Miguel Espinoza
About
Miguel Espinoza's platform centers on fiscal responsibility and community engagement. His primary focus is on utilizing robust financial strategies to manage city resources while fostering greater transparency and involvement with the residents of Abilene.
Campaign promises (1)
- transparencyEspinoza aims to engage the community through the implementation of strong financial strategies.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 28
- Total speaking time
- 31:22
- Avg per meeting
- 1:07
- Segments
- 505
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Top issues during term (3)(Parks Rec)
Senior Wellness and Social Programming
The financial impact of these programs is managed within the existing parks and recreation budget.
Youth Sports League Management
The city currently subsidizes baseball and softball complexes by over $214,000 annually.
Special Event Sponsorship
The city will continue to provide in-kind services for approved events.
Moved or seconded (40)
Motions Espinoza 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.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Councilmember Yates moved to approve the item as presented.
- movedpassed 7-02026-06-11
Councilmember Espinoza moved that the City Council of the City of Abilene authorize the use of the power of eminent domain to acquire property described as Containing 0.202 Acre Ou…
- secondedpassed 6-02026-06-11
Councilmember Patterson moved to approve the consent agenda, now consisting of items 3, 4 and 6-8.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-06-11
Mayor Pro-tem Price moved to approve Tract 1 as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission, and Tract 2 as RR1.
- movedpassed 7-02026-06-11
Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Condemnation for a Permanent Widening and Drainage Easement, and Authorization for Eminent Domain Proceedings, for property described as Containing 0.026 Acres Out Of Lots
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 7-02026-06-11
Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Condemnation for a Permanent Widening and Drainage Easement, and Authorization for Eminent Domain Proceedings, for property described as Containing 0.006 Acres Out Of Lot 29,
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 6-02026-06-11
Councilmember Espinoza moved that the City Council of the City of Abilene authorize the use of the power of eminent domain to acquire 0.028 acres out of Block 3 of the Bowyers Subd…
- secondedpassed 7-02026-06-11
Councilmember Craver moved that the City Council of the City of Abilene authorize the use of the power of eminent domain to acquire property described as Containing 0.108 Acre Out …
- secondedpassed 6-02026-04-23
Mayor Pro-tem Yates moved to approve the item as presented.
- movedpassed 7-02026-04-09
move to approve the item as presented.
- movedpassed 7-02026-03-26
Councilmember Espinoza moved to approve the item as presented. Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Regan seconded the motion; motion carried.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-03-12
approve the item as presented
- movedpassed 5-02026-03-12
approve the item as presented
- secondedpassed 7-02026-01-22
Councilmember Craver moved to approve the item as presented.
- movedpassed 6-02025-12-04
Councilmember Espinoza moved to approve the item as presented.
- secondedpassed 7-02025-11-20
Councilmember Beard moved to approve the item as presented.
- secondedpassed 6-02025-11-06
move to approve the item as presented
- secondedpassed 7-02025-11-06
move to approve the item as presented
- secondedpassed 7-02025-11-06
approve the item as presented.
- movedpassed 7-02025-11-06
approve the item as presented.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Espinoza was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Parks Rec.
Voting record (0)(Parks Rec)
No votes found matching Parks Rec.