Moratoriums, Referendums, and Ultimatums: The New Permit Math

Oklahoma City's unanimous moratorium through 2026, Port Washington's 2-to-1 vote killing future TIF districts, and Rep. James Frank threatening to ask Abbott to halt the Three Way Road project in Archer County all landed in one news cycle. Developers arriving with water agreements, interruptibility commitments, and benefit-sharing frameworks keep moving; those treating engagement as post-permit paperwork are losing deals that no PPA can unwind.