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Developers outline decade-long Brown Tract plan; council authorizes mayor to negotiate partnership
Summary
Developers representing IDV, D.R. Horton and 4 Star presented a mixed‑use plan for a 460‑acre tract in Brookshire’s extraterritorial jurisdiction and the City Council voted to authorize the mayor and city attorneys to negotiate a strategic partnership and related documents.
Brookshire City Council on Monday heard a presentation from developers proposing a mixed‑use project on the 460‑acre “Brown Tract” in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction and voted to authorize the mayor to negotiate a strategic partnership agreement, including a municipal utility district (MUD) structure and potential future annexation.
The proposal was introduced by Aaron Carpenter, an attorney at Allen Boone Humphreys Robinson, who told the council the group “are under contract to acquire a 460 acre site in the ETJ of the city known as the Brown Tract.” Representatives from IDV, D.R. Horton and 4 Star described plans that would add retail, residential and light‑industrial space, new public roads, a water well and a wastewater treatment plant.
Why it matters: Developers said the plan would build infrastructure with private financing initially and limit immediate cost to the city while creating taxable value long term. Council approval to open…
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