Port Arthur
Top issues
The five most-discussed unresolved issues, ranked by recorded discussion time (a measure of importance and contention), then by how many meetings they came up in.
| Issue5 | Status | Board | Minutes | Meetings | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alley Abandonment A26-02 | open | City Council | 0 | 6 | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Auto Sales Special Use Permits | open | City Council | 0 | 6 | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Fire Department Leadership and Equipment | open | City Council | 0 | 6 | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Street Projects and Rights of Way | open | City Council | 0 | 6 | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Downtown Revitalization | open | City Council | 0 | 4 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Issues on upcoming agendas
Issues linked from the meetings scheduled in the next 10 days.
Nothing right now.
Recent updates
Issues with new information found in the last 7 days, newest first.
| Issue21 | Status | Board | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alley Abandonment A26-02 | open | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Auto Sales Special Use Permits | open | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Barker Park and Hughen Park Listings | open | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Budget Amendment P.O. 7458 | open | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Bus Canopy Proposals | open | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
| CHDO Recertification | open | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Charter Review | open | Charter Advisory Committee | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Council Chamber Audio-Video System | open | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Downtown Revitalization | open | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
| EDC Grants and Agreements | open | Economic Development Corporation | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Equipment and Facility Purchases | open | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Fire Department Leadership and Equipment | open | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Flood Resilience and Disaster Recovery Grants | open | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Industrial District Agreements | open | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Investment Policy and Advisory Services | open | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Landfill Operations and Contracts | ongoing | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Police Department Management and Equipment | open | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Seawall | open | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Sewer and Wastewater Infrastructure | ongoing | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Street Projects and Rights of Way | open | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
| TPWD Fishing Pier Grant Application | open | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 |
Upcoming meetings
| Meeting2 | Board | Date | Time | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-17 - City Council Special Executive Session | City Council Special Executive Session | Nov 17, 2026 | 4:00 PM | Upcoming closed Special Executive session at 4:00 PM, before the regular meeting. |
| 2026-11-17 - City Council | City Council | Nov 17, 2026 | 5:30 PM | Upcoming Council meeting at 5:30 PM; the agenda was not read. |
Recent meetings
One page per meeting, summarizing every record we have of it (agenda, minutes, video and transcript).
Issues with near term decisions
| Issue19 | Board | Last updated | People | Minutes | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alley Abandonment A26-02 | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Auto Sales Special Use Permits | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fire Department Leadership and Equipment | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Street Projects and Rights of Way | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Downtown Revitalization | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| EDC Grants and Agreements | Economic Development Corporation | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Equipment and Facility Purchases | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Investment Policy and Advisory Services | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Police Department Management and Equipment | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Barker Park and Hughen Park Listings | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Budget Amendment P.O. 7458 | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bus Canopy Proposals | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CHDO Recertification | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Charter Review | Charter Advisory Committee | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Council Chamber Audio-Video System | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Flood Resilience and Disaster Recovery Grants | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Industrial District Agreements | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Seawall | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TPWD Fishing Pier Grant Application | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Long running topics
| Issue2 | Board | Last updated | People | Minutes | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landfill Operations and Contracts | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sewer and Wastewater Infrastructure | City Council | Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
No actions pending
Nothing right now.
Completed
Nothing right now.
Sources
Where the data comes from
- City website: https://www.portarthurtx.gov/ (City Hall, 444 4th St, Port Arthur TX 77640, 409-983-8100); Council page https://www.portarthurtx.gov/250/City-Council; boards list https://www.portarthurtx.gov/336/Boards-Authorities-Commissions-Committee; calendar https://www.portarthurtx.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=14,23
- Agendas and minutes: the City's records site, https://cityhall.portarthurtx.gov/WebLink/ (2026 agenda and minutes folders). The older Agenda Center page on the City site is stale and not used.
- Meeting video: Swagit, https://portarthurtx.new.swagit.com/views/291/city-council. There is no YouTube channel, so video pages wait for transcription.
- Collected 2026-11-12 (added at Dewey's request).
Governing body
- City Council: Mayor Charlotte Moses; Mayor Pro Tem Thomas Kinlaw III; Council Members Taylor Getwood, Cal Jones, Warren Pena, Kaala Jacobs and Donald Frank Sr. District and at-large seats are not stated in the sources read.
- City Manager Ronald Burton; City Secretary Christe Whitley Ned; City Attorney Roxann Pais Cotroneo; Interim Fire Chief Antonio Mitchell
- Regular Council meetings are on Tuesdays about every other week, alternating 5:30 PM and 9:30 AM; a closed Special Executive session usually precedes the 5:30 PM meetings at 4:00 PM. Meetings are hybrid: 5th floor Council Chamber plus Zoom and phone.
Data quality notes (source gaps)
- Minutes are page images with no readable text and have not been read. They are listed only through 2026-09-22. The 2026-10-06 and 2026-10-20 minutes are not posted.
- The 2026-10-06 agenda is an image-only document and has not been read. The 2026-10-20 agenda was read from a scanned document by text recognition, so its dollar figures are omitted. The 2026-09-22 agenda was only skimmed. Agendas for 2026-09-08, 2026-09-14 and 2026-11-17 were not read.
- Agendas are not outcomes: no votes are known for any meeting.
- Schedules and records for the other boards (Planning and Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Adjustment, Economic Development Corporation, Housing Authority, Library Board and others) were not collected, and only Council-level department heads are listed. The Charter Advisory Committee page of 2026-11-10 is a placeholder.
- All video is on Swagit and is waiting for transcription; none has been transcribed. A further Board of Directors video archive on Swagit was not identified and is not built.
- Meeting pages begin with 2026-09-01. Earlier 2026 meetings (July and August) have not been built.