HB 347 Testimony Before the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs

April 25, 2019

James Quintero

James Quintero is the policy director for the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Government for the People campaign. Since joining the Foundation in 2008, Quintero has focused extensively on: state & local government spending, taxes, debt, public pension reform, annexation, and local regulations.

The House engrossed version of HB 347 proposes to amend the Local Government Code by eliminating the distinction between Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities and counties for consent annexation. If finally passed by the Legislature, the bill would bring an end to all forced annexations in Texas.

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