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Collin County officials briefed on state bills including third‑party plat reviews, LPPF extension and notice reforms
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Deputy County Administrator Russell Schauffner briefed the Collin County Commissioners Court on multiple state bills that could change county planning review, hospital funding administration and how the county posts required public notices.
Deputy County Administrator Russell Schauffner briefed the Collin County Commissioners Court on a Conference of Urban Counties meeting and several bills moving through the Texas Legislature that could affect county planning, hospital funding and how the county posts legally required notices.
Schauffner told the court that HB 23 (authored in the House by Rep. Gates; a Senate companion by Sen. Creighton) would allow developers to submit plats to third‑party engineering reviewers whose approval would prevent the county from disapproving the plat. "If a third‑party reviewer approves the plat, we cannot disapprove a plat," Schauffner said, adding county staff asked bill authors for at least a five‑day window after receiving a third‑party approval to review filings.…
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