District 2 Council Member· 2024-2028
Gordon Harris
Lubbock
About
Gordon Harris's platform centers on addressing economic growth challenges within Lubbock and fostering increased civic engagement among residents. His campaign emphasizes a commitment to these key areas for the city's development and community involvement.
Campaign promises (2)
- developmentFocus on economic growth issues facing the city.Related votes
- transparencyWork to increase civic engagement within the city.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 16
- Total speaking time
- 35:19
- Avg per meeting
- 2:12
- Segments
- 524
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Top issues during term (9)(Development)
Proposed Regulations and Zoning for Large-Scale Data Centers
Could impact municipal water and electrical infrastructure costs, fee collections through water reservation options, and potential tax revenues from industrial development.
Neighborhood Commercial Buffering along 34th Street
Increases commercial property values and development investment along the 34th Street corridor.
Lubbock City Charter Review and Amendments
None directly from the review process.
Industrial Development and Community Impact
The grant for the TTX Company project is $152,000.
2055 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Development
Protects federal funding eligibility for existing and planned roadway projects across the MPO boundary.
Adaptive Reuse of Vacant School Property (Jackson Elementary)
Private grant funding and volunteer efforts will drive renovations, avoiding city capital outlays.
Highland Oaks Public Improvement District Bond Issuance & Infrastructure
Involves issuing special assessment revenue bonds and executing public works contracts for water distribution.
Municipal Annexation of Northern Territory
Standard municipal service extension costs offset by future property tax revenues.
housing bond approval
The city is facilitating a $22 million bond issuance for housing development.
Moved or seconded (17)
Motions Harris personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedfailed 2-52026-05-26
Zone Case 3545 (Partial - 7501 19th Street)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 7-02026-05-26
approve the April 28, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting minutes
- secondedfailed 2-52026-05-12
approve this item
- secondedpassed 7-02026-05-12
approve Ordinance No. 2026-O0057
- movedpassed 7-02026-05-12
approve Ordinance No. 2026-O0058
- secondedpassed 7-02026-05-12
approve Resolution No. 2026-R0194
- secondedpassed 6-12026-03-10
to approve Resolution No. 2026-R0110.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-02-24
to approve the January 27, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting minutes.
- secondedpassed 4-32026-02-24
to approve Ordinance No. 2026-O0019.
- secondedpassed 5-22026-02-10
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Christy Martinez-Garcia, seconded by Council Member Gordon Harris, to approve Resolution No. 2026-R0073.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-02-10
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Christy Martinez-Garcia, seconded by Council Member Gordon Harris, to approve items 6.1-6.7; 6.9-6.15; 6.17-6.21; and 6.25-6.38.
- secondedpassed 5-22026-02-10
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Christy Martinez-Garcia, seconded by Council Member Gordon Harris, to approve Resolution No. 2026-R0072.
- secondedpassed 5-22026-02-10
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Christy Martinez-Garcia, seconded by Council Member Gordon Harris, to approve Resolution No. 2026-R0071.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-01-13
to approve items 5.1-5.26.
- movedpassed 7-02026-01-13
to approve Ordinance No. 2026-O0007.
- secondedfailed 3-42026-01-13
to approve this item.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-01-13
to approve Resolution No. 2026-R0020
Decisions during term (79)
Recorded while Harris was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Resolution - Community Development: Consider a resolution waiving the Payment in Lieu of Taxes, otherwise due from the Lubbock Housing Authority, based on the rental income produced from the City of Lubbock Public Housing Units for Fiscal…
Ordinance 2nd Reading - Business Development: Consider Ordinance No. 2026-O0131 reviewing classifications for the methods of assessing special benefits for the services and improvements of property in the Northwest Passage PID; approving,…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment 4 to Contract 18629, with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for Individual Project Order Number 4, for the Downtown Lighting Study in the…
Ordinance 2nd Reading - Planning (District 5): Consider Ordinance No. 2026-O0127, for Zone Case 3558, a request of Rasmussen Development, Inc. for Timothy Mandrell, for a zone change from Low Density Single-Family District (SF-2) to High…
Zone Case 3304A (Hugo Reed & Associates / Larry Elliott Land & Development)
LEDA Economic Development Agreement with Seals Commercial Holdings
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving the Mac Davis Statue Project and Installation Agreement, by and between the City of Lubbock and the Mac Davis Museum and Academy of Songwriting, Inc., at the intersection…
Resolution - Right-of-Way: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Memorandum of Agreement, and related documents, with Grow Lubbock Development, LLC., for the purchase of a 1.1945-acre tract and a 0.6555-acre Slope…
Public Hearing - Planning (District 5): Consider a request for Zone Case 3558, a request of Rasmussen Development, Inc. for Timothy Mandrell, for a zone change from Low Density Single-Family District (SF-2) to High Density Residential…
Consider proposed amendments to the City of Lubbock's Unified Development Code concerning large-scale data centers
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Façade) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Embla Enterprises, LLC, located at 1702 Avenue F, pursuant to Article IV, Section…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Permittable) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Embla Enterprises, LLC, located at 1702 Embla Enterprises, LLC, pursuant to…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Façade) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Embla Enterprises, LLC, located at 1706 Avenue F, pursuant to Article IV, Section…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Permittable) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Embla Enterprises, LLC, located at 1706 Avenue F, pursuant to Article IV,…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Façade) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Law Office of Michael H. Carper, located at 1102 Main St., pursuant to Article IV,…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Permittable) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Law Office of Michael H. Carper, located at 1102 Main Street, pursuant to…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Façade) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to 2 Bimbos, LLC, located at 1962 Texas Avenue, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5, of…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Permittable) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to 2 Bimbos, LLC, located at 1962 Texas Avenue, pursuant to Article IV, Section…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Façade) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Pool Appraising, Inc., located at 709 Broadway, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5,…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Permittable) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Pool Appraising, Inc., located at 709 Broadway, pursuant to Article IV,…
Voting record (3)(Development)
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