Legislation that could require large cities to wholesale water and wastewater to smaller municipalities, which could unlock a 500-plus acre development near the City of Hays, was voted out of committee last month.

But the future of House Bill 2959, authored by State Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs), ended after it wasn’t placed on the calendar to be discussed on the house floor prior to a May 11 deadline.

HB 2959 was voted out of the House Natural Resources Committee by a unanimous 10-0...