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The North Richland Hills City Council held a Work Session at 5:30 PM and a Regular Meeting at 7:46 PM on Monday, February 23, 2026. The Work Session featured a detailed review of a proposed ethics ordinance and a presentation on establishing an Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs Program. The Regular Meeting included the acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2025 Audited Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), the creation of a new Advisory Committee on Senior Affairs, and other routine appointments and approvals.
Uh I see yours has a throttle. It must be a class two e-bike. I just got the bike last week. I was wondering about the rules, but I wasn't even sure where to look. Okay, well, the Texas Transportation Code acknowledges three classes of e-bikes. One and two max out at twenty miles an hour, and class three maxes out twenty-eight miles an hour. All right. Class two, like yours has a throttle for the motor, but class one and three do not. However, all three classes have functioning pedals, are motor assisted and could be ridden as a bicycle even when the battery dies. With all those factors, e-bikes can legally be written in the same manner as a bicycle in the state of Texas. Except that a class three rider must be at least 15 years old. So if I'm out riding and I don't see a bike lane or bike path, is there any way that I can maybe get out in the street and go with the flow of traffic? Uh yes, sir, just ride in the same direction as the cars, and to be safe, ride as close as you can to the right side of the roadway. And remember, just like a bicycle when you're riding out and about, uh, you need to stop at stop signs and intersections for red lights as well. Oh, that's good information. I've seen some other e-bikes out here, and I've noticed some of them don't have pedals. Do those follow the same rules as my bike? Good evening. Welcome to the North Richland Hills City Council Work Session. It is 5 o'clock, 5 30, excuse me. And I will call the Monday, February 23rd, 2026, City Council Work Session to order. A quarter of the City Council is present. The meeting has been duly posted in accordance with Tex Open Meetings Act of the Texas Government Code. Items listed for discussion on the work session agenda provide an opportunity for the City Council to discuss the items and receive information from staff. City Council will not take action on any of these items listed for discussion during the work session. Any members of the public wishing to address the council regarding items listed on the work session agenda may do so during the public comments portion of the regular meeting. Moving to the first item on the agenda, give the council the opportunity to ask any questions. The items on the regular agenda that the council has not had clarification on by this time. Anyone? Clarification, I think. Moving on to the next thing. Dazzle us. Well, hopefully you have in front of you a hard copy, suggested copy of the ethics ordinance and rules of procedure. First of all, I want to answer uh the why question. Uh, why are we addressing the ethics ordinance and rules of procedure? Uh actually what we want to do is to make sure that these issues are clearly articulated so in the future we can move forward with confidence and integrity and uh clarity. So let me give you just a little bit of a recap. First of all, December the 8th, 2025. An overview of ethics policies and rules of procedures across Texas cities and comparisons were presented to the council by staff during work session. Research cities included Arlington, Halton City, Pareland, Richland Hills, Watauga, Bedford, Keller, Richardson, South Lake, and Wentworth Village. So as you can see, many cities were referred to uh and examined.