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5 • PUBLIC_WORKSCity of Rio Grande City (Starr County)

Resolution Releasing Unused Public Utility Easements & Returning Right-of-Way to Private Landowners

Presented in: City of Rio Grande City City Council Regular Meeting on 2025-01-07
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve public works and infrastructure: water, sewer, street repairs, and engineering contracts”
YES
BD
Benjamin De Leon
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
EB
Ediel Barrera
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
RO
Rogerio Olivarez, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
E"
Eudolio "Nune" Barrera, III
Councilmember, Place 4
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2025-01-07

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.2/10). 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.