What we reported

In August 2015, the city of McKinney, along with 13 other cities, entered into a debate with Collin County over which entity has permitting rights within a city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. In 2016, the city entered into two lawsuits with two separate business owners over permits the county issued that the city said it should have had the right to issue instead.

The latest

This fall, both presiding judges of both cases told the city to either amend its pleadings or add the county as a third party in the lawsuit. The city added the county as a third party to both lawsuits in November.

What’s next

The case will be added to the court docket and a court date will be set. Then it will be up to the district judges to determine which entity has permitting rights within the ETJ. Both entities will have the ability to appeal the decision, and both sides said the cases could end up in the Texas Supreme Court.

This story is one update from The January Issue. View the full list of 7 things to look for in 2017 here.