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2026-375 • OrdinancesCity of Brownsville (Cameron County)
Consideration and ACTION on Ordinance Number 2026-1803 approving a Project and Financing Plan for the Downtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ #3) pursuant to Chapter 311 of the Texas Tax Code. (Planning and Redevelopment Department)
Presented in: City of Brownsville City Council - April 21, 2026 on 2026-04-21
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 7.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Consideration and ACTION on Ordinance Number 2026-1803 approving a Project and Financing Plan for the Downtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ #3) pursuant to Chapter 311 of the Texas Tax Code. ”
JC
John Cowen, Jr.
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Consideration and ACTION on Ordinance Number 2026-1803 approving a Project and Financing Plan for the Downtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ #3) pursuant to Chapter 311 of the Texas Tax Code. (Planning and Redevelopment Department)
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.5/10). 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).