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Collin County officials warn of possible effects if state bill limits municipal ETJ; public asks county to reassess development impacts
Summary
Russell Schoffner, deputy county administrator, told Collin County commissioners that Senate Bill 1509 would bar municipalities from enforcing ordinances within their extraterritorial jurisdictions, potentially leaving ETJ boundaries as “a line on a map.”
Russell Schoffner, deputy county administrator, briefed the Collin County commissioners on 2025 legislation that could reshape municipal control in extraterritorial jurisdictions (ETJs). Schoffner highlighted Senate Bill 1509 by Senator Bettencourt, which he said would prohibit municipalities from adopting and enforcing ordinances or regulations within their ETJs. Schoffner described SB1509 as a follow-up to last session’s SB2038 and said the bill could significantly affect existing agreements between the county and cities, including what he referred to as 14 45 agreements.
“[If SB1509 passes] our 14 45 agreements, yes, they would be significantly impacted if not invalidated,” Schoffner said. When asked about the future of ETJ authority if the…
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