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6 • ORDINANCECity of Goodlow (Navarro County)

Ordinance Enacting Stricter Zoning Overlay, Setback Mandates, and Land-Use Restrictions

Presented in: City of Goodlow City Council Regular Meeting on 2026-07-21
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 6.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider ordinances, zoning adjustments, subdivision plats, and municipal code amendments”
YES
EB
Earnest Betts
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
RL
Raquel Leal Torres
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
JB
Jeff Betts
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
JB
Jeffery Baxter
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
SC
Sterling Cotton
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Roll-call action expanding local government spending, debt, regulatory mandates, or property restrictions.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.4/10). 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).