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On the consent agenda, Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Nevills moved to approve items 7a through 7f; the motion was seconded by Council Member Walker. The council voted in favor with the roll call recorded as Walker; Kena Hossa Smith; Carol Nevills; Prem Kumar; and Matthew (first names not fully stated on the record). The mayor announced \"in favor\" with none opposed and the motion carried.

From executive session the council considered and approved an agreement to buy approximately 2.015 acres from the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas (care of Church of the Apostles) on Starleaf Street. Council Member Walker moved to approve the purchase in an amount not to exceed $790,000 plus reasonable closing costs and filing fees and to authorize the city manager and mayor to execute documents as approved by the city attorney. The motion was seconded by Council Member Carroll. The council voted in favor; the roll call as read aloud was Walker; Hina; Smith; Carol; Nevills; Grama; Kumar; Matthew. The mayor stated there were no votes opposed and the motion carried.

What passed: the city acquired (or authorized acquisition of) roughly 2.015 acres from the Episcopal Diocese for an amount not to exceed $790,000 plus reasonable closing costs and filing fees and authorized execution of related closing documents, subject to approval as to form by the city attorney.

No further details about the property (zoning, planned use, financing source or closing date) were stated on the record; the council directed the city manager and mayor to complete required closing actions after legal review.

Votes at a glance:

- Consent agenda (items 7a–7f): motion to approve carried (mover: Kevin Nevills; second: Walker). Recorded as unanimous on the record; specific item details not specified in the public record at this meeting.

- Property purchase (agreement with Episcopal Diocese of Dallas): motion to approve purchase of ~2.015 acres for up to $790,000 plus reasonable closing costs and filing fees; mover: Walker; second: Carroll; recorded unanimous vote in favor; outcome: approved.

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Shini Varghese, who identified herself as a resident at 834 Chalfont Place, said the household experienced repeated door-banging, racial slurs, property damage and, in one incident, a broken front door. \"We are living in fear,\" she told council members during the citizen’s appearance. She said police had responded to multiple calls but that early responses described some incidents as littering rather than criminal damage.

Carol Voorhees, who said she is the mother of the earlier speaker and lives at the same address, told the council that the problem dates back to at least 2022 and that, in addition to door incidents, two of the family's cars had tires slashed. She said neighbors who responded on social platforms had provided security-camera footage showing the same individuals and that the family had learned police identified five people in the incidents.

Pastor Manoj Varghese, who said he also lives at the address, asked the council to consider safety measures such as lighting or cameras for the area. \"We need safety in our house,\" he said, and asked the city for help and for justice.

Mayor Mays responded during council reports, saying city staff and the police department acted after the family's Feb. 1 report. \"By Monday, our police department had identified those involved, resolving the case in less than 2 days,\" he said, and he thanked the police for a swift response. The mayor also reiterated that harassment and vandalism are unacceptable and said he had offered the family's initial email to city staff to prompt action.

No formal council action was taken on the speakers' requests during the meeting. Council members and staff acknowledged the incident publicly and provided a statement of support; the speakers asked for additional, proactive public-education or school partnership messaging to discourage vandalism and harassment.

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Rodriguez told the council the state comptroller delivered the biennial revenue estimate and reported roughly $194,600,000,000 available for general-purpose spending, which Rodriguez described as including a surplus \"a little over $23,000,000,000\" remaining from the 2023 budget. \"That surplus is down, several billion dollars from where they started in '23, but that's obviously still a healthy amount of money,\" she said.

Why it matters: the revenue estimate and leadership changes shape which bills move and how much the Legislature can appropriate for state priorities. Rodriguez highlighted three areas already seeing action in the Senate: an education savings/school-choice measure, a property-tax relief bill and proposed bail-reform legislation.

Rodriguez briefed the council on House leadership and procedure changes after the Jan. 14 swearing-in. She said Dustin Burrows was elected speaker in a contested race and that House committee assignments were expected soon. \"It takes some time for a new speaker to get their staff and pull things together,\" she said.

On the governor's list of seven emergency items announced in his State of the State address, Rodriguez said the governor named school choice, expansion of career training, teacher pay, water infrastructure investment, property-tax relief, bail reform and creation of a Texas cyber command. She noted the designation of an item as an emergency allows earlier floor action under the Texas Constitution but does not require the Legislature to pass those measures.

On specific bills she named those the Senate had already moved on or was expected to: a school-choice education savings bill (moved by the Senate and now in the House), a Bettencourt-authored property-tax measure described as raising an exemption amount (referred to as \"s b 4\" in the update) and pending Senate committee action on bail reform. Rodriguez said the school-choice measure passed the Senate largely along party lines and was headed to the House, which had not yet completed committee assignments.

Council members asked about teacher pay and local-control bills. Rodriguez said there was no specific teacher-pay bill filed yet and no governor dollar amount attached; she said some unspent money from prior sessions remains in the surplus and that she would forward bills of interest to council staff. On bills that could affect local authority, she said several proposals were being discussed or listed by Senate leaders (she referenced items the lieutenant governor had prioritized, including a measure described as stopping taxpayer dollars for lobbyists and another described as requiring local law enforcement cooperation with federal deportation efforts).

Rodriguez also summarized bill-filing counts and deadlines: she reported more than 2,500 bills filed across both chambers and reminded the council of the March 14 bill-filing deadline for most measures and the constitutional restriction that the House cannot take up floor business before the 16th day (March 14). She said the Legislature's regular session will run into June, with the governor's veto deadline in late June.

Council members and staff asked follow-ups about sales tax origination and municipal sales-tax code proposals. Rodriguez said staff were monitoring several bills touching chapter 321 of the municipal sales tax code but that nothing had been filed that matched the city’s specific issue at the time of her report.

Rodriguez closed by confirming she would send tracking information to city staff and by inviting council members to the March 5 visit when House committee assignments should be known.

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