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State Rep. Cecil Bell, R-Magnolia, in his seat on the House floor on May 14, 2015.

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Texas House Member’s Ties To Utility Districts Raise Ethical Questions

Neil Thomas Texas Tribune

Posted on August 10, 2017 · When it comes to lawmakers who have signed big contracts with municipal utility districts — political subdivisions often referred to as MUDs — state Rep. Cecil Bell is in a class of his own. 

Tags Cecil Bell MUD Texas Ethics Commission Woodridge MUD

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Report: Houston Growth Is Unsustainable Without Government Reforms

Abner Fletcher

Posted on November 5, 2018 · A study from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research analyzed what changes need to be made for cities and counties to grow sustainably.

Tags annexation city services flood control Houston growth kinder institute for urban research Kyle Shelton MUD MUD districts municipal utility districts report rice university unincorporated areas

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City Council Blocks Plan To Develop Residential Area In Floodplain

Davis Land

Posted on November 1, 2017 · City Council members sent the controversial agenda item back to the administration for further review

Tags flooding floodplain MUD municipal utility district Pine Crest Golf Course

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Exploring the Power of — and Potential Problems with — Municipal Utility Districts

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 30, 2016 · We’ve discussed municipal utility districts (or MUDs) before. They provide public utilities — electricity, gas, water, phone lines and so forth — to otherwise unincorporated areas on the outskirts of a town or city without actually tapping into that city’s existing infrastructure. There are a thousand such MUDs in the state of Texas run by […]

Tags houston chronicle infrastructure James Drew MUD MUD No. 187 MUDs municipal utility districts politics utilities

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Paxton Took $100K From Businessman Investigated For Medicaid Fraud To Fund Own Criminal Defense

Andrew Schneider

Posted on July 27, 2016 · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing two felony counts of securities fraud. The gift from Preferred Imaging founder James Webb accounts for nearly a third of his legal defense fund.

Tags Attorney General Ken Paxton fraud justice department medicaid Texas Ethics Commission

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