This weekend is the 2019 Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday in the State of Texas. You can purchase certain emergency preparation supplies tax free beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, and ending at midnight on Monday, April 29. There is no limit on the number of qualifying items you can purchase, and you do not need to issue an exemption certificate to claim the exemption. Please visit the Texas Comptroller’s Website for more information, including a list of qualifying and excluded supplies. Hurricane Season is just around the corner. Don’t wait until the next storm is in the Gulf before preparing yourself and your family.

Cypress Hill MUD No. 1 customers can expect to see an increase in their next water bill due to an increase in the fee imposed by the North Harris County Regional Water Authority (the “Regional Authority”). The fee increased April 1, 2019 from $3.40 per 1,000 gallons of water to $3.85 per 1,000 gallons of water.

Cypress Hill MUD No. 1 is mandated by state law to participate in the Regional Authority, which was established to bring surface water to North Harris County. All municipal utility districts within its boundaries must pay the Regional Authority a fee on each 1,000 gallons of water pumped from wells or purchased from the Regional Authority. Cypress Hill MUD No. 1 passes the fee through to its customers with a 5% mark-up so it can pay the fee on water used in district operations and not billed to customers.

The fees charged by Cypress Hill MUD No. 1 for operation of its water and sewer system have not changed in more than four years; however, customers will see an increase in their bills because of the Regional Authority fee. This fee is expected to continue increasing annually because of the cost of converting to surface water. For more information on the project, see www.NHCRWA.org.

You can control the increase in your water bill by using less water. Please go to the Water page to get water conservation pointers.

Cypress Hill MUD No. 1 would like to make sure you are aware of the Harris County Constable Precinct 4 vacation watch service. To take advantage of this service, go to the Constable Precinct 4 site and sign up. Thank you for your support.

Voters in Cypress Hill MUD No. 1 voted to approve Proposition A at the election yesterday, thereby authorizing the Board of Directors of Cypress Hill MUD No. 1 to issue up to $50,000,000 in unlimited tax bonds for the purpose of improving, repairing, and extending the District’s water, sewer and drainage system. The unofficial results from Harris County are 1,678 “FOR” and 1,019 “AGAINST.” Official results from Harris County will be provided to the Board of Directors of Cypress Hill MUD No. 1 at its meeting at 10 a.m. Friday, November 16, 2018 at the Sydney Harbour Clubhouse and will be posted to the website. The Board of Directors thanks the District’s voters for their participation in the election.