Rolando Rios

District 3 Council Member2025-2029

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At a glance

News mentions: 0

Term ending Dec 31, 2029.

Voice

Meetings spoken in: 7
Total speaking time: 12:46
Avg per meeting: 1:49
Segments: 155

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Top issues during term (8)(Development)

critical→Oct 2025[43]

Economic Growth and Budget

Total budget of $647 million with an unassigned ending fund balance of $109 million.

critical↓Oct 2025[26]

Industrial Rezoning at 4716 Buddy Owens Blvd

Influences local property values and commercial development potential.

medium↑Sep 2026[16]

Conditional Use Permit Denial for Maddie's Pumpkin Patch

medium↑Sep 2026[10]

Affordable Homes of South Texas Loan Conversion

Converts $251,130.14 in receivable loan assets into an outright grant expenditure.

high↑May 2026[5]

downtown redevelopment survey

Your feedback could shape how millions of dollars are spent downtown.

medium↓Dec 2025[0]

mixed-use development

This could mean a big boost to local businesses and potentially more housing options, but we'll have to see how it shakes out.

medium↓Jan 2026[0]

downtown development

This means more jobs and a potential boost for local businesses as construction kicks off.

medium↓Oct 2025[0]

reservoir development

This could mean a big boost for the city's economy if the development brings in new businesses or jobs.

Moved or seconded (40)

Motions Rios 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.

movedpassed2026-07-13
Commissioner Rolando “Rolly” Rios moved to award the contract as recommended.
movedpassed2026-07-13
Providing of an Ordinance for the Fiscal Year 2026–2027 Annual Action Plan, including the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Programs, and authorizing submission of the plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
movedpassed2026-07-13
Commissioner Rolando “Rolly” Rios moved to award the contract as recommended.
movedpassed2026-06-22
Consideration of variance requests to 1) exceed the maximum block length, and 2) not require a north/south ¼ mile collector roadway for proposed The Woodlands Subdivision, Hidalgo County, Texas; 601 S. Taylor Road. VAR2026-0020
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
secondedpassed2026-06-22
Consideration of a variance request to not provide for the east-west ¼ mile collector street for the proposed Hernandez Acres Subdivision, Hidalgo County, Texas, 14601
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
secondedpassed2026-06-08
Consideration of a variance request to not provide for the east-west ¼ mile collector street for the proposed Hernandez Acres Subdivision, Hidalgo County, Texas, 14601
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
secondedpassed2026-06-08
Review of the Quarterly Investment Report for Quarter Ended March 31, 2026
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
movedpassed2026-06-08
Providing an abandonment for a 10-foot utility easement, being 0.227 of an acre out of Lots 6 and 7, The District Phase I Subdivision, Hidalgo County, Texas; 7901 North 10th Street. ABD2024-0011
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
secondedpassed2026-05-26
Commissioner Jose R. "Pepe" Cabeza de Vaca moved to approve the items listed on the Routine Items section of the agenda and seconded by Commissioner Rolando "Rolly" Rios.
secondedpassed2026-05-26
Commissioner Rodolfo "Rudy" Castillo moved to approve the variance as recommended
secondedpassed2026-05-26
ROUTINE CITY INITIATED REZONINGS
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
secondedpassed2026-05-26
Commissioner Rodolfo "Rudy" Castillo moved to approve the variance as recommended
movedpassed 4-02026-05-26
Discussion and possible lease, sale or purchase of real property, Tracts 1. Tex. Gov’t. Code §551.072
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
secondedpassed2026-05-26
Authorizing the Issuance of Sanitation System Revenue Bonds — North American Development Bank
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
movedpassed 4-02026-05-26
Consultation with City Attorney regarding legal aspects of contracts. Tex. Gov’t. Code §551.071
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
secondedpassed2026-05-26
Election of Mayor Pro Tem
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
movedpassed 4-02026-05-26
Consultation with City Attorney regarding ordinance enforcement. Tex. Gov’t. Code §551.071
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
secondedpassed2026-05-26
Providing a Budget Amendment Request for the Golf Course Project
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
secondedpassed2026-05-26
Providing for the Mid-Year Budget Amendment for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
movedpassed2026-05-26
Award of Contract for Convention Facilities Master Plan Feasibility Study and Related Analysis (Project No. 10-25-S02-524)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion