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Weslaco commission approves resolution to pursue tax abatement for potential $56M Sam—s Club investment
Summary
The Weslaco City Commission voted June 9 to approve Resolution No. 2025-45 authorizing the mayor to execute a tax abatement agreement with Sam's Real Estate Business Trust, a step officials said moves the city closer to a potential $56 million investment in Reinvestment Zone No. 3; no public comment was offered at the hearing.
The Weslaco City Commission on June 9 approved Resolution No. 2025-45 authorizing the mayor to execute a tax abatement agreement with Sam's Real Estate Business Trust, a measure officials said would put the city in the next phase of discussions over a planned facility and an estimated $56,000,000 in real and personal property investment in Weslaco Reinvestment Zone No. 3.
City Secretary (reading the agenda) opened a public hearing on the application for the tax abatement but the hearing drew no speakers. After attendees recorded no arguments for or against the proposal, a commissioner moved and the commission closed the hearing.
Following a brief discussion and a request from a commissioner for a closed session to review terms, the commission recessed into executive session. Upon returning, Commissioner Pedraza moved and Commissioner Lopez seconded a motion to approve Item A "as discussed." The presiding official announced the motion passed; the resolution authorizes the mayor to execute the agreement on behalf of the city.
Mayor (presiding official) thanked city staff, the Economic Development Corporation and the Chamber for their work and described the abatement as a meaningful step. "This agreement does not guarantee a store, but it gets us significantly closer to that goal," the mayor said, adding that the action sends a message that Weslaco is "ready, willing and able to support this investment." The mayor also said Sam's Club indicated confidence in the community's ability to support a successful store.
The council took no public testimony during the hearing; no opponents or conditions were recorded on the public record. The transcript does not specify vote tallies by individual members; the motion was recorded as carried. The resolution number listed on the agenda was 2025-45 and the city secretary read the item into the record.
Next steps were not enumerated during the meeting; the commission authorized the mayor to execute the agreement as discussed in executive session. The meeting then adjourned.
