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Lindsay council approves purchase of 2026 fire truck after legal brief in executive session
Summary
After convening an executive session under Texas Gov. Code §551.071, the Lindsay City Council returned and unanimously approved purchasing a 2026 fire truck for the Lindsay Volunteer Fire Department on Jan. 13, 2026; cost and vendor were not specified in the transcript.
On Jan. 13, 2026, the Lindsay City Council entered executive session at 7:16 PM under Texas Government Code §551.071 to receive legal advice and returned at 7:40 PM. After the closed session, the council voted to approve purchase of a 2026 fire truck for the Lindsay Volunteer Fire Department (Motion: Glenn Block; Second: Sam Sparkman; Vote: 5-0).
The transcript notes the council's use of executive session authority for attorney consultation; it does not include details disclosed in the closed session nor list a contract amount, vendor, or delivery timeline for the truck. An earlier motion line in the meeting text also records a Motion: Klay Gilbert; Second: Sam Sparkman; Vote: 5-0 immediately before a line saying "Invited into Executive Session"; the transcript is ambiguous about that earlier motion's context. The definitive recorded action after returning from executive session was the council's 5-0 approval to purchase the 2026 fire truck.
Because procurement cost and vendor are not in the transcript, the article does not report price or contract specifics; those are not specified in the meeting record.
