Committee debates adding agricultural-statutory reference; seeks preamble language rather than detailed statutory recital

A committee member proposed adding a reference to the Texas farm-and-ranch statute to the draft to reassure residents that traditional agricultural operations will be respected. The attorney and other members warned that state statutes preempt local ordinances where applicable and that explicitly listing one statute offers little legal benefit; instead they recommended a short preamble or policy statement recognizing the town's rural, equestrian and agricultural character.

"There's no reason to mention this [statute] so long as we comply with state law," the town attorney said, while other members said a brief acknowledgement of rural character would be appropriate editorial context. The committee did not adopt any statutory text and left the matter for the committee or planning staff to consider in a preamble or the next master-plan update.