A PowerPoint presentation to Senate Presidents’ Forum on January 16, 2015, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Levin Senate Presidents Forum presentation
Local Government
Will Voters Decide to Leave Austin?
Last year, the Texas Legislature passed a limited disannexation measure, House Bill 3053, that allows people unfairly captured by large cities during a particular time period to hold an election on the question of staying or leaving municipal control. The law was passed after concerns were raised that some cities had accelerated their involuntary annexation...
February 12, 2024