Overview

• On Oct. 3, a district court granted the town’s motion to dismiss the Integrity Matters lawsuit challenging the Buc-ee’s annexation process.
• One day earlier, the Board of Trustees voted 4–3 to refer annexation of roughly 25 acres for the travel center to a townwide special election.
• The special election’s ballot language remains to be finalized, with the vote expected in early 2026 under a new local rule requiring voter approval of annexations.
• Trustee and mayor pro tem Amy Hutson resigned on Oct. 3, citing stress from contentious meetings and litigation, and wrote that she would have voted against the Buc-ee’s proposal.
• Integrity Matters criticized town leaders after the dismissal and says it will seek reconsideration based on what it describes as new evidence, with a court appeal as a next step if needed.