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Gov. Abbott 3 Reasons Forced Annexation is UnTexan

What does Governor Abbott literay techniques are used to describe forced annexation in his opinion piece, Forced Annexation is Un-Texan?

He goes on to write that Forced Annexation harms the property rights of those annexed by:

debt liability. making newly annexed residents repsonsible for the city debt that they did not approve
there needs to be a…

A former aid to VP Cheney makes the case for annexation reform with these 3 arguments:

The current system doesn’t support a person’s ability to choose where they live
- If you shoose to live outside the city, you should be able to stay outside of the city
Its undemocratic not to allow a vote by the owners who are being annexed
- And this is unTexan
Reform should apply for all Texans, not just Texans in big cities

Belton, Texas City Manager says an annexation bull like 85R’s SB 715 would:

end annexation
if voluntary annexation were permitted it would:
- allow the city & the proposed annexation area to vote
- the carrot would be city utilitiies & services while the stick would be city taxes

Belton has used development agreements as a stop gap to halt annexation.

The local government: Decatur

The 5 year agreement in lieu of annexation would require:

City forgoes its right to annex the property
Property owner agrees that the use on the property will be the current use
Any other use of the property will be governed by the city’s rules and regulations with regards to development

TPPF Statement on the filibuster of Texas’ SB 715, the annexation bill:

Excessive and abuse local regulations should be addressed by targeted local bills. (pg. 66)
” A public notice to unincorporated areas of its boundary lines changing due to annexation or ETJ expanding. ” (pg. 71)
” Reconsider annexation reform which will balance the powers between private property owners and municipalities. ” (pg. 71)
“Reconsider eminent domain reform to ensure fair compensation…

The Senate IGR Interim Committee Report has a laundry list of municipal management district (MMD) reforms. Here’s what you need to know:

Notices to create a MMD must be before legislation is considered
- This is a change in committee policy
New MMDs that overlap also require notice to TCEQ
- This is a change in committee policy
If property owners are annexed into an existing MMD, notice needs to be the same as when the MMD is created
New MMDs should ahve a 2nd notice when the new MMD…

IGR Interim Committee Report skips specific recommendations and offers 15 broad recommendations for handling local governments:

The legislature should consider providing consistency and eliminating the possibility of variances by strengthening the uniformity in ordinance procedures and standards.
The legislature should improve transparency and find a more appropriate balance between drafting ordinances and providing ordinance information to voters by supporting reforms that…

The Tennessee Legislature is considering a de-annexation bill.

What cities would be impacted? Memphis, Knoxville, Kingsport, and Chattanooga

Does this cost local governments revenue? Yes, Memphis alone estimates a revenue loss of $27 million.

What does the bill do?

Permits de-annexation votes
Upon annexation, a local government will see a reduction in state revenue based on the new annexed revenue base