Dispatches from the agenda packet
Working guides to zoning cases, short-term rental ordinances, impact fees, development approvals, and public bids — written from the city and county records where each one first appears.
ScopeEvery dispatch points to the official meeting record and names the document it came from. This is source monitoring, not legal advice.
September 2026
September budget votes can change impact fees and permit costs
Budget and tax-rate votes are not the same as fee ordinances or Chapter 395 impact-fee hearings. Use this checklist to catch adoption dates, effective dates, and project cost triggers before the new fiscal year.
Agenda monitoring6 min read
August 2026
Budget hearings are where developers see fee studies before adoption
How developers can use Fort Worth's 2025 budget record, current Chapter 395 timing rules, and a weekly source review to separate fee studies from adopted charges.
Development costs7 min read
DFW impact fees weekly recap: Mansfield takes up committee bylaws
Mansfield's impact-fee advisory committee will consider bylaws and leadership on August 12, while older study updates remain preliminary.
Impact fees5 min read
Prosper raised impact fees $7,747 per unit in one vote. Builders can see these coming.
Prosper raised water fees $7,747 per service unit. Fort Worth adopted $5,504 per connection. Fee votes hit agendas first. Get source-linked alerts.
Impact fees5 min read
July 2026
Heat, water, and impact fees: summer infrastructure stress signals to watch
A source-first guide to separating summer infrastructure pressure from the formal Texas process for studying, hearing, and adopting impact fees.
Development costs7 min read
Texas impact fee changes in 2026: what DFW developers should watch after SB 1883
How SB 1883 changed the impact-fee update process and what DFW developers should track in 2026 agendas, studies, and capital plans.
Development costs7 min read