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2026-64 • Public HearingCity of Rockport (Aransas County)
Consider the request by the Texas Department of Transportation to lower the speed limit on South Business 35 between 9th Street and the City Limits at Freeze Lane from 60 miles per hour to 55 miles per hour.i. Hold a Public Hearing to receive comments
Presented in: City of Rockport City Council - March 17, 2026 on 2026-03-17
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Consider the request by the Texas Department of Transportation to lower the speed limit on South Business 35 between 9th Street and the City Limits at Freeze Lane from 60 miles per hour to 55 miles pe”
TJ
Tim Jayroe
Mayor
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Consider the request by the Texas Department of Transportation to lower the speed limit on South Business 35 between 9th Street and the City Limits at Freeze Lane from 60 miles per hour to 55 miles per hour.i. Hold a Public Hearing to receive comments
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.4/10). 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.