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21. • GeneralCity of Corpus Christi (Nueces County)

One reading emergency ordinance approving the thirteenth amendment to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) #3 Project & Financing Plan to create a program specific to the demolition of the 1914 Nueces County Courthouse for total payments of $2,000,000 to Nueces County, as approved by the Board of Directors of Reinvestment Zone Number Three, City of Corpus Christi, Texas, on May 5, 2026.

Presented in: City of Corpus Christi City Council on 2026-05-05
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 1)
“passed on emergency”
PG
Paulette Guajardo
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
ER
Everett Roy
Councilmember (District 1)
YES
SC
Sylvia Campos
Councilmember (District 2)
NO
EC
Eric Cantu
Councilmember (District 3)
ABSENT
KP
Kaylynn Paxson
Councilmember (District 4)
YES
RB
Roland Barrera
Councilmember (At-Large Place 1)
YES
MS
Mark Scott
Councilmember (At-Large Place 2)
YES
CV
Carolyn Vaughn
Councilmember (At-Large Place 3)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

One reading emergency ordinance approving the thirteenth amendment to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) #3 Project & Financing Plan to create a program specific to the demolition of the 1914 Nueces County Courthouse for total payments of $2,000,000 to Nueces County, as approved by the Board of Directors of Reinvestment Zone Number Three, City of Corpus Christi, Texas, on May 5, 2026.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.5/10). 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).