IGR reviews draft 90th state legislative program emphasizing infrastructure, military protections and education

Sep 29, 2026

City government affairs staff presented a draft state legislative program that keeps four core priorities (South Texas Parkway, municipal utilities, local governance/fiscal sustainability and Military City USA anti-encroachment language) and adds education and behavioral-health support items.

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Sally Basurto, the city's director for government affairs, presented the draft 90th state legislative program and said the version before the committee incorporates prior IGR feedback. "These 4 priorities remain the same," she said, listing transportation, municipal utilities, local fiscal authority and Military City USA protections among the program's anchors.

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