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Staff outlines state legislative changes affecting Leander including impact-fee, annexation and broadband bills

3686814 · June 5, 2025
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Assistant to the city manager summarized recently passed Texas bills that may affect annexation, impact fees, franchise fees, water rates and broadband grants and said staff will continue to analyze them for local code updates and budget implications.

Assistant to the city manager Sariasak briefed Leander City Council on multiple bills passed by the 2025 Texas Legislature that could affect city code, finances and planning.

Sariasak said staff tracked bills tied to the council's legislative priorities'self-governance, financial stability, development authority, infrastructure and quality of life'and highlighted several measures of likely local impact. He said SB 1062 lets cities publish notices in digital newspapers instead of print; HB 1318 addresses…

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