Royse City Council holds March 10 meeting, agenda publicly posted

Royse City has posted its City Council Regular Meeting agenda for 7:00 PM Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at the City Hall and Courts Building, 100 W. Main Street, listing land-use items that could result in council action. The agenda identifies a public hearing and a Business item to "Consider and act on an Amendment to the City of Royse City Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 14A, Article 3-1(A) Use of Land and Buildings - Land Use Table, and any matters related thereto," indicating council may vote on changes to permitted uses in the city’s land-use table that night.

The agenda also places before council a local development matter described verbatim as: "Consider and act regarding the Adoption of an Ordinance for a Specific Use Permit situated in the James McBride Survey, Abstract No. 630 & the William H. Kuykendall Survey, Abstract No. 513, City of Royse City, Texas for a proposed School, College or University under the City of Royse City Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 14A, Article 6-2, and any matters related thereto." The document does not identify an applicant, street address, parcel numbers beyond the survey abstracts, or include maps and staff reports in the supplied excerpts.

The agenda contains an authorization item for city events, verbatim: "Authorize the City Manager to sign a purchase order and execute related contracts to Half Off Fireworks for Celebrate Freedom event, and any matters related thereto." No dollar amounts or contract terms are provided in the posted text. A separate Business entry lists "Discussion regarding City Manager update: Development, Capital Projects, and any matters related thereto," making development and capital projects recurring topics on the docket.

Officials posted the agenda to the city’s online AgendaCenter and the agenda packet itself includes a physical-posting certification intended for the outside bulletin board at the front entrance of City Hall, reading in part: "I do hereby certify that this Public Meeting Notice was posted on the outside bulletin board, at the front entrance of City Hall of the City of Royse City, Texas... and remained so posted at least 3 business days before said meeting was convened," with a signature block for "Lauren Vaughns, City Secretary." The posted-date/time fields in the excerpt are blank. An accessibility statement appears in the packet but is truncated in the supplied material.

Public participation rules are included on the agenda as provided: "This Period is reserved for citizens to discuss items not listed on the printed agenda, (persons may have three (3) minutes to address the council) however, by law, no action or discussion may be taken on these items. Council may only respond with specific factual information, recite existing policy, direct citizen to city staff or have the item placed on a future agenda."

The agenda text shows internal inconsistencies and truncations, including both "Chapter 14, Article 3-1(A)" and "Chapter 14A, Article 3-1(A)" cited for the Land Use Table item, and a stray fragment "24,2026" in one excerpt. The document as posted signals key decisions on zoning and a proposed school on properties in the James McBride Survey, Abstract No. 630, and the William H. Kuykendall Survey, Abstract No. 513, will be considered by council at the March 10 meeting; interested parties should review the full posted packet or contact city staff for ordinance text, maps, and staff recommendations.