TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY NOTICE OF DISTRICT PETITION TCEQ INTERNAL CONTROL NO. D-04272026-056 PETITION. William M. Brown Family Ranching Operations, L.P. and Hines Acquisitions LLC, (Petitioners) filed a petition for creation of Parker and Tarrant Counties Municipal Utility District No. 1 (District) with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The petition was filed pursuant to Article XVI, §59 of the Constitution of the State of Texas; Chapters 49 and 54 of the Texas Water Code; 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 293; and the procedural rules of the TCEQ. The petition states that: (1) the Petitioners hold title to a majority in value of the land to be included in the proposed District; (2) there are no lienholders on the property to be included in the proposed District; (3) the proposed District will contain approximately 1,476.89 acres located within Parker and Tarrant Counties, Texas; and (4) all of the land within the proposed District is wholly within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of City of Fort Worth. By Resolution No. 6221-12-2025, passed and adopted on December 9, 2025, the City of Fort Worth, Texas, gave its consent to the creation of the proposed District, pursuant to Texas Water Code §54.016. The territory to be included in the proposed District is depicted in the vicinity map designated as Exhibit “A”, which is attached to this document. The petition further states that the proposed District will: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, maintain, own, operate, repair, improve and extend a waterworks and sanitary sewer system for residential and commercial purposes; (2) construct, acquire, improve, extend, maintain and operate of works, improve, facilities, plants, equipment and appliances helpful or necessary to provide more adequate drainage for the District; (3) control, abate and amend local storm waters or other harmful excesses of waters, all as more particularly described in an engineer’s report filed simultaneously with the filing of this petition; and (4) such other purchase, construct, acquire, improve, maintain and operate such additional facilities, systems, plants and enterprises, and road facilities, as shall be consistent with all of the purposes for which the District is created. According to the petition, a preliminary investigation has been made to determine the cost of the project, and it is estimated by the Petitioners that the cost of said project will be approximately $187,260,000 ($135,630,000 for water, wastewater and drainage plus $51,630,000 for roads). CONTESTED CASE HEARING. The TCEQ may grant a contested case hearing on this petition if a written hearing request is filed within 30 days after the newspaper publication of this notice. To request a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number, and fax number, if any; (2) the name of the Petitioners and the TCEQ Internal Control Number; (3) the statement “I/we request a contested case hearing”; (4) a brief description of how you would be affected by the petition in a way not common to the general public; and (5) the location of your property relative to the proposed District’s boundaries. You may also submit your proposed adjustments to the petition which would satisfy your concerns. Requests for a contested case hearing must be submitted in writing to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address provided in the information section below. The Executive Director may approve the petition unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 30 days after the newspaper publication of this notice. If a hearing request is filed, the Executive Director will not approve the petition and will forward the petition and hearing request to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting. If a contested case hearing is held, it will be a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. INFORMATION. Written hearing requests should be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087. For information concerning the hearing process, please contact the Public Interest Counsel, MC-103, at the same address. General information regarding TCEQ can be found at our web site http://www.tceq.texas.gov/. Issued: May 8, 2026