Round Rock utilizes annexation agreements

New residents in Round Rock might not realize when they are buying a home outside the city limits on county land referred to as the extraterritorial jurisdiction, or ETJ. Though the line is invisible, there are significantly more restrictions on what types of buildings can be built on land within the city limits than on land within the ETJ, or land immediately outside the city limits the city has reserved the right to annex later. City officials say to protect residents living near the ETJ they might use annexation, or bringing land outside the city into it. However, when annexation […]

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