Welcome to the RSGCD
The Red Sands Groundwater Conservation District (“District”) was created in 1999 by the 79th Texas Legislature with the enactment of Senate Bill 1911. The creation of the District was confirmed by the citizens located within the District’s boundaries in Hidalgo County at an election held in November 2002. Beyond its enabling legislation, the District is governed primarily by the provisions of Chapter 36 of the Texas Water Code, the District's Management Plan, and the District Rules.
Local GCDs (also known as “districts”) are the state’s preferred method of groundwater management. GCDs manage groundwater by providing for the conservation and protection, preservation for the future, and prevention of waste of groundwater resources within each district.
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RSGCD Mission
This District’s mission is to develop and implement an efficient, economic, and environmentally sound groundwater management program to protect, preserve for the future, and enhance the water resources for the benefit of the citizens and of the District.
Notice for Meeting
A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Red Sands Groundwater Conservation District will be held on September 10, 2026, at 11:30 am at 315 E. Monte Cristo Rd, Edinburg, Texas 78541.
TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT
House Bill 1522, passed by the Texas Legislature in 2025, amends section 551.043 of the Texas Government Code to require that the notice of a meeting required to be posted under section 551.043(a) of the Texas Open Meetings Act, at which a governmental body will discuss or adopt a budget for the governmental body, must include a taxpayer impact statement showing, for the median-valued homestead property, a comparison of the property tax bill in dollars pertaining to the property for the current fiscal year to an estimate of the property tax bill in dollars for the same property for the upcoming fiscal year. The Red Sands Groundwater Conservation District (the “District”) has proposed a budget for the District in the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The District intends to adopt its budget on September 10, 2026.
Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year
NOTICE REGARDING ADOPTED TAX RATE
The Red Sands Groundwater Conservation District will hold a meeting at 11:30 AM on September 10, 2026 at 315 E. Monte Cristo Rd., Edinburg, TX 78541 to consider adopting a proposed tax rate for tax year 2026. The proposed tax rate is $0.1398 per $100 of value.
NOTICE REGARDING ADOPTED TAX RATE
The Red Sands Groundwater Conservation District will hold a meeting at 11:30AM on SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 at 315 E MONTE CRISTO RD, EDINBURG, TX 78541 to consider adopting a proposed tax rate for tax year 2025. The proposed tax rate is $0.1463 per $100 of value.
NOTICE REGARDING ADOPTED TAX RATE
THE RED SANDS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT HAS ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 3.03 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $0.00.