Mesquite's City Council won't be able to vote on a forced annexation of some 5.7 square miles before a new state law goes into effect Friday after a Dallas County district court extended a temporary restraining order. The move prolongs a bitter battle between the city and landowners fighting to protect their land from annexation. "We're not over. The only thing I can say is today's a good day," attorney Tracy Gray said as landowners clapped, hugged and thanked her outside the courtroom. The dispute over the annexation process between Kaufman and Dallas county landowners and the city of Mesquite is fast-tracking through the legal system as a change nears Friday in the state's annexation law. Continue reading...
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