Pflugerville City Council approved on first reading an annexation request for 160 acres of land for uses that include the operations of Republic National Distributing Company, a wines and spirits distributor. The land annexation, south of E. Pecan Street and west of SH 130, requires a second public hearing and approval before the annexation is formalized.
The land currently resides in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, or ETJ. If approved, the property would be zoned as agriculture and development reserve, prior to future rezonings. Since the land borders properties within city limits, state law allows its eligibility for a voluntary annexation, per city documents.
Council approved a performance agreement between RNDC and the Pflugerville Community Development Corp. in November 2019, alongside an announcement that RNDC would relocate and expand its operations to Pflugerville. As noted in both the agreement and annexation documents, 33 acres of the annexation area has been allocated to RNDC operations.
In relocating to Texas, RNDC has engaged in a $27 million capital investment in a 250,000 sq. ft. facility and plans to employ 304 full-time jobs, according to a November 2019 PCDC news release.
