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Tesla uses new Texas law to avoid Austin's environmental regulations
The company's ability to deannex from the city comes after Senate Bill 2038 passed last year.
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — A petition by Tesla to release nearly 2,100 acres of land from Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction, or ETJ, has been approved. Since Tesla is one of the top five largest water consumers in the Austin area, Fuentes thinks the company should be subject to the city's strong environmental regulations. "[When] we have the state Legislature passing legislation that makes it easier for companies like Tesla to opt out of our own regulation, it's going to have consequences," Fuentes said.
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