About Us
District Profile
Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 55 of Harris County, Texas (the “District”) was created effective July 24, 1974 by an Order of the Texas Water Rights Commission, presently known as the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (the “Commission”). Pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 49 and 54 of the Texas Water Code, the District is empowered to purchase, operate and maintain all facilities, plants and improvements necessary to provide water, sanitary sewer service, storm sewer drainage, irrigation, solid waste collection and
disposal, including recycling, and to construct parks and recreational facilities for the residents of the District. The District is also empowered to contract for or employ its own peace officers with powers to make arrests and to establish, operate and maintain a fire department to perform all fire-fighting activities within the District. The Board of Directors held its first meeting on
August 7, 1974 and the first bonds were sold on December 30, 1974.
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Board Members
The District is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of five (5) Board members elected by the registered voters of the District, who manage and supervise all affairs of the District. Board members must either own property within the District or be a registered voter within the District. Each Board member is elected to serve a staggered four (4) year term. The District’s current Board members are as follows:
- Robert Squires, President, Term Expires: May 2026, email: robertsquires@hcmud55.com
- Robert Tietz, Vice-President, Term Expires: May 2026
- David VanRiper, Secretary, Term Expires: May 2024
- Scott Wenger, Asst. Secretary, Term Expires: May 2026
- Richard Klenk, Treasurer, Term Expires: May 2024
District Contact Information
- Name of Political Subdivision: Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 55
- Mailing Address: 1301 McKinney St., Suite 5100, Houston, TX 77010
- Phone: (713) 651-5345
- Email Address: kaitlyn.malek@nortonrosefulbright.com