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The North Richland Hills City Council met in regular session on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 4301 City Point Drive. Mayor Jack McCarty presided. The meeting included canvassing the May 3, 2025 general election, swearing in newly elected council members, approving a portable sign ordinance amendment, and an executive session regarding threatened litigation. Council Member Blake Vaughn (Place 5) was absent; all other council members were present.
Hey, I I can do this. I can be an artist, but I didn't have time. I was still a young mother and waited until my daughter, who's an artist, encouraged me and bought me my first set of paints. And uh recommended me to an art teacher, Janice Bryant. And she's the one who told me that all I needed were desire, which I had, and skills, which she would teach me. She scared me a little bit when I started because she told me it would take 10 years to develop a style. It actually took me 20 years. What I was drawn to was landscapes and then tree bark. So I've evolved from representative to interpretive. I would not say that I'm an abstract painter. But I was taught to expand and exaggerate. I'm a colorist. And as such, I use color and line to portray my emotional response to a subject. If the person reads the name of the Sean, you didn't wave. One more. Thank you. Sean. I take pictures with elephants now. We normally don't do this, y'all, just so you know. Well, Ricky does. Yeah. He does a lot of it. Yes, sir. So that well, that's a good question. No. There we go. We start in 30 seconds, but I want to say thanks to the family for coming and celebrating. It's a good night for celebration and stuff, y'all. So uh and by the way, the family made a sacrifice in this deal as well. So just with the uh money and time and effort takes to put in for a campaign, y'all did a great job. So thank y'all. And y'all's hard work's gonna appreciate and can't wait to put y'all to work. It is seven o'clock, and I will call to order the May 14th, 2025 City Council meeting to order. The quorum of the city council is present, and the meeting has been duly posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the Texas government code. Items one, A1 and A2 are the invocation of the pledge. Mayor Pro Tim Dupree will lead us, and I invite you to join us in prayer as well as pledge the United States and Texas flags as you choose. Let's pray. Dear Heavenly Father, we come before you this evening with gratitude. We're thankful to live in a country where we can begin our meetings in prayer and for the privilege of serving this community. We're especially grateful for those who serve our city, our employees and our first responders. Bless and protect them and keep it as they keep our neighborhood safe and our city running smoothly. We also look to our local schools, teachers, and students, strengthen our educators as they teach the next generation and encourage students as they finish out the school year. Lord, we ask a special blessing uh