FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 188

The information provided on this page is for Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188.  Below you can find links to information related to the financial and bookkeeping records for the District.

The district generally meets on the 2nd Wednesday @ 4:00 p.m. at 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2600, Houston, Texas 77027. Specific meeting date/time and location is included on meeting agendas.

2023

2023-12-11 – Regular: Agenda | Minutes
2023-11-13 – Regular: Agenda | Minutes
2023-10-09 – Regular: Agenda | Minutes
2023-09-11 – Regular: Agenda | Minutes
2023-08-14 – Regular: Agenda | Minutes
2023-07-12 – Regular: Agenda | Minutes
2023-06-12 – Regular: Agenda | Minutes
2023-04-10 – Regular: Agenda | Minutes
2023-02-13 – Regular: Agenda | Minutes
2023-01-17 – Regular: Agenda | Minutes

2022

2022-12-12 – Regular: Agenda | Minutes
2022-10-10 – Regular: Agenda | Minutes
2022-08-08 – Regular: Agenda | Minutes
2022-06-13 – Regular: Agenda | Minutes
2022-04-19 – Special: Agenda | Minutes

Residents of the District have the right to request the designation of a meeting location within the District under Water Code Section 49.062(g). A description of this process can be found at: www.tceq.texas.gov/waterdistricts and https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/water-districts/forms/form-20863.pdf.

If no suitable meeting place exists inside the District, the Board may designate a meeting place outside the District that is located not further than 10 miles from the boundary of the District. If the Board of Directors fails to designate a meeting place within the district or not further than 10 miles from the boundary of the District, after the receipt of such petition, five registered voters may petition the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to designate a meeting location.

Change in the District’s Revenue from 12/31/2021 to 12/31/2022:
Change in the District’s Expenses from 12/31/2021 to 12/31/2022:

The amount of property tax revenue budgeted for maintenance and operations for the preceding two years and current year:

• 2021: $446,438
• 2022: $286,155.16

The amount of property tax revenue budgeted for debt service for the preceding two years and current year:

• 2021: No debt service tax
• 2022: No debt service tax

For additional Budget information, please click on the above Approved Budget link.

For additional Audit information, please click on the above Financial Report link.

Adopted 2020 Tax Rate (per $100 of assessed valuation) – Total: $0.00
Maintenance & Operations: $0.00
Debt Service: $0.00

Adopted 2021 Tax Rate (per $100 of assessed valuation) – Total: $1.270
Maintenance & Operations: $1.270
Debt Service:$0.00

Adopted 2022 Tax Rate (per $100 of assessed valuation) – Total: $1.17
Maintenance & Operations: $1.17
Debt Service: TBD

Adopted 2023 Tax Rate (per $100 of assessed valuation) – Total: $1.17
Maintenance & Operations: $1.00
Debt Service: $0.00
Contract Tax Rate: $0.17

• Notice to Purchaser of Real Estate

The next Directors’ Election will be called for May 4, 2024. Please see information below regarding certain requirements and deadlines:

• Texas Ethics Commission – Forms and Instructions (https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/forms/coh/cohfrm.php)
• First day to file for place on the May 4, 2024 Directors’ Election ballot is Wednesday, January 17, 2024.
• Last day to file for place on the May 4, 2024 Directors’ Election ballot is by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 16, 2024.
• Deadline to file write-in candidacy declaration for May 4, 2024 Directors’ Election is by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.
  • A person may run for election to the District’s Board of Directors as a write-in candidate and to do so must file a declaration of write-in candidacy. The declaration must be filed with the Secretary of the District’s Board of Directors or his/her designated agent by mail, fax, email or in person. A declaration form may be downloaded/printed from the website of the Texas Secretary of State at https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/forms/pol-sub/2-23f.pdf
• Requirements for filing for candidacy of each elected office:
  • Candidacy Filing – Local Political Subdivisions (https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/candidacy.shtml)
  • Qualifications for Directors (https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._water_code_section_54.102)
• The location(s) of the election will be posted upon determination.