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DeSoto council adopts 2025 state‑legislative priorities, removes proposed change to license‑plate confidentiality
Summary
The council approved a resolution listing city priorities for the 2025 Texas Legislature and removed a bar on license‑plate confidentiality (House Bill 1893) from the city’s oppose/support list after council debate; the resolution passed unanimously.
The DeSoto City Council voted April 1 to adopt a resolution that sets the city’s priorities for the 2025 Texas legislative session, while removing a proposed position on House Bill 1893, which would make license‑plate numbers non‑confidential under public‑information law.
Why it matters: The resolution provides a formal set of criteria for the city to use when responding to bills and for asking TML or other advocacy groups to send letters on DeSoto’s behalf. Removing HB1893 from the list means the council declined to take a formal position on that specific bill at this time after discussion on privacy and administrative burden.
Staff presented a draft resolution that reflected priorities discussed at the council’s winter retreat. The draft covers several themes: preserving local authority, opposing bills that restrict minimum lot sizes…
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