Missouri City council receives 2025 Texas legislative update; enters closed session on special session topics

Missouri City’s council on Aug. 18 received a presentation on legislation from the 2025 Texas regular session and an ongoing special session that affect several city priorities, then voted 7‑0 to enter a closed executive session to discuss items on the special session agenda.

The update, delivered by City Attorney E. Joyce with legislative consultant Karen Kennard of Greenberg Traurig in attendance, summarized bills tied to priorities the council adopted in January and highlighted near‑term changes residents are likely to notice. Joyce said the regular session produced roughly 1,200 enacted bills and that staff is reviewing more than 250 measures that could affect municipal operations.

Joyce said, "House Bill 21 requires traveling housing finance corporations to obtain the consent of a city before opening in those cities or in a city," and noted the change is prospective…