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HB 4978 modifies the process for creating municipal utility districts (MUDs) in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. It removes certain automatic consent provisions for cities, provides a process for appealing municipal denials to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and mandates a memorandum of understanding between newly created districts, municipalities, and counties regarding service provision.
Author (1)
Hillary Hickland