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===Incorporation as a city=== Mitchell's original plan was for The Woodlands to be annexed by the city of Houston. However, as the community developed and grew, there was little support for that idea. In the middle part of the 2000s, some residents organized to prevent any annexation, as had happened to the [[Kingwood, Houston|Kingwood]] development almost a decade before. To counteract any possible move by the city, a movement began to create an independent city government.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}} However, the formation of an independent government would require authorization by the State of Texas and the City of Houston, as Houston held extraterritorial jurisdiction over the area.<ref>{{cite web |title=FAQs: When will The Woodlands become a city? Why are we not a city now? |url=https://www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/Faq.aspx?QID=64 |publisher=The Woodlands Township |access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref> In 2007, two state legislators representing The Woodlands, [[Tommy Williams (Texas politician)|Sen. Tommy Williams]] and Rep. Robert Eissler, introduced two bills that were enacted in the 2007 Legislature β House Bill 4109<ref name="HB4109">[https://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=80R&Bill=HB4109 80th Texas Legislature, House Bill 4109]. Retrieved 26 October 2020.</ref> and Senate Bill 1012.<ref name="SB 1012">[https://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=80R&Bill=SB1012 80th Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 1012]. Retrieved 26 October 2020.</ref> HB 4109 called for a vote to allow expansion of an existing improvement district (now The Woodlands Township) and to allow The Woodlands to collect sales tax,<ref name="Chron5">Isensee, Laura (19 June 2007). [https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands-news/article/Woodlands-governing-groups-prepare-for-November-1793411.php Woodlands governing groups prepare for November election.] ''Houston Chronicle''. Retrieved 26 October 2020.</ref> while SB 1012 allowed for the creation of regional agreements between governments. The passage of these bills allows an opportunity for The Woodlands to incorporate itself until 2057. Since 2019, there has been formal discussion of The Woodlands to become an incorporated city.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Ben |title=The Woodlands at a crossroads as study concludes in 2020 |url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/the-woodlands/government/2020/01/14/the-woodlands-at-a-crossroads-as-study-concludes-in-2020/ |website=Community Impact Newspaper |access-date=26 October 2020 |date=14 January 2020}}</ref> However, as a result of the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]], these plans were put on hold and resumed in April 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Holt |first1=Vanessa |title=The Woodlands incorporation study off the table in 2020 due to coronavirus emergency |url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/the-woodlands/government/2020/03/25/the-woodlands-incorporation-study-off-the-table-in-2020-due-to-coronavirus-emergency/ |website=Community Impact Newspaper |access-date=26 October 2020 |date=25 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Forward |first1=Jeff |title=The Woodlands officially restarts incorporation efforts |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/woodlands/article/The-Woodlands-officially-restarts-incorporation-16139976.php |website=Houston Chronicle |access-date=25 June 2021 |date=29 April 2021}}</ref> In 2020, residents of The Woodlands formed the TownshipFuture PAC.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Woodlands residents form new TownshipFuture PAC|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Woodlands-residents-form-new-TownshipFuture-PAC-15238017.php|last=Forward|first=Jeff|date=2020-04-30|website=Houston Chronicle|access-date=2020-05-02}}</ref> In a referendum on November 2, 2021, residents voted against incorporation by a wide margin, keeping The Woodlands as a township for the foreseeable future.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bauman |first1=Anna |title=Voters reject proposal to incorporate The Woodlands as a city |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/article/Proposal-to-incorporate-The-Woodlands-as-a-city-16586912.php |website=[[Houston Chronicle]] |access-date=29 December 2021 |date=3 November 2021}}</ref>
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