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2026 TML Land Use Essentials Conference

Growth, development pressures, infrastructure demands, and water constraints are reshaping communities across Texas. Whether you’re navigating zoning decisions, working with developers, managing subdivision growth, or addressing annexation and utility challenges, understanding land use fundamentals is essential.

Join city leaders, attorneys, planners, and land use experts for this one-and-a-half-day conference designed to give municipal officials practical strategies, legal insights, and real-world tools to confidently manage development in their communities.

We’ll talk about:

  • City limits, ETJs, and annexation
  • Zoning classifications, procedures, and boards of adjustment
  • Subdivisions and platting
  • Water rights, planning, and emergency response
  • Impact fees and development financing
  • Special districts, including MUDs and PIDs
  • Working effectively with developers

You’ll leave better prepared to make informed land use decisions for your city.