Senate Bill 1303 will require that notice be given to each property owner who will be included in the expanded ETJ of a proposed annexation plan. Notice must include, among other things, a list of municipal ordinances that would be applicable in the expanded ETJ. Moreover, SB 1303 also requires municipalities to provide a clearly defined digital map of the new ETJ that displays the municipality’s annexation plan along with the newly extended ETJ. The municipality will also be required to bear the cost of creating and maintaining the digital map and ensuring it is accessible to the public.
Can We Power the EPA’s EV Fantasy?
The overhaul of electrical grids and distribution would require labor and resources we don’t have. The futurists at the Environmental Protection Agency are confident that electric vehicles will soon become cheap, reliable and easy to fuel. That’s the main bet in the agency’s new standard for carbon-dioxide emissions, released last week. Critics have rightly called...