HCMUD_418.pdf, PDF p.6; Minutes_August_25_2026_Approved_HCMUD_418.pdf, PDF p.6)
Cost to the district
Adds projects the District will reimburse from future bonds; costs not stated.Money or costs moved
HCWCID 158 (future bonds) → Bridgeland Development, LP / National Finance Authority Additional reimbursable projects; list in Exhibit A-1, not completed at approval.
Why the board approved it
Recorded: “Counsel presented the Acknowledgement of Additional Projects; approved subject to completion of Exhibit A-1 (p.4).”
The Board committed to additional reimbursable projects without the list or costs in front of it, and the minutes do not name them.