Mayor· 2024-2028
Eugene Escobar Jr.
Princeton
About
Eugene Escobar Jr.'s mayoral platform focused primarily on managing the rapid population growth and development pressures facing the city of Princeton, Texas. His campaign emphasized efforts to slow down development amidst tensions surrounding the town's growing pains.
Campaign promises (1)
- developmentThe mayor campaigned on managing and slowing down the city's rapid growth and development.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 34
- Total speaking time
- 3:19:28
- Avg per meeting
- 5:52
- Segments
- 5060
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Top issues during term (3)(Budget)
Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Property Tax Rate and Debt Service
Sets the debt tax rate at 20.5 cents per $100 valuation, protecting reserve funds from a $1.7 million draw.
Monthly Financial and Sales Tax Performance
Involves fiscal tracking against a budgeted sales tax revenue of $2,265,000.
emergency services budget
Your property tax bill could go up depending on which rate the district chooses and how many tax protests actually get approved.
Decisions during term (16)
Recorded while Jr. was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Adoption of FY 2026-2027 Annual Budget (Item K1)
Item G3: Schedule Budget and Tax Rate Public Hearing
ORD-2026-08-17-01 Consider Ordinance No. 2026-08-17-01; Adopting a Budget and Appropriating Resources for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027; Beginning October 1, 2026, and Ending September 30, 2027; In Accordance with Existing Statutory…
Withdrawal of Budget and Tax Rate Ordinances (K2-K5) and Public Hearing (J1)
ORD-2026-08-17-02 Consider Ordinance No. 2026-08-17-02; an ordinance ratifying the property tax revenue increase reflected in the annual budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, beginning October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027; and…
Withdrawal of FY 2026-2027 Budget and Tax Rate Ordinances
2026-183 Consider the following City Council meeting minutes; and take appropriate action. July 24, 2026, City Council Budget Retreat Meeting July 27, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting
Princeton EDC FY26/27 Budget Approval and Recommendation
Princeton CDC FY26/27 Budget Approval
Approval of Princeton CDC FY26/27 Budget and Recommendation to City Council
Princeton EDC FY26/27 Budget Approval
Third Quarter FY2025-2026 Budget and Investment Report
Third Quarter FY2025-2026 Budget and Investment Report
Third Quarter FY2025-2026 Budget and Investment Report
Second Quarter FY2025-2026 Budget and Investment Report
Mid-Year Budget Amendments Ordinance
Voting record (0)(Budget)
No votes found matching Budget.