Updated when available. It is not.
Growth is jobs, people moving into the city.
It is not increased valuation just to keep up with inflation, building cost increases, etc. Mr. Lewis says he is going to vote no on all six proposals because there is not a single one that will benefit him. If business owners continue to move out of town, Mr. Lewis and I will be left to pay for our police and fire departments by ourselves. The benefit Mr. Lewis is going to receive from new growth will be the assurance that his investment in our community will have value, and the hope that new residents and tourists will help pay the bills. My grandfather was the first of my family to live in South Texas.