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Howe council holds executive session under Texas Government Code; returns to open session before taking action
Summary
The Howe City Council met in executive session from 10:04 a.m. to 11:51 a.m. on May 30, 2026, citing personnel, attorney consultation, real property and economic-development provisions of the Texas Government Code; subsequent open-session votes included a personnel appointment.
The Howe City Council convened an executive session at 10:04 a.m. under the Texas Open Meetings Act and returned to open session at 11:51 a.m. The agenda and minutes cite Texas Government Code sections 551.074 (personnel), 551.071 (consultation with attorney), 551.072 (real property), and 551.087 (economic development) as the legal bases for the closed deliberations.
Council actions taken in open session after the closed meeting included approval of May 20 minutes and a unanimous appointment of Gary Estep as fire chief, with the appointment contingent on the results of a psychological evaluation. The council recorded no public details of the closed deliberations in the minutes.
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