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Court orders special election on incorporation of "Constitution City"; supporters and critics speak
Summary
After reviewing a petition to incorporate a 177.6‑acre Patriot Academy campus as Constitution City, the Kendall County Commissioners ordered a special election for Nov. 4, 2025. Supporters including the sheriff and local residents urged approval; some residents asked for more transparency about the petition and boundaries.
The Kendall County Commissioners Court voted Aug. 12 to order a special election for Nov. 4, 2025 on a petition to incorporate a 177.6‑acre area in northwest Kendall County as the Type C municipality "Constitution City." The petition, submitted to the county judge's office and validated by county staff, seeks to create a municipal government for the Patriot Academy campus and elect a mayor and two commissioners for the new city.
Mister Green (presentation) outlined the proposal and sought to address circulating concerns about scope and intent. "The rumors of our hostile takeover of the county are greatly exaggerated," he told the court and members of the public. He said the incorporation proposal covers the Patriot Academy campus and described plans for civic education and interlocal agreements with the county, sheriff and fire services if voters approve the measure.
The sheriff (name not stated on the record) told the court he supported the incorporation and noted Patriot Academy is a Texas 501(c)(3) operating under the Torch of Freedom Foundation. He described the campus facilities and said the operation is public and IRS‑recognized.
Several residents asked for clarity on petition verification, inhabitant counts and the relationship to extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). One resident asked why the petition packet had not been shared publicly prior to the meeting; presenters and county staff said the judge's office verifies petitions and that petition documents are not typically distributed in advance though they can be obtained via open‑records request. County staff confirmed a minimum of 201 inhabitants was met for the territory and that 10 of 11 required registered‑voter signatures (10 of 11 in the packet) had been collected and validated.
General counsel and other commissioners asked for technical clarifications about the proposed order language and the appointment of election judges and clerks; the court approved the order to place the incorporation question on the Nov. 4 ballot and instructed staff and counsel to finalize administrative details before filing.
