5E. • OrdinancesCity of Pflugerville (Travis County)

Ordinance third reading with the caption reading: An ordinance of the City of Pflugerville, Texas, granting a franchise agreement for the collection, hauling, recycling, and disposal of municipal solid waste and recyclable materials to Waste Connections L

Presented in: City of Pflugerville City Council - April 14, 2026 on 2026-04-14

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.1/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (2 - 0)

“Motion to adopted Item #5E.: Ordinance third reading with the caption reading: An ordinance of the City of Pflugerville, Texas, granting a franchise agreement for the collection, hauling, recycling, and dispos”

David Rogers

Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)

YES

Ceasar Ruiz

Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance third reading with the caption reading: An ordinance of the City of Pflugerville, Texas, granting a franchise agreement for the collection, hauling, recycling, and disposal of municipal solid waste and recyclable materials to Waste Connections Lonestar, Inc; providing the terms and conditions of the franchise grant; establishing a term of the franchise, and providing an effective date.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.1/10). 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).