City Council holds closed session on economic development negotiations

The City Council met in a closed executive session Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, to deliberate economic development negotiations under Texas Government Code §551.087, entering at 6:01 p.m. and returning to open session at 7:05 p.m.

The special meeting was called to order at 6 p.m. and the presiding officer asked the city secretary to certify a quorum. "We have a quorum present with the exception of Mister Coza, who is absent for the remainder of the evening," the presiding officer said. No citizen comments had been submitted prior to the meeting.

The presiding officer announced that the council would move into executive session at 6:01 p.m. for "deliberations regarding economic development negotiations," citing Texas Government Code §551.087 as the statutory authority for the closed meeting. The council returned from executive session at 7:05 p.m.; the presiding officer noted there was no other business on the public agenda and the meeting was adjourned.

Because the deliberations occurred in a statutorily authorized closed session, the transcript and public record do not include details of the negotiations discussed. The meeting record shows no motions, votes, or public actions reported after the executive session. Councilmember Coza was listed as absent for the remainder of the evening.

The special meeting did not include public comment and did not disclose substantive outcomes of the closed deliberations in the public record. Any decisions or agreements reached in the closed executive session, if finalized, would be reflected in later, publicly posted minutes or action items if and when the council elects to disclose them.