Item 3H Failed 0-11
Item 3H — Thursday, July 30, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
Current official agenda wording
Approve the following items for inclusion in a November 3, 2026, special charter amendment election: H) making the time frame for the automatic resignation provision for municipal court judges the same as that provided in the Texas Constitution for other officials;
"Item three H fails. And ... the record will reflect that it failed unanimously" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Council member Ellis, who made the motion, asked to withdraw it but was told it belonged to the whole council
- Vela said he agreed in substance but wanted fewer ballot amendments
The roll call
Failed 0-11
Member records (11)
- Kirk Watson Mayor No
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 No
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 No
- José Velásquez D3 No
- José "Chito" Vela D4 No
- Ryan Alter D5 No
- Krista Laine D6 No
- Mike Siegel D7 No
- Paige Ellis D8 No
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 No
- Marc Duchen D10 No