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5 • GeneralCity of Tomball (Harris County)

Approve, on First Reading, Resolution No. 2026-22-TEDC, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tomball, Texas, authorizing and approving the Tomball Economic Development Corporation’s Project to Expend Funds in accordance with an Economic Development Agreement by and between the Corporation and the

Presented in: City of Tomball City Council Meeting on 2026-05-04
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Approve, on First Reading, Resolution No. 2026-22-TEDC, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tomball, Texas, authorizing and approving the Tomball Economic Development Corporation’s Project”
YES
SM
Shelley Michna
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
PG
Paul Garcia
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
DD
Dane Dunagin
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
LA
Lisa A. Covington
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
RP
Randy Parr
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Heart of Tomball Alliance to make direct incentives to, or expenditures for, advertising, promotion and event marketing for Old Town Tomball, as authorized under Section 505.158 of the Texas Local Government Code. The estimated amount of expenditures for such project is an amount not to exceed $53,147.00.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).