State · research snapshot, 31 August 2026

Texas on the record

Every topic Texas towns have put on a meeting record, ranked by movement. A snapshot; the record keeps moving.

What this page is for every topic Texas carries on the record, ranked by movement, each a door to its own snapshot.

The percentage is the last 90 days against the 90 before it. The line is a rolling 90-day total, so its right-hand point is that same 90-day count and the point three back is the 90 before it. Counts of documents on our record, never a reading of what they decided.

What this page is for one topic at state or national scope, told as a story: how it arrived, the shape of its movement, a dated snapshot of a moving record, and the door to a view of it that stays current. If it does not, write to us; that is what changes the next edition.

Topics on the record31

Food vendor regulation2 towns1 in 90 daysnew on the record
Zoning and site plan8 towns0 in 90 days
Pfas and contaminants6 towns0 in 90 days
Property tax and fees5 towns0 in 90 days
Solid waste operations5 towns0 in 90 days
Stormwater management4 towns0 in 90 days
Building electrification3 towns0 in 90 days
Growth management3 towns0 in 90 days
Signage regulation3 towns0 in 90 days
Accessory dwelling unit2 towns0 in 90 days
Dark sky lighting2 towns0 in 90 days
Emergency services2 towns0 in 90 days
Energy efficiency code2 towns0 in 90 days
Fireworks regulation2 towns0 in 90 days
Parking reform2 towns0 in 90 days
Short term rental2 towns0 in 90 days
Watershed protection overlay2 towns0 in 90 days
Animal control regulation1 town0 in 90 days
Climate action planning1 town0 in 90 days
Ev charging requirement1 town0 in 90 days
Historic preservation1 town0 in 90 days
Housing density1 town0 in 90 days
Ordinance review1 town0 in 90 days
Pesticide restrictions1 town0 in 90 days
Recycling and epr1 town0 in 90 days
Shoreland and flood1 town0 in 90 days
Smoking and health1 town0 in 90 days

A snapshot of a moving record, cut 31 August 2026. The counts follow where we read; absence is not evidence. How coverage is built: municipalalpha.com/methodology. This page carries no subscriber content.