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21. • GeneralCity of Corpus Christi (Nueces County)

One reading emergency ordinance approving the thirteenth amendment to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) #3 Project & Financing Plan to create a program specific to the demolition of the 1914 Nueces County Courthouse for total payments of $2,000,000 to Nueces County, as approved by the Board of Directors of Reinvestment Zone Number Three, City of Corpus Christi, Texas, on May 5, 2026.

Presented in: City of Corpus Christi City Council on 2026-05-05
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 1)
“passed on emergency”
PG
Paulette Guajardo
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
ER
Everett Roy
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
SC
Sylvia Campos
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
NO
EC
Eric Cantu
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
ABSENT
KP
Kaylynn Paxson
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
RB
Roland Barrera
Councilmember, At-Large Place 1 (At-Large Place 1)
YES
MS
Mark Scott
Councilmember, At-Large Place 2 (At-Large Place 2)
YES
CV
Carolyn Vaughn
Councilmember, At-Large Place 3 (At-Large Place 3)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

One reading emergency ordinance approving the thirteenth amendment to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) #3 Project & Financing Plan to create a program specific to the demolition of the 1914 Nueces County Courthouse for total payments of $2,000,000 to Nueces County, as approved by the Board of Directors of Reinvestment Zone Number Three, City of Corpus Christi, Texas, on May 5, 2026.

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).