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Officials warn SB 1509 could strip municipal enforcement in ETJs; resident urges county planning for rapid growth
Summary
Deputy administrator Russell Schoffner briefed commissioners on two bills — SB 1509 targeting municipal ETJ enforcement and SB 552 limiting community supervision for unlawful-alien defendants — and a resident urged the court to consider infrastructure, staffing and code-enforcement implications for fast-growing unincorporated areas.
Deputy County Administrator Russell Schoffner updated Collin County Commissioners on state legislation that could reshape municipal authority over extraterritorial jurisdictions (ETJs) and on a bill that could affect county jails and sentencing.
Schoffner identified Senate Bill 1509 by Sen. Bettencourt as a measure that would "prohibit a municipality from adopting and enforcing ordinances or regulations within their ETJ." He described the bill as a follow-up to last session’s SB 2038 and said it would further restrict municipal…
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