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10A. • GeneralCity of League City (Galveston County)
Consider and take action on an ordinance adding Section 70-2 to the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City to prohibit gambling devices and gambling places within the City and to declare violations thereof a public nuisance (Mayor Long)
Presented in: City of League City City Council Meeting on 2026-06-09
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 6.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Approved on First Reading”
NL
Nick Long
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
AM
Andy Mann
Councilmember, Position 1 (Position 1)
YES
TC
Tommy Cones
Councilmember, Position 2 (Position 2)
YES
TC
Tom Crews
Councilmember, Position 3 (Position 3)
YES
CC
Courtney Chadwell
Councilmember, Position 4 (Position 4)
YES
SH
Scott Higginbotham
Councilmember, Position 5 (Position 5)
YES
CT
Chad Tressler
Councilmember, Position 6 (Position 6)
ABSENT
SS
Sean Saunders
Councilmember, Position 7 (Position 7)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Consider and take action on an ordinance adding Section 70-2 to the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City to prohibit gambling devices and gambling places within the City and to declare violations thereof a public nuisance (Mayor Long)
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.5/10). 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).