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c. erode the ability of a city to issue debt. d. erode municipal authority related to development matters, including with respect to the following issues: (1) annexation, (2) eminent domain, (3) zoning, (4) regulatory takings, (5) building codes, (6) tree preservation, (7) short-term rentals, and (8) the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). e. erode the authority of a city to be adequately compensated for the use of its rights -of - way and/or erode municipal authority over the management and control of rights -of - way, including by state or federal rules or federal legislation. f. limit or prohibit the authority of city officials to use municipal funds to communicate with legislators; or limit or prohibit the authority of the Texas Municipal League to use any revenue, however derived, to communicate with legislators. g. abolish the concept of the ETJ. 2. Seek introduction and passage of any legislation that would: a. (1) eliminate reauthorization provisions for the collection and use of street maintenance sales and use tax; (2) authorize cities to reimburse themselves from sales and use tax collections for actual election costs required for tax implementation; and (3) clarify that cities may use street maintenance sales tax revenue for all streets and sidewalks in the city. b. allow cities alternate methods for publications of legal notices. c. promote pay as you go financing for capital projects by authorizing a dedicated property tax rate that is classified similarly to the debt service tax rate in property tax rate calculations. d. (1) allow cities to remove themselves from an emergency services district (ESD) if the city is capable of providing services to the area; (2) expressly authorize ESDs to expand into a city's corporate limits or ETJ only with city council approval; and (3) require an ESD to enter into a sales and use tax sharing agreement with a city when a city annexes territory located in an ESD and, should negotiations fail, enter into binding arbitration and/or mediation. e. increase the competitive bidding threshold to account for increased costs to cities. Support The Board supports legislation that would: 1. make beneficial amendments to the equity appraisal statute; close the "dark store" theory of appraisal loophole; and require mandatory disclosure of real estate sales prices.