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2025-854 • Public HearingCity of Alpine (Brewster County)

Public Hearing to obtain citizen views and comments regarding Ordinance 2025-09-03, an ordinance making appropriations for the support of the City of Alpine, Texas for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026; appropriating

Presented in: City of Alpine - September 16, 2025 on 2025-09-16
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Public Hearing to obtain citizen views and comments regarding Ordinance 2025-09-03, an ordinance making appropriations for the support of the City of Alpine, Texas for the fiscal year beginning Octobe”
YES
RP
Richard Portillo
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
EM
Eva Martinez
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
RR
Robert Rückes
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
LE
Lucy Escovedo
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
RS
Rick Stephens
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Public Hearing to obtain citizen views and comments regarding Ordinance 2025-09-03, an ordinance making appropriations for the support of the City of Alpine, Texas for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026; appropriating

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.3/10). 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).