Rockwall commissioners approve MOU to join Outer Loop environmental study after contentious debate
Mar 10, 2026
After hours of testimony and technical briefings, the Rockwall County Commissioners Court voted 4–1 to send a draft memorandum of understanding to the North Central Texas Council of Governments that would commit the county to participate in an environmental study and preliminary engineering for the southern portion of the Outer Loop; the MOU includes design objectives and a county cost estimate of roughly $7.5 million for the environmental analysis.
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Rockwall County’s Commissioners Court voted 4–1 on March 10 to approve a draft memorandum of understanding (MOU) to send to the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NetCOG) that would formalize the county’s participation in an environmental analysis and preliminary engineering for the southern portion of the Outer Loop.
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