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Goodell Ranch final plat motion fails after dispute over groundwater-study waiver

Henderson County Commissioners Court · May 6, 2026
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Summary

A proposed final plat to divide Goodell Ranch into three large lots stalled when commissioners expressed concern about granting a waiver of the county27s groundwater-availability study requirement; a motion to accept the plat for filing purposes died for lack of a second.

The Henderson County Commissioners Court considered the final plat for Goodell Ranch, a proposal to divide a tract into three lots (the applicant27s paperwork described each as about 83.5 acres). The applicant requested a variance from the county27s subdivision rule that requires a groundwater-availability study; the county attorney outlined the statutory exemption and the standard the court must…

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