District 2 Council Member· 2022-2026
Ricardo "Richie" Rangel, Jr.
Laredo
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 23
- Total speaking time
- 1:32:31
- Avg per meeting
- 4:01
- Segments
- 2432
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Top issues during term (8)(Budget)
Water Infrastructure and Public Communication
Requires funding allocations for infrastructure replacement and potential software or communication tools.
Hamilton Hotel Infrastructure
Generates approximately $4 million annually in federal grant funding for local housing and infrastructure projects.
Chapter 380 Guidelines and Active Agreements Review
Incentive adjustments may reallocate economic development funds toward commercial retail projects.
Public Safety Labor Negotiations
The proposed budget totals $1.02 billion across all city funds.
Arts and Cultural Funding
Impacts city arts funding allocation and project execution budgets for the upcoming fiscal year.
Bridge Toll Increases
Trucking costs could rise by nearly 60% by 2031 under the current proposal.
Budget Transparency and Process
Details on financial impacts were not provided in the agenda materials.
Spring 2026 Informal RFP and Grant Funding
Determines the distribution of municipal funds to local third-party organizations.
Moved or seconded (40)
Motions Jr. personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed 8-02026-07-28
Motion to adjourn at 1:45 p.m.
- movedpassed 0-02026-07-27
Motion to close and introduce and bring back on the following City Council meeting, as amended.
- movedpassed 0-02026-07-27
Motion to close and introduce and bring back on the following City Council meeting.
- secondedpassed 0-02026-07-27
Motion to open Public Hearings.
- secondedpassed 0-02026-07-27
Motion to table and bring back on the following City Council meeting.
- movedpassed 0-02026-07-27
Motion to close and introduce and bring back on the following City Council meeting.
- secondedpassed 0-02026-07-27
Motion to close and introduce and bring back on the following City Council meeting.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-06-26
Final Reading of Zoning Ordinances
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 6-02026-06-26
Motion to adjourn at 2:08 p.m.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-06-15
Motion to approve.
- secondedpassed2026-06-15
Motion to approve.
- secondedpassed 8-02026-06-15
Motion to approve the minutes of June 1st, 2026, June 2nd, 2026.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-06-02
Motion to adjourn at 3:55 p.m.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-06-01
Motion to open Public Hearings.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-06-01
Motion to approve.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-06-01
Motion to approve.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-06-01
Motion to approve final reading of Ordinances 20-29, with the exception of 28.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-06-01
Motion to approve the Consent Agenda 30-52.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-06-01
Motion to table and bring back on the following City Council meeting.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-06-01
approve 6-10 as amended, number 9 to read as follows: Municipal Hospital Ad-Hoc Committee.
Decisions during term (22)
Recorded while Jr. was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
26-1819 Consideration to reject all bids received for FY24-ENG-89 Animal Care Services - New Veterinary Hospital and Master Planning Project, and authorization to rebid the project, as the bids received exceed the estimated budgeted…
Adoption of FY 2026-2027 Annual Budget
Public Hearing and Introductory Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to amend Community Development Department’s FY2026-2027 budget by $250,000 for TVC fund...
An Ordinance... amending FY 2025-2026 budget by increasing revenues and expenditures by $81,290 in 2019 CO Bond in Transit for El Metro...
Untable and Introduce FY 2026-2027 Annual Budget
FY 2026-2027 Annual Budget Adoption
Resolution 2026-R-224 (Property Tax Rate Budget Planning Policy)
Approval of IT Department Budget
Approval of Library Department Budget
Water Infrastructure Budget Increase
26-1331 Consideration to reject all bids received for FY24-ENG-07 Recreational Trails Grant Program 2022 Shiloh Bike Trails Project, as the bids received exceed the estimated budgeted amount. There is no financial impact at this time. 1.…
Final Reading of Budget and Ordinance Amendments (Items 9-15, 18-26)
26-1447 Public Hearing and Introductory Ordinance of the City of Laredo, Texas, amending the City of Laredo’s FY 2026 annual budget by appropriating revenues and expenditures in the estimated amount of $202,507.00 in the Downtown TIRZ #1…
2026-O-150 An Ordinance of the City of Laredo authorizing the City Manager to amend the City of Laredo FY26 Airport Operations Budget to appropriate revenues and expenses by the amount of $2,213,456.00 for Federal Aviation Administration…
FY 2025-2026 Budget Amendment for Tax Notes
FY 2025-2026 Budget Amendment for El Metro Transit Center
Airport Operations Budget Amendment for FAA Grant
26-1159 Public Hearing and Introductory Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to amend the City of Laredo's FY 2025-2026 budget by appropriating expenditures from a drawdown of $11,250,000 from fund balance from the Sports and Community…
2026-O-119 Introductory Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to accept and enter into a contract from the Ardmore Institute of Health for the Lifestyle Medicine Consortium Program Grant, amending the FY2025-2026 budget by appropriating…
2026-O-116 An Ordinance of the City of Laredo, Texas, amending the City of Laredo’s FY 2026 annual budget by appropriating revenues and expenses in the amount of $2,024,582.00 in the Sewer System Fund - 2015B and 2020A Revenue Bond and…
Voting record (3)(Budget)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.