Back to Docket Search
L) • GeneralCity of New Braunfels (Comal County)
Approval of a resolution suspending for 45 days the effective date of the gas utility rate increase under the Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program proposed by CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Entex and CenterPoint Energy Texas Gas - South Texas Division; and authorizing the City’s continued participation in the Alliance of CenterPoint Municipalities.
Presented in: City of New Braunfels City Council Meeting on 2026-04-13
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 7.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“approved”
TC
Toni Carter
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
MC
Michael Capizzi
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
DL
D. Lee Edwards
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
LS
Lawrence Spradley
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
MA
Mary Ann Labowski
Councilmember, District 5 (District 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Approval of a resolution suspending for 45 days the effective date of the gas utility rate increase under the Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program proposed by CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Entex and CenterPoint Energy Texas Gas - South Texas Division; and authorizing the City’s continued participation in the Alliance of CenterPoint Municipalities.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.