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2025-533 • Regular AgendaCity of Mercedes (Hidalgo County)
Approval of Facility Usage Agreement between the City of Mercedes Fire Department and South Texas College for access to the college’s live fire burn training facility.
Presented in: City of Mercedes - September 16, 2025 on 2025-09-16
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.4/10 Impact Weight
FAILED (0 - 0)
“Motion to approve Item #2025-533: Approval of Facility Usage Agreement between the City of Mercedes Fire Department and South Texas College for access to the college’s live fire burn training facility.”
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Approval of Facility Usage Agreement between the City of Mercedes Fire Department and South Texas College for access to the college’s live fire burn training facility.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.4/10). 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.