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6. • ResolutionCity of Abilene (Taylor County)
Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on Authorizing an Agreement with the Abilene Chamber of Commerce for the Management and Use of Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenues (Marjorie Knight)
Presented in: City Council Meeting on 2026-09-10
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 4.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on Authorizing an Agreement with the Abilene Chamber of Commerce for the Management and Use of Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenues (Marjorie Knight)”
WH
Weldon Hurt
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
SP
Shane Price
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
LB
Lynn Beard
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
BR
Blaise Regan
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
BL
Benjamin L. Bailey
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
ME
Miguel Espinoza
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
TC
Travis Craver
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.8/10). 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).