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State House candidate urges defense of local control during Weatherford council meeting
Summary
Amy Fennel, running for the Texas House, told Weatherford council she supports local government and criticized recent state bills (she cited SB15 and SB840), saying they erode municipal zoning authority; council listened but made no response on the record.
At the end of the Dec. 2 meeting, Amy Fennel, a candidate for the Texas House of Representatives, used the citizens-comment slot to urge the council and public to support local control.
Fennel introduced herself as a 12‑year Parker County resident and former local council member, and said she was motivated to run because "the state is working to take away our right to self-governance." She named two state bills as examples, saying SB15 removed the ability for cities to require minimum lot sizes and that SB840 limited a city’s zoning authority over some conversions; she also said her current representative, Mike Alcott, voted for those measures.
Fennel framed her candidacy around enabling local decision-making at a small‑donation, grassroots level and thanked the council for their service. Council did not respond to the policy critiques during the meeting.
The remarks were recorded as part of the public comment period moved earlier in the agenda before executive session.
