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Rockwall commissioners urge local engagement as Texas legislature considers MUD and growth bills
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Commissioners warned of bills in the 89th Texas Legislature that could alter municipal utility district formation, extraterritorial jurisdiction, and local lobbying rules; they encouraged residents to contact state lawmakers and said they had secured an amendment to exempt smaller counties from one proposed restriction.
Rockwall County commissioners used part of Tuesday’s meeting to brief residents on bills pending in the 89th Texas Legislature and to urge public engagement as lawmakers consider measures that could change local land-use and governance.
Commissioner Bobby Galana said multiple bills had been filed that would make it easier to form municipal utility districts (MUDs), curb extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) powers, or restrict local government lobbying on behalf of taxpayers. "There are no less than seven bills filed to make it easier for MUDs to form," Galana said. He added that “about six bills” would sharply limit ETJs and that some proposed measures were framed as banning…
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