Land Use
The City of Houston Planning and Public Works Departments work to protect the public use of land and maintaining the integrity of neighborhoods throughout Houston. Unfortunately, the City faced many attacks on its ability to guide land use in and outside of the City limits.
- House Bill 14 – Platting Third-Party Review
- House Bill 866 – Platting Shotclock
- House Bill 1526 – Parkland Dedication
- Senate Bill 1412 – Accessory Dwelling
- House Bill 2806 – Billboards
- House Bill 4285 – Billboards
- House Bill 4057– Conservation Districts
- Senate Bill 2038 - Removal of Territory in ETJ through Petition
- Senate Bill 2037 - ETJ Regulations on Lot Size and Public Roads
- House Bill 4215 – Limiting the Size of a City’s ETJ
- House Bill 4175 – Release of the ETJ relating to Full City Services
- House Bill 1279 – Reduction of ETJ from 5 miles to .5 miles
- Senate Bill 369 – Automatic Disannexation
- House Bill 1307 – Disannexation of Areas Without Adequate Services