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6 • ORDINANCECity of Alton (Hidalgo County)
Order Approving Private Property Land-Use Variance & Waiving Municipal Permitting Fees
Presented in: City of Alton City Council Regular Meeting on 2026-06-08
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 7.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider ordinances, zoning adjustments, subdivision plats, and municipal code amendments”
SV
Salvador Vela
Mayor
YES
AR
Arturo R. Galvan, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
RG
Ricardo Garza
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
RA
Richard Arevalo
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
EC
Emilio Cantu, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
City Council public docket item 6 on 2026-06-08
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.