Ceasar Ruiz
TX · Pflugerville City Council, Place 2
Ceasar Ruiz has served on the Pflugerville City Council since 2020 and earlier sat on the city's Planning and Zoning Commission. He focuses on public safety, careful spending and tax relief, and keeping roads and utilities ahead of growth.
Where Ceasar Ruiz stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 5 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Voted yes on a resolution requiring masks inside city-owned buildings during COVID-19, with added exemptions. It passed 5-1.
August 18, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 5 oppose
Voted yes on a property tax rate of $0.5436 per $100 of value for fiscal year 2027, a 3.46% increase in the tax rate. It passed 5-2.
September 8, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted yes to adopt the city's budget for fiscal year 2027. It passed 5-2.
September 8, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted no on a motion to put $2.1 million from the fiscal year 2027 budget toward the Monarch recreation center. It passed 4-3.
February 10, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted yes to issue $127 million in certificates of obligation (city debt that does not need a public vote) for city projects. It passed 5-2.
April 8, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted no on a $4.36 million tax-increment payment to reimburse a developer for public improvements at the North Pointe East project on SH 130. City staff had recommended denial, and it failed 2-5.
January 14, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Moved to adopt a property tax rate of $0.5362 per $100 of value for fiscal year 2024, a 24% increase in the tax rate. It passed after he voted against the same motion minutes earlier, when it fell short of the required 60%.
September 12, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted yes to issue up to $153 million in certificates of obligation, a type of city debt that does not need a public vote, for Downtown East public improvements. It passed unanimously.
May 23, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted yes to raise the city property tax exemption for seniors and for disabled homeowners to $50,000 for the next year. It passed unanimously.
June 28, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted yes to raise the city property tax exemption for seniors and for disabled homeowners to $50,000 for the next year. It passed unanimously.
June 28, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Seconded and voted yes on a council resolution standing in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community, including transgender children and families. It passed 5-1.
March 8, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted yes to issue up to $153 million in certificates of obligation, a type of city debt that does not need a public vote, for Downtown East public improvements. It passed unanimously.
May 23, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Voted yes to end the city's ambulance contract with Allegiance Mobile Health and move emergency medical services to Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2. It passed 5-2.
July 14, 2026
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted yes to appoint Willie Richards as Pflugerville police chief. It passed 5-1.
October 28, 2025
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Joined the board of the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation, the city's economic development board, after a City Council appointment in early 2024.
February 29, 2024
Source: pfdevelopment.com
Won a second term on Place 2 unopposed. The council declared him elected on Sept. 12, 2023, and canceled the November election.
September 12, 2023
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Seconded and voted yes on a motion to ask voters to approve yearly pay of $12,000 for the mayor and $9,000 for council members. It passed 4-3, and the council then sent the charter amendment to the November 2023 ballot.
August 8, 2023
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted no on a motion to spend the rest of the city's federal pandemic relief (ARPA) money on food insecurity. It failed 2-4; he said he wanted more information first.
November 29, 2022
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted no on a resolution asking the Texas Legislature to change laws on how cities and emergency services districts work together. It failed 2-3.
September 27, 2022
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted no on a contract with Acadian Ambulance Services to provide emergency medical services in the city. It passed 5-2.
November 9, 2021
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted no on a resolution opposing state limits on cities using public money to hire lobbyists. It passed 5-2.
February 23, 2021
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted no on a proposed city purchasing policy. It failed 3-4 and was sent back for more discussion.
February 23, 2021
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Won election to Pflugerville City Council Place 2 with 14,078 votes to Victor To's 9,624, according to the city's official canvass.
November 3, 2020
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Past race Ceasar Ruiz ran in:
- City Council Member, Place 2 · November 3, 2026 · Pflugerville city, Texas · incumbent