Irving City Council schedules May 2 special election for District 6 vacancy; meeting moves into closed session

The Irving City Council on Feb. 17 approved an ordinance calling a special municipal election for Saturday, May 2, 2026, to fill a vacancy in District 6 and authorized a subsequent runoff if required, the council recorded in a voice vote during a special meeting. After the vote, the council moved into a closed executive session to discuss economic development, real estate negotiations and legal advice.

The meeting was called to order after a quorum was announced. Speaker 2 opened the meeting, saying, "And now that we have a quorum, I will call the Tuesday, February 17, special council, city council meeting to order." The agenda included citizen comments on items listed on the agenda; Speaker 1 indicated at least one person had signed up to speak.

Speaker 2 read the ordinance calling the special municipal election, specifying the May 2, 2026 election date and that a runoff would be called if necessary. When Speaker 2 asked for discussion, the transcript records no substantive debate. "I would entertain a motion," Speaker 2 said. Speaker 1 moved to approve the ordinance and subsequently said "Second." The council then conducted a voice vote; the transcript records unanimous passage with Speaker 2 stating, "It passes unanimously." The transcript does not include a roll-call or numerical vote tally.

Shortly after the ordinance passed, Speaker 2 introduced item 3 and the council prepared to convene in a closed executive session. At 11:41, Speaker 1 read the motion to enter closed session and stated: "The Irving City Council will convene into a closed executive session, and this is for, economic development and real estate negotiations and legal advice pursuant to open meetings act sections 5 51 point." The citation in the transcript is garbled; the text is reported here verbatim from the read-in. The transcript ends before any public record of actions taken in that closed session.

No ordinance number, vote roll-call, or speaker names are recorded in the transcript. The council's approval and the executive-session read-in are documented in the meeting record provided; next public steps (such as candidate filing deadlines or any actions resulting from the executive session) are not recorded in the transcript.