Officials will also discuss water and solid waste rates, Youth Advisory Council appointments and commercial filming regulations, according to agenda documents.
The background
Attorney Sydney Falk presented four redistricting proposals to council Sept. 9, with officials favoring a map that had a 3.51% standard deviation between the largest and smallest district, lower than the 10% court-interpreted requirement. The current map has a standard deviation of 153.22%.
At the meeting, council requested the firm alter the map to unify the Bonterra community under one district, and three alterations will be presented at the Sept. 16 meeting, per agenda documents.
If approved, all City Council members—including the mayor—would be required to run in the May 2026 election, pitting District 2 council member Patrick Powers and District 5 council member Abhijeet Utturkar against each other.
What else?
Water rates will also be discussed by council, including potential adjustments to minimum water usage, multifamily developments and high-volume users. Meanwhile, trash rates could increase from $16.73 to $16.90 per month for single-family units.
Council will appoint members to its first-ever Youth Advisory Commission, who will serve through June 1, 2026. The committee will be comprised of 10 area students and alternate members to engage interested high school students in civic processes, volunteerism and advise on youth-related issues, per agenda documents.
One more thing
Fulshear officials are also considering becoming a Texas Film Friendly Certified Community through the Texas Film Commission, which would position the city as a potential location for commercials, music videos, films and more, per agenda documents.
To receive certification, the city must go through several steps including:
- Establishing a community liaison to facilitate filming requests, for which Economic Development Coordinator Haden Farr has been designated
- Attending a required workshop hosted by the TFC
- Passing enforceable filming guidelines
- Submitting at least five filming locations to the TFC
What residents should know
Fulshear City Council meetings are held at 6 p.m. in the Fulshear Municipal Complex located at 6611 W. Cross Creek Bend Lane. Meetings are also available to livestream here.
