Texas Record
Abilene
SP

Shane Price

Place 1 Council Member2024-01 to 2027-05

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At a glance

News mentions
10

Term ending May 1, 2027.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
52
Total speaking time
4:23:36
Avg per meeting
5:04
Segments
4378

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Top issues during term (19)(General)

critical↑Apr 2025[47]

Water Infrastructure Upgrades

Capital expenditure funded through utility project bids.

critical→Apr 2025[37]

Property Maintenance and Code Compliance

Property owners face civil penalties and demolition costs if they fail to comply with city repair orders.

critical↑May 2025[36]

Flock License Plate Reader Security

Existing camera deployment costs are absorbed within police operations.

high↑Nov 2025[11]

Personnel Appointment

The financial impact of these amendments is not yet specified.

high↑Aug 2025[11]

Trash and Waste Management

The cost of relocating the facility and setting up new signage is currently being evaluated.

medium↓Jul 2026[6]

employee fatality

The city will likely face increased insurance premiums and potential costs related to an OSHA investigation and workplace safety reviews.

critical↑May 2025[6]

City Manager Search and Appointment

The cost of the search firm SGR was incurred to find the new manager.

high↓Aug 2025[1]

business operating hours

Late-night BYOB businesses might see a hit to their profits, but the city hopes to save on potential late-night incident costs.

critical↓Nov 2025[1]

drug bust

The request involves potential future funding or resource allocation for non-profit treatment facilities.

medium↓Sep 2025[0]

CBD business lawsuit

This lawsuit could cost taxpayers money if the city loses, and it's definitely hurting the CBD shops' profits right now.

high↓Apr 2025[0]

cyberattack

Who knows how much this will cost to fix, but it's probably a lot.

medium↓Apr 2025[0]

cybersecurity incident

This cyberattack is costing the city time and resources, potentially delaying access to important information.

high↓Jun 2025[0]

cybersecurity breach

We might have to pay up to get our data back, or deal with the fallout if we don't.

high↓Jun 2025[0]

cybersecurity and IT infrastructure

Taxpayers are footing the bill for this much-needed security upgrade.

medium↓Sep 2025[0]

hunting ordinance

This change won't directly cost you money, but it could boost local sporting goods stores if more people start hunting.

medium↓Jun 2025[0]

cybersecurity and infrastructure

Taxpayers might see a temporary bump in costs as the city invests in better cybersecurity.

medium↓Aug 2025[0]

mosquito control

This is a standard city service, so it’s already baked into your existing tax bill.

medium↓Mar 2026[0]

State of the City address

The address highlights how your tax dollars are being prioritized for city infrastructure and growth projects in the coming year.

medium↓Aug 2025[0]

CBD shop controversy

This legal mess could mean big money problems for the shop and potentially impact local business regulations.

Moved or seconded (40)

Motions Price 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 7-02026-06-11

    Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Beard 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 0.003 Acr…

  • secondedpassed 6-02026-06-11

    Councilmember Yates moved to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 6-02026-06-11

    Councilmember Patterson moved to approve the item as presented.

  • movedpassed 6-02026-06-11

    Mayor Pro-tem Price moved to approve the item as presented.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-05-28

    Mayor Pro-tem Price moved to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 7-02026-05-28

    Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Beard moved to approve the item as presented.

  • movedpassed 5-02026-05-14

    Mayor Pro-tem Price moved to approve the item as presented. Councilmember Craver seconded the motion; motion carried.

  • secondedpassed 6-02026-05-14

    Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Beard moved to approve the item as presented. Mayor Pro-tem Price seconded the motion; motion carried.

  • movedpassed 6-02026-05-14

    Mayor Pro-tem Price moved to approve the item as presented. Councilmember Craver seconded the motion; motion carried.

  • movedpassed 6-02026-05-14

    Mayor Pro-tem Price moved to approve the item as presented.

  • movedpassed 6-02026-05-14

    approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 6-02026-05-14

    Councilmember Patterson moved to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 6-02026-04-09

    Councilmember Beard moved to approve the item as presented.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-04-09

    move to approve the item as presented.

  • movedpassed 4-02026-03-12

    approve the item as presented

  • secondedpassed 5-02026-03-12

    approve the item as presented

  • secondedpassed 5-02026-03-12

    approve the item as presented

  • secondedpassed 7-02026-02-26

    move to approve the item as presented.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-02-12

    Councilmember Price moved to approve the item as presented with the removal of the number of employees submitted in the plan of operation as a requirement of the CUP.

  • movedpassed 6-02026-02-12

    Councilmember Price moved to approve the item as presented.

Decisions during term (15)

Recorded while Price was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approved9-0Oct 6, 2026

Z-2026-54: Rezoning 10 Acres at 7186 Buffalo Gap Rd to General Commercial

approved5-0Sep 24, 2026

Ordinance (First Reading) CUP-2026-13: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on a Request from The Owner to Apply a Conditional Use Permit to Approximately 6.89 Acres Zoned General Retail (GR) To Allow for Outside Storage and…

approved5-0Sep 24, 2026

Ordinance (First Reading) Z-2026-51: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Change the Zoning of Approximately 0.23 Acres from Mixed Use (MX) to General Commercial (GC) zoning. Located at 1642 N…

approved7-0Aug 13, 2026

Z-2026-40: Zoning Change from AO to General Commercial at 1613 & 1627 Musgrave Blvd

approved6-0Jun 25, 2026

Item 15: Issuance of General Obligation Bonds, Series 2026 for Airport Terminal

approved6-0Jun 25, 2026

Ordinance (First Reading) CUP-2026-08: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on a Request from The Owner, To Apply a Conditional Use Permit to Approximately 1.49 Acres Zoned General Commercial (GC) To Allow for Contractor…

approved7-0May 12, 2026

Canvass May 2, 2026 General Election and Order Runoff

approved6-0Apr 23, 2026

Ordinance (First Reading) Z-2026-12: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on A Request from the Owner, to Change the Zoning of Approximately 34.8 Acres from General Retail (GR) to Multi-Family (MF).…

approved6-0Apr 23, 2026

Ordinance (First Reading) Z-2026-18: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Change the Zoning of Approximately 38.97 Acres from General Commercial (GC) and Heavy Commercial (HC) to a Planned…

approved6-0Apr 23, 2026

Ordinance (First Reading) Z-2026-20: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Change the Zoning of Approximately 2.20 Acres from Agricultural Open (AO) and General Commercial (GC) to General…

approved6-0Apr 23, 2026

Ordinance (First Reading) Z-2026-22: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Change the Zoning of Approximately 3.58 Acres from a Planned Development (PD-55) to General Commercial (GC). Located at…

approved6-0Apr 7, 2026

Z-2026-20: Rezone 2.2 Acres to General Commercial on ES 11th St.

approved7-0Apr 7, 2026

Z-2026-22: Rezone 3.58 Acres from PD-55 to General Commercial on Hartford St.

approved7-0Mar 26, 2026

Ordinance (First Reading) Z-2026-08: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Change the Zoning of Approximately 0.074 Acres from Residential Single Family (RS-6) to General Commercial (GC) Zoning.…

approvedMar 11, 2026

Recommend Lease with General Services Administration