About Regional Planning

The Regional Planning Division administers the City's Annexation and Growth Management Policy reviews legislative actions, and fosters strategic regional partnerships related to issues that cross city boundaries.

Regional Planning Map

This interactive map allows you to view and search existing agreements as well as Special Districts in the ETJ.

Regional Planning Map

Annexation Information

Annexation is the process by which cities extend their municipal services, regulations, voting privileges and taxing authority to new territory.

• Annexation Policy(PDF, 32MB)
• Annexation Glossary(PDF, 128KB)
• Annexation FAQ(PDF, 188KB)
• Excerpt from the Texas Local Government Code(PDF, 158KB)
• List of Annexation Ordinances(PDF, 166KB)
• Annexation Map by the Decade(PDF, 937KB)

Reasons for Annexation

The City annexes territory to:

• Apply zoning and development standards, including environmental protection;
• Create efficiency in service delivery, particularly for public safety services;
• Maximize the return on the City’s investment in infrastructure and business incentives;
• Protect and expand the tax base; and/or
• Provide municipal services beyond those available in rural areas.

Voluntary Annexation

Property owners may petition the City to annex their property. The request for voluntary annexation requires at least 50% of the property owners’ signature in the area up for consideration.

• Information about Voluntary Annexation(PDF, 223KB)
• Voluntary Annexation Guidelines(PDF, 170KB)