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14 • GeneralCity of Tomball (Harris County)

Second Reading: Consideration of and Action on Ordinance No. 2026-36. An Ordinance of the City of Tomball, Texas, Amending Chapter 2, Administration, Article III, Division 5, Code of Ethics, of the Code of Ordinances by adding a new Section 2-219, Social Media and Online Conduct, and by renumbering existing

Presented in: City of Tomball City Council Meeting on 2026-08-17
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Second Reading: Consideration of and Action on Ordinance No. 2026-36. An Ordinance of the City of Tomball, Texas, Amending Chapter 2, Administration, Article III, Division 5, Code of Ethics, of the Co”
YES
SM
Shelley Michna
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
PG
Paul Garcia
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
DD
Dane Dunagin
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
LA
Lisa A. Covington
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
RP
Randy Parr
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Sections 2-219, 2-220, and 2-221 as Sections 2-220, 2-221, and 2-222, respectively; providing a repealer clause; providing for severability; making findings of fact; providing for enforcement; providing an effective date; and providing for other related matters.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.0/10). 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).