ATTORNEY GENERAL ABBOTT ISSUES OPINION ON POWER TO REGULATE DEVELOPMENT

The Statesman is reporting that Attorney General Greg Abbott issued an opinion yesterday that small cities in the Hill Country have the power to regulate development in areas just outside their limits.

Per the article: "Abbott issued the opinion in response to a question by the City of Wimberley on whether it had the authority to enact construction rules in its extraterritorial jurisdiction — an area outside the city but subject to some city rules — to limit pollution from oil washing off driveways or from fertilizer washing off yards, among other things."

Read the full article on Statesman.com.

 
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