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4. • GeneralCity of Corpus Christi (Nueces County)

Ordinance accepting and appropriating $100,000.00 from the Texas Department of Transportation for the FY 2026 Routine Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP) Grant to fund airport maintenance at the Corpus Christi International Airport; appropriating the RAMP Grant of $100,000.00 into the Airport Grant Fund with a cash match of $11,111.11 from the FY 2026 Operating Budget.

Presented in: City of Corpus Christi City Council on 2026-03-24
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 9.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“passed on second reading”
PG
Paulette Guajardo
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
ER
Everett Roy
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
SC
Sylvia Campos
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
EC
Eric Cantu
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
KP
Kaylynn Paxson
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
RB
Roland Barrera
Councilmember, At-Large Place 1 (At-Large Place 1)
YES
MS
Mark Scott
Councilmember, At-Large Place 2 (At-Large Place 2)
ABSENT
CV
Carolyn Vaughn
Councilmember, At-Large Place 3 (At-Large Place 3)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance accepting and appropriating $100,000.00 from the Texas Department of Transportation for the FY 2026 Routine Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP) Grant to fund airport maintenance at the Corpus Christi International Airport; appropriating the RAMP Grant of $100,000.00 into the Airport Grant Fund with a cash match of $11,111.11 from the FY 2026 Operating Budget.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.0/10). 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).