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2024-480 • Public HearingCity of Brownsville (Cameron County)
Public Hearing and ACTION on FIRST READING on Ordinance Number 2026-1799, amending Chapter 40, Elections, Article II, Electoral Districts, to adopt updated Electoral Districts within the City, including the adoption of updated Electoral District, City Lim
Presented in: City of Brownsville City Council - March 03, 2026 on 2026-03-03
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 7.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Public Hearing and ACTION on FIRST READING on Ordinance Number 2026-1799, amending Chapter 40, Elections, Article II, Electoral Districts, to adopt updated Electoral Districts within the City, includi”
JC
John Cowen, Jr.
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Public Hearing and ACTION on FIRST READING on Ordinance Number 2026-1799, amending Chapter 40, Elections, Article II, Electoral Districts, to adopt updated Electoral Districts within the City, including the adoption of updated Electoral District, City Lim
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).