Burleson County adopts ordinance designating where municipal solid-waste disposal is allowed

Burleson County commissioners on June 23 adopted Ordinance 2025-01 after a public hearing on municipal solid-waste disposal. The ordinance designates a specific exception area where disposal is allowed and prohibits disposal in other parts of the county under Texas Health and Safety Code §364.012.

County Judge Keith Schroeder opened the hearing process, and the court considered public testimony and staff recommendations before taking action. The ordinance names Property ID 12829, containing 150.0 acres (A0060 Tatum Edwards; Geographic ID 1060-000-000-04844 in the Burleson County Appraisal District), as an area in which municipal or solid-waste disposal is not prohibited; the rest of the county is subject to the prohibitions established by the measure. Commissioner David Hildebrand moved to approve the ordinance; Commissioner Bobby Urbanosky seconded the motion, and the court voted unanimously to adopt it.

County officials did not state an effective date for the ordinance during the meeting, nor did the court provide additional implementation timelines; those items were not specified in the record. The ordinance references Texas Health and Safety Code §364.012 as the statutory basis for designating exception areas and prohibiting disposal elsewhere.