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City staff outline dozens of Texas bills city officials say could affect Richardson’s budget and services
Summary
Police Chief Tittle and city staff briefed the Richardson City Council on key bills in the 89th Texas Legislature that the city is tracking, including measures on lobbying restrictions, municipal debt, sales-tax sourcing and property-tax exemptions.
City staff told the Richardson City Council they are tracking more than 2,000 bills filed in the 89th Texas Legislature and highlighted a subset they view as most likely to affect municipal revenues, borrowing and operations.
Chief Tittle, who is leading the city’s legislative monitoring, described measures that would limit municipal lobbying, change local debt authority, alter sales-tax sourcing and broaden an exemption for business personal property, among other bills. He said the city is coordinating with the Texas Municipal League (TML), the Texas Police Chiefs Association and regional partners as bills move through committee.
On lobbying, Tittle identified Senate Bill 19 and related measures that would “prohibit political subdivision[s] from hiring or contracting with a person who is…
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