Which ones up for election have views similar to Jess Fields?
And yes, I am voting for the recall.
And yes, I am voting for the recall.
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I'm trying to figure out how less than ideal candidates can only do limited damage.
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Does that mean we should never seek out and vote for ideal candidates?
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In the Chamber forum he only pointed out that since students rent so many residential units in town, they make a significant contribution to the general fund through the return on investment charge that is included in their utility bill.
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I just can't understand how we got to this point...
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Kelo was about eminent domain, not annexation. Those people lost their property. The people of Wellborn still own theirs
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what are the steps needed to deannex a portion of the city.
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Texas Local Government Code:
Sec. 43.142. DISANNEXATION ACCORDING TO MUNICIPAL CHARTER IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY. A home-rule municipality may disannex an area in the municipality according to rules as may be provided by the charter of the municipality and not inconsistent with the procedural rules prescribed by this chapter.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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City of College Station Charter, Article 2, Section 7
Extension of City Limits by the City Council
Section 7. The City Council shall have the power to fix, by ordinance, the boundary limits of the City of College Station, and to provide for the extension of such boundary limits and the annexation of additional territory lying adjacent to the City, with or without the consent of the inhabitants of such area to be annexed. The City Council shall have the power to detach, by ordinance, any territory, with or without the consent of the inhabitants of such area to be detached. When any territory shall be so annexed, the same shall be a part of the City and the inhabitants thereof shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of all the citizens and shall be bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions and regulations of the City. When territory has been detached, the same shall no longer be a part of the City.