Tim Short
About
Tim Short's campaign for a second term as Mayor of Wichita Falls focuses on continuity and completing ongoing municipal projects and city improvements initiated during his first term.
Campaign promises (1)
- infrastructureTim Short wants to finish accomplishments and projects that were started during his first term as mayor.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 21
- Total speaking time
- 3:12:43
- Avg per meeting
- 9:11
- Segments
- 4115
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Top issues during term (20)
City Manager Transition and Appointment
The amount of severance funds potentially recoverable wasn't stated, but it's taxpayer money at stake.
Huntington Lane RV Park Rezoning
None from city funds; entirely private development.
Flood Mitigation and FEMA Floodplain Remapping
The study costs $298,700, which aims to unlock much larger federal and state funding matches for future construction projects.
local election
Municipal elections carry standard administrative costs, but the winning candidate will directly influence city budget allocations and property tax rates.
SkyBox Datacenters Proposed Campus
Substantial long-term real and personal property tax revenue generation with no local municipal incentives requested.
Howmet Aerospace Facility and Workforce Expansion
$70 million in private capital investment and about 200 new full-time jobs.
Fiscal Year 2027 Pre-Budget Workshop
Affects the entire municipal budget, property tax rates, and utility rates for the coming fiscal year.
East Lawn Memorial Park Municipal Takeover Due Diligence
Unknown upfront and ongoing perpetual maintenance costs to be determined during due diligence.
Airport Drive Data Center Rezoning Proposal
Substantial potential tax base expansion, though specific valuation was not finalized.
Outdoor Warning System Replacement
$1,834,032 total project cost split between the general fund and 4B sales tax.
election campaign
No immediate financial impact on taxpayers is tied directly to this candidate's announcement.
Falls Ranch RV Resort sewer improvements cost-sharing
Developer contributes at least $150,000 toward improvements; the city is also spending $198,500 on engineering for the broader sewer project.
Homelessness and homeless veterans
Community division and council accountability
Sheppard Air Force Base Runway 33L South Repair Project
Total project cost is approximately $6 million, with $2.95 million requested from the state grant, $1.45 million from the Department of Defense, and $1.5 million combined from 4A and 4B corporations.
Fire Department Administration Relocation & Station Improvements
The building purchase costs $440,000, funded by TIFMAS state reimbursements and general fund capital reserves.
FY 2026-2027 Proposed Property Tax Rate
Lowers property tax rates to 2015 levels and reduces resident utility bills.
New Police Chief Appointment
Potential legal costs associated with threatened civil rights lawsuits.
2026 Asphalt Rehabilitation Project
Contract amount of $1,059,593.00.
Hamilton Park Tennis Center Expansion
$1.5 million from city Type B funds toward a $5.5 million total project cost, with $4 million raised privately.
Decisions during term (229)
Recorded while Short was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of Consent Agenda (Items 6–8, excluding 8.B)
Community Facilities Agreement with B&B RV WF Investments, LLC (Item 8.B)
Texas Enterprise Zone Nomination for Howmet Castings (Item 9.A)
Resolution Authorizing Investigation of Jeffery Jenkins Separation Agreement (Item 12.A)
Approval of Meeting Minutes
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Resolution authorizing the purchase, installation, and configuration of Verkada security cameras, including three (3) years of licensing, at the Wichita Falls Regional Airport, through The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS), from Syntrio…
Consent Agenda Approval
Grant Application for Sheppard AFB Runway 33L South
Purchase of Building for Fire Department Administration
Supplemental Engineering Agreement with HDR Engineering for Flood Mitigation
Proclamation - Serving Up Hope Day, Serving Up Hope-The Kylie Fund
Approval of Meeting Minutes
City Council, October 6, 2026
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Library Advisory Board, June 16, 2026
Wichita Falls 4B Sales Tax Corporation (WF4BSTC), July 2, 2026
Planning and Zoning Commission, July 8, 2026
Tax Increment Financing #4 (TIF) Board, July 8, 2026
Wichita Falls Economic Development Corporation, July 23, 2026
Voting record (2)
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