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Collin County court recesses into closed session for legal advice on Celina extraterritorial jurisdiction; no action planned

2891471 · April 7, 2025

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Summary

The court recessed into executive session under Chapter 551.071 to receive legal advice about possible liabilities related to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city of Celina and announced it would not return to open court to take action on the matter.

The Collin County Commissioner’s Court recessed into executive session to receive legal advice regarding the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of the city of Celina and announced it would take no action after the closed session.

The presiding officer said the court would “recess under chapter 551.071, the legal chapter, to receive, legal advice and consultation on possible legal liabilities and outcomes, related to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city of Celina.” The presiding officer added, “We are not gonna take any action in executive session. We are not going to have any action following that, so we will not return back to open court, but we will adjourn directly from executive session today.”

No details of the legal advice were disclosed in open session and no votes or directives were recorded following the announcement. The court indicated the executive session was for confidential legal consultation only.