A newly filed Texas bill proposes a one-time $1,500 payment for eligible households, according to The Texas Tribune. Comal County residents cannot apply for a payment now: SB 297 is a proposal, and its eligibility and payment rules would depend on what lawmakers enact.
From the source record
Relating to the provision of one-time emergency household economic relief payments; making an appropriation.Texas Legislature Online ↗
What the filing establishes
Texas Legislature Online records SB 297 as filed by Sen. Roland Gutierrez on Nov. 9, 2026. Its filed caption concerns one-time emergency household economic relief payments and an appropriation. Filing starts the legislative process; it does not authorize payments.
The Texas Tribune reported Tuesday that the proposal calls for $1,500 per eligible household and a $17 billion appropriation. Those figures come from the Tribune's reporting; the retained Legislature Online history establishes the filing and caption, not the dollar amounts. The Texas Tribune first reported the proposal.
What residents should watch
The next legislative action on SB 297 is the record to watch before treating the proposed payment as available. Residents can follow the bill's filing and subsequent history through Texas Legislature Online. Any enacted version would have to establish who qualifies and how payments work.