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Delayed numbers will cause short window before new filings, commissioners told Waxahachie Daily Light The delayed release of 2020 U.S. Census numbers will create a time crunch on redistricting and election obligations for Ellis County and many other jurisdictions, county commissioners were warned during Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Commissioners’ Court. David Mendez, a partner with the Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLC law firm out of Austin which consults in governmental redistricting matters, informed commissioners that the U.S. Census Bureau won’t release data until about Sept...

Tax measure will boost infrastructure in Bardwell Lake area Waxahachie Daily Light An agreement with the city of Ennis to enter into a tax increment reinvestment zone, or TIRZ, in the area of U.S. Highway 287 and Bardwell Lake drew discussion before being approved during Tuesday’s meeting of the Ellis County Commissioners’ Court. Commissioners unanimously OK’d the agreement to join into the TIRZ pact between the county and Ennis. The newest TIRZ is the third for the city. A TIRZ is a method of funding development in undeveloped areas under Texas state law. Funds from property taxes are ...