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2026-335 • OrdinancesCity of Alpine (Brewster County)
Approve the first and final reading of Ordinance 2026-04-04, an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025–2026 budget to appropriate Hotel Occupancy Tax funds for the purchase of real property to support tourism-related infrastructure; Authorizing the expen
Presented in: City of Alpine - April 07, 2026 on 2026-04-07
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 7.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Approve the first and final reading of Ordinance 2026-04-04, an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025–2026 budget to appropriate Hotel Occupancy Tax funds for the purchase of real property to suppor”
CE
Catherine Eaves
Mayor
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
Approve the first and final reading of Ordinance 2026-04-04, an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025–2026 budget to appropriate Hotel Occupancy Tax funds for the purchase of real property to support tourism-related infrastructure; Authorizing the expen
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.2/10). 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).