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Granbury council approves annexation of 2,090 acres despite residents’ water, health and transparency concerns
Summary
Granbury City Council adopted ordinance 26-02 to accept Granbury Ready Land Partners’ petition to voluntarily annex 2,090 acres known as Knox Ranch at 2801 W. Highway 377. Residents urged delay, citing water use, proximity to schools and calls for environmental studies; staff said no development application has been filed.
Granbury City Council voted to adopt ordinance 26-02 on a petition to voluntarily annex about 2,090 acres known as Knox Ranch at 2801 West Highway 377, moving the land inside city limits despite extensive public opposition.
City Attorney Jeremy Sorrell told the council the annexation petition complied with Chapter 43 of the Texas Local Government Code and stressed the item before the council was the annexation petition, not a development plan. "There is absolutely no application for any development received by the city as to that property," Sorrell said, noting the city’s review focuses first on legal compliance and then on whether annexation serves citizens’ interests.
The annexation drew more than two dozen public commenters. Many residents said they feared industrial uses — in particular data centers or power generation — that could increase water demand, air pollution and noise near schools, a…
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