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North Richland Hills reviews draft 2025 legislative priorities emphasizing local control and opposition to unfunded mandates
Summary
City staff presented a draft legislative program for the 2025 Texas session focusing on preserving municipal authority (land use, local revenue and debt financing), opposing unfunded mandates, and using a four-part engagement strategy; council members asked for clarity on advocacy costs and how the city would handle time-sensitive bill positions.
City staff presented a draft 2025 state legislative program to the North Richland Hills City Council on Dec. 9 that outlines guiding principles and priority issues the city intends to monitor and, when appropriate, advocate for or against during the 2025 Texas legislative session.
The engagement approach described by staff includes four tools: relationship management (staff- and elected-level networking), tracking filed bills, providing hearing testimony when the council has approved a position, and sending letters of support or…
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