General Board Meeting Recap – February 18, 2026

“Dial 911, There’s a Flyer in the Room.”

Welcome back to another thrilling installment of As the MUD Turns — filmed live at your favorite municipal theater where the drama is unscripted, the reports are optional, and the rules are… flexible.

Act I: The Phone Box Incident

Before the meeting even begins, Chris Rocco launches into full TSA mode, demanding Director David Flores surrender his phone to the sacred “phone box.”

David, being a grown adult and not a third grader on a field trip, declines assistance.

The tone is set.The circus tent is fully erected.

Act II: The People Show Up (How Dare They)

Thirty-plus residents attend.

Thirty.

That’s people showing up to watch a live-action masterclass in governance improvisation.

Topics drawing the crowd:

• $5.81 million in bond debt

• The ongoing lawsuit

• The Splash Pad That Launched a Thousand Feelings™

  
  

Act III: The Yellow Flyer of Doom

Hanoi Avila holds the yellow flyer aloft like Hamlet with Yorick’s skull.

“This,” he declares, “is misinformation.”

He reminds the room:

• The board has been assaulted.

• The board has been falsely imprisoned.

• The professionals say the bond is good.

• You voted for them to decide.

• They will decide.

  
  

Input from taxpayers appears to be categorized under “optional enrichment activity.”

Then comes the sacred phrase:“The professionals have told us…”

Let’s examine “the professionals.”

On a $5.81 million bond:

• Roughly 14% (~$813,400) goes to issuance fees and “soft costs.”

  
  

Legal fees.Financial advisor fees.Engineering fees.Bond discount fees.Administrative fees.Insurance fees.Regulatory fees.

Soft costs are apparently very firm when the invoice arrives.

One might observe — gently, respectfully — that licensed professionals tend not to discourage transactions that generate licensed professional fees.

Just an observation.

Act IV: Weather Forecast with Beth

Beth Jones announces financial doom if a storm hits.

Winter, meanwhile, has packed its bags.

She claims:

• 100 children per day use the Anderson Mill West park (bring binoculars).

• Bonds won’t raise taxes.

• Prior boards refused to fix infrastructure (revisionist history edition).

  
  

Here’s the arithmetic question left floating in the air like a confused balloon:

If the district struggles to operate comfortably on current revenue…How does diverting part of that same revenue to bond debt improve things?

Silence.

Act V: David Uses Math (Again)

Director David Flores, clearly unaware that logic is out of fashion, explains:

• Residents do not get to vote on these bonds.

• Bonds free up the $2.4M annual revenue.

• Freed revenue can fund splash pads and lawsuits.

  
  

He proposes something radical.

A survey.

Before spending millions.

Beth responds: “It’s in the 2020 Park Plan.”

Ah yes.

The 2020 plan:

• Using six-year-old data.

• Including non-residents.

• Produced the now-legendary $50,000+ treehouse that was installed and removed before children could risk enjoying it.

  
  

But sure. Let’s build a water park.

Act VI: Approving Reports That Don’t Exist

1 hour and 24 minutes into the meeting, the board reaches Agenda Item #1:

The Bookkeeper’s Report.

There was no report in the packet.

No board member had seen it.

The vote?

Approved.

This is what we call Faith-Based Accounting.

Act VII: Dial 911 — Decorum Emergency

Tina Flores raises a question.

Beth attempts to eject her.

When Tina does not immediately comply, Beth instructs the attorney to call 9-1-1.

Yes. Emergency services.

For a public meeting.

The attorney gently explains that “Roberts Rules of Vibes” is not enforceable Texas law.

Beth insists she “made a rule.”

Somewhere, the Texas Open Meetings Act sheds a quiet tear.

Act VIII: The Bond Breakdown

Engineer Jacob explains the five projects:

• Smart meters (with lifetime subscription fees — because even water needs WiFi now)

• Lift station rehabs

• Sewer rehab

• Water inspections

• Line replacements

  
  

Total: ~$5 million in projectsPlus: $813,400 in fees

That’s a whole lot of “soft.”

The engineer notes:Some people prefer to live debt-free. Others don’t mind debt.

The board has chosen Team Debt.

Act IX: Water Accountability — The Remix

The operator (earning ~$56,000 per month) reports horrible water accountability.

Proposed solutions include:

• Bring Rover from Houston $$$

• Spend $4,000 “not to exceed” (for something)

• Possibly run cameras in water mains

  
  

Engineer:“You want to put cameras in potable water lines.”

We are comforted that someone in the room knows to question that.

Rocco then discusses a dream in which missing water is falling into caves beneath the district.

Ladies and gentlemen, hydrogeology via REM sleep.

Act X: The Pump Amnesia

The Hatch Lift Station pumps were:

• Stored for free.

• Forgotten.

• Rediscovered.

• Now sitting outside in the elements.

Infrastructure oversight level: Casual.

Act XI: Rescind Everything Since 2020

Rocco moves to rescind all policies enacted since November 2020.

All of them.

When he asked where those policies are located, Beth says:“On the website.”

Which is his committee.

Governance by Etch-A-Sketch.

Act XII: Public Information Requests — The Villain Origin Story

Hanoi frets over $2,600 in January PIR costs.

Cole clarifies: about seven residents regularly request records.

Translation:Transparency costs money when you don’t practice it proactively.

Act XIII: The Splash Pad Showdown

A resident raises liability concerns about the splash pad.

Rocco assures everyone insurance will review it once scoped.

Question from the cheap seats:Did insurance review the treehouse before it was installed and removed?

Asking for a friend. 

Act XIV: The Dramatic Finale

Hanoi tears the yellow flyer in half like a Shakespearean antihero.

“This is politics,” he declares.

Beth advises residents who dislike flyers to call 911.

We now apparently use emergency services for:

• Flyers

• Questions

• Eye contact

• Possibly math

  
  

The Moral of the Story

The board says:Trust the professionals.Trust the debt.Trust the process.

Director Flores says:Survey first.Data first.Math first.

The engineer says:Debt is optional.

The residents say:We showed up.

And somewhere in the background, $5.81 million waits patiently.

As always, dear readers:

Follow the money.Read the budget.Count the soft costs.And if you see a flyer…

Please dial responsibly.