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Socorro council denies resident petition to release large area from city ETJ, cites statutory shortfall
Summary
The council voted to deny a petition seeking to remove roughly 1,830 acres from Socorro's extraterritorial jurisdiction after staff and the city attorney said the submission did not meet the statutory thresholds for voter or land‑value majority.
The Socorro City Council on Dec. 4 denied a petition asking the city to release about 1,830.4 acres (≈2.689 square miles) of land from the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction. The petition covered multiple subdivisions — including Vista Bonita, Pecan Valley Estates, Grijalva, Athena West, Angels Park and San Elisario Grant — and was the subject of extended public comment and debate.
City Attorney Jim Martinez told the council the applicable Texas statute provides two narrow, ministerial ways to compel a release: a petition signed by a majority of the…
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