Conroe City Council voted March 12 to prohibit new billboards to be placed within the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, which includes about 6.2 miles along the Grand Parkway. An ETJ is land that can be annexed by the city but does not currently lie within the city's limits.

The Grand Parkway segments F-1, F-2 and G are under construction in north Harris and Montgomery counties. Segments span 38 miles, connect Hwy. 290 to Hwy. 59 and are scheduled to be complete by the end of the year.

"The Grand Parkway Association came to us some time ago," said Nancy Mikeska, Conroe assistant director of community development. "The Grand Parkway is going to be a billboard-free, scenic-type parkway."