Levelland council held closed session on land and economic negotiations; returned with no action

The Levelland City Council convened a special meeting on Feb. 26, 2025, and moved into closed executive session to deliberate matters involving the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property and to discuss economic development negotiations under Texas Government Code §§551.072 and 551.087. "The City Council meeting was called to order at 8:04am by Mayor Buxkemper," the meeting record states, and the mayor announced the council would convene in closed session at 8:05 a.m.

After roughly 41 minutes in executive session the council returned to open session at 8:46 a.m. The minutes record that, upon resuming public proceedings to "consider and take necessary action relating to items discussed in executive session," the council took no action. The meeting then adjourned at 8:46 a.m. "No Action Taken," the minutes note.

The record lists Mayor Pro Tem Michael Stueart and council members Bill Powell, Max Ledesma and Jaime McCabe as present, along with City Attorney Slater Elza (attending via Zoom), City Manager James Fisher and Assistant City Manager José Cavazos. The attendance roll lists City Secretary Andréa Corley as absent, though the minutes include her signature line; the minutes do not explain that discrepancy. Because executive sessions are closed under the cited statutes, the minutes do not disclose deliberations or negotiation details discussed in the closed session.