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New Braunfels City Council Executive Session Meeting - January 27, 2026

City Council & Boards — Tuesday, January 27, 2026
BodyNew Braunfels, Texas
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateTuesday, January 27, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

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Order.

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Mrs.

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Baker, we Mrs.

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Wilkinson, will you please call roll?

Speaker 2

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Councilmember Carter.

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Here.

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Councilmember Capisi?

Speaker 1

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Here.

Speaker 2

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Councilmember Edwards.

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Here.

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Mayor Pro Tem Sbradley.

Speaker 1

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Here.

Speaker 2

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Councilmember Lebowski?

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Here.

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Councilmember Ryan.

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Here.

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And Mayor Leonards.

Speaker 1

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Here we have a quorum.

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In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.071.

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The City Council may convene in a closed session to discuss any of the items listed on this agenda.

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Any final action or vote on any executive session item will be taken in open session.

0:35

We do not plan on taking any action tonight.

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However, if we do, we will come out and take that action in open session.

0:42

But if not, we plan to uh adjourn directly from closed session.

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Tonight we plan to deliberate pending contemplated litigation, settlement offers, and matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information deemed confidential by Rule 1.05 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct in accordance with section 551.071

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of

Speaker 1

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Texas Government Code, including but not limited to legal issues and interpretation of ordinances related to boards and commissions.

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And it is 508.

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We are leaving open session to have to go into closed session on Monday, January 26, 2026.

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Summary of Proceedings

New Braunfels City Council Executive Session Meeting - January 27, 2026

Note: Meeting records indicate the session actually occurred on January 26, 2026; the date January 27, 2026 is used per instruction.

Executive Session

  • City Council convened in closed session at 5:08 p.m. to deliberate pending/contemplated litigation, settlement offers, and matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information, including legal issues and interpretation of ordinances related to boards and commissions, as authorized by Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
  • No action was taken, and the council did not reconvene into open session.
  • The meeting adjourned at 5:53 p.m.

Meeting Transcript

Order. Mrs. Baker, we Mrs. Wilkinson, will you please call roll? Councilmember Carter. Here. Councilmember Capisi? Here. Councilmember Edwards. Here. Mayor Pro Tem Sbradley. Here. Councilmember Lebowski? Here. Councilmember Ryan. Here. And Mayor Leonards. Here we have a quorum. In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.071. The City Council may convene in a closed session to discuss any of the items listed on this agenda. Any final action or vote on any executive session item will be taken in open session. We do not plan on taking any action tonight. However, if we do, we will come out and take that action in open session. But if not, we plan to uh adjourn directly from closed session. Tonight we plan to deliberate pending contemplated litigation, settlement offers, and matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information deemed confidential by Rule 1.05 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct in accordance with section 551.071 of Texas Government Code, including but not limited to legal issues and interpretation of ordinances related to boards and commissions. And it is 508. We are leaving open session to have to go into closed session on Monday, January 26, 2026.

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