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8. • PUBLIC HEARINGSCity of Texarkana (Bowie County)
Ordinance 2025-171 rezoning on Lots 5-6, Block 6, Factory Heights, located at 608 S. 8<sup>th</sup> Street (Ward 1) from Commercial to Industrial-2. Ryan Berry, owner, and Vance Liles, MTG Engineers and Surveyors, agent.
Presented in: City of Texarkana City Council Meeting on 2025-12-08
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 6.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Ordinance 2025-171 rezoning on Lots 5-6, Block 6, Factory Heights, located at 608 S. 8<sup>th</sup> Street (Ward 1) from Commercial to Industrial-2. Ryan Berry, owner, and Vance Liles, MTG Engineers and Surveyors, agent.”
BB
Bob Bruggeman
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
JH
Jean H. Matlock
Councilmember, Ward 1 (Ward 1)
YES
MH
Mary Hart
Councilmember, Ward 2 (Ward 2)
YES
ST
Steve Thompson
Councilmember, Ward 3 (Ward 3)
YES
CP
Christie Page
Councilmember, Ward 4 (Ward 4)
YES
CM
Cole Meador
Councilmember, Ward 5 (Ward 5)
YES
JD
Jay Davis
Councilmember, Ward 6 (Ward 6)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Ordinance 2025-171 rezoning on Lots 5-6, Block 6, Factory Heights, located at 608 S. 8<sup>th</sup> Street (Ward 1) from Commercial to Industrial-2. Ryan Berry, owner, and Vance Liles, MTG Engineers and Surveyors, agent.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.9/10). 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).