“By filing these bills, I hope to protect our precious way of life and natural resources while affording responsible growth.”
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Hill Country is one of the fastest growing geographical areas of Texas. The beauty of our region and the amazing people not only draw tourists but also inspire many to make it their home.
This makes responsible development essential to ensuring that our communities can properly accommodate the families moving into the area.
“My commitment to private property as a fundamental right for all Texans is unwavering – which means that if someone purchases land, they have the right to utilize their property as they see fit. However, that does not change the fact that development must be done responsibly, with careful consideration for the community,” said State Representative Carrie Isaac, introducing a series of bills show hopes to pass during the now-ongoing 2025 Legislative Session.
“By filing these bills, I hope to protect our precious way of life and natural resources while affording responsible growth.”
“By filing these bills, I hope to protect our precious way of life and natural resources while affording responsible growth.”
- HB 2265 is a bill that grants Comal County in Texas limited authority to regulate land use for a limited amount of time. HB 2266 will incentivize aggregate and concrete crushing operations to have a reclamation plan for their projects in place on their own property or when they contract with a landowner, ensuring good actors are given priority and incentivizing those who may not be using best practices to begin doing so.
- HB 2267 would require licensed aggregate production operations to establish fence line or property line air monitors at their plants.
- HB 2268 removes the authority for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to create certain districts such as MUDs, who have taxing and developing authority outside the purview of the Texas Legislature.
- HB 2269 helps conserve local water resources by prohibiting property owners’ associations from requiring homeowners to plant, install, or maintain grass or turf as part of their landscaping.
Isaac serves as the State Representative for House District 73, which includes Comal County and part of Hays County south and west of Austin.
