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Senate approves creation of Finsky Road municipal utility district in Harris County
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Summary
Senators passed a committee substitute to a local bill creating the Finsky Road Municipal Utility District in Harris County; the district will cover roughly 34 acres in the City of Houston’s extraterritorial jurisdiction and is intended for residential development, the sponsor said.
The Texas Senate passed the committee substitute to House Bill 5666 to create the Finsky Road Municipal Utility District of Harris County, sponsor Senator Bettencourt said on the floor.
Bettencourt described the district as a template municipal utility district (MUD) that would encompass approximately 34 acres of raw land located in Harris County and within the City of Houston’s extraterritorial jurisdiction; the district is intended for residential development. The senator told the chamber the city and county had been notified and that there was no recorded opposition to the district’s creation.
Senate action included suspending the regular order of business to consider the local measure, a roll call on the suspension (26 ayes, 5 nays), and later recorded passage votes; the committee substitute passed third reading and final passage with recorded tallies of 27 ayes and 4 nays on the floor.
The bill as described by the sponsor is a template creation of a municipal utility district intended to provide local infrastructure for residential development; the transcript records notice to city and county officials and no opposition reported on the floor.
