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2026-1018 • OrdinancesCity of Brownsville (Cameron County)
Consideration and APPROVAL on SECOND and FINAL READING on Ordinance Number 2026-1809 designating a +/- 1,021.48 acre area located in Cameron County, Texas, as a tax increment reinvestment zone; describing the boundaries of the zone; creating a board of di
Presented in: City of Brownsville City Council - July 21, 2026 on 2026-07-21
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 7.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Consideration and APPROVAL on SECOND and FINAL READING on Ordinance Number 2026-1809 designating a +/- 1,021.48 acre area located in Cameron County, Texas, as a tax increment reinvestment zone; descri”
JC
John Cowen, Jr.
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Consideration and APPROVAL on SECOND and FINAL READING on Ordinance Number 2026-1809 designating a +/- 1,021.48 acre area located in Cameron County, Texas, as a tax increment reinvestment zone; describing the boundaries of the zone; creating a board of di
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).