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Temple council discusses ETJ petitions and limits on involuntary annexation
Summary
Council and staff reviewed recent state changes affecting extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) petitions and annexation, explaining that involuntary annexation is now largely prohibited and that properties withdrawing from the ETJ could complicate future annexation and services.
Temple — Councilmembers and planning staff spent part of the Jan. 15 workshop reviewing recent changes to state law and how those changes affect the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction and annexation authority.
A councilmember asked about a consent-item on the regular agenda to release property from the ETJ. A staff member explained that "in the last…
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