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Fulshear council lays out legislative program priorities for 89th Texas Legislature and asks staff to prepare formal resolution
Summary
City staff presented a draft legislative program for the 89th Texas Legislature emphasizing land‑use and ETJ concerns, public‑safety funding, economic development tools and opposition to unfunded mandates; council asked staff to prepare a formal resolution for the Jan. 21 meeting.
Fulshear City Council spent the bulk of its Jan. 7 meeting reviewing a proposed legislative program for the 89th Texas Legislature that lists specific bills to watch or support and broader policy positions the city may seek, oppose or monitor.
Staff framed the program as a tool to protect local authority and support the city’s comprehensive plan, public safety and growth needs. Staff briefed council on recent state bills that have reduced municipal powers — including prior bans on involuntary annexation and limits on municipal building‑material requirements — and highlighted that landowners have petitioned to remove about 10,000 acres from Fulshear’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) under last session’s law. Staff recommended seeking exemptions or carve‑outs for fast‑growing cities in any amendments to Senate Bill 2038 regarding ETJ petitioning.
On land‑use matters staff flagged: support for…
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