Tommy Cones
TX · League City Council Member, Position 2
Current League City Council Member for Position 2.
Where Tommy Cones stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records), Housing Affordability (1 record),
Opposes
Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (3 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Said publicly that the council told residents too little when voting on deals discussed in closed-door sessions.
May 17, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: galvnews.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support · 1 oppose
Voted against a $270,000 design contract for the Heritage Signature Trail between League Park and Heritage Park. It failed 4-4, stopping the project.
December 17, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: communityimpact.com
Moved to raise the city's budget for the Clear Creek Village sound wall from $20,000 to $220,000 during the I-45 widening. It passed 7-1.
June 11, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted against the property tax increase in League City's 2015-2016 budget. The increase passed 6-2.
September 8, 2015Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted against asking voters to approve a new quarter-cent sales tax for a city development district. The plan went to the ballot on a 6-2 vote.
July 28, 2015Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Voted for the "Healthy Spaces" ordinance that regulates camping on public and private property. It passed 7-1.
May 26, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Co-sponsored a city fine for interfering with child custody, allowed under a state law (H.B. 969). It passed 5-3.
October 24, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Co-sponsored an updated pay scale for the city's EMS workers. It passed 8-0.
May 9, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Sponsored raising the city's property tax exemption for seniors and disabled homeowners from $100,000. The council raised it to $200,000 on an 8-0 vote.
May 27, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 oppose
Co-sponsored council resolutions backing three state bills. They limit taxpayer-funded lobbying, create the Texas Women's Privacy Act, and ban local universal income programs. All passed.
December 17, 2024Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Moved to raise the city's budget for the Clear Creek Village sound wall from $20,000 to $220,000 during the I-45 widening. It passed 7-1.
June 11, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Track record — General
General · 12 records
Voted against making council members sign a confidentiality agreement about the city's legal advice. It passed 5-3.
November 18, 2025
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Cast the only vote against a new noise ordinance with a special event sound permit. It passed 7-1.
October 28, 2025
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Cast the only vote against the first reading of League City's 2026 budget. It passed 7-1.
August 26, 2025
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Cast the only vote against updating the road impact fees that new developments pay. The update passed 7-1.
November 12, 2024
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted against keeping a committee decision to move the children's book "Big Wig" to the adult section. The motion failed 4-4, so the book stayed.
September 24, 2024
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted against letting residents set off fireworks on New Year's and the Fourth of July. The plan failed 3-5.
May 14, 2024
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Co-sponsored ending a city tax increment zone for Victory Lakes (Reinvestment Zone Number Two). It passed 8-0.
August 22, 2023
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Moved to require city boards and commissions to meet on weekdays at 5 p.m. or later. The rule passed 8-0.
May 23, 2023
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Cast the only vote against an early deal with River Caddis Development to plan a convention center and arena project. It passed 6-1.
April 25, 2023
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted for a policy limiting how tax dollars are spent on library books for children that cover certain topics. It passed 4-3.
December 6, 2022
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Sponsored a resolution urging people to shop locally and telling city staff to favor local vendors where the law allows. It passed 8-0.
November 10, 2015
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Voted against removing Marc Edelman from the city Planning and Zoning Commission. The council removed him on a 5-2 vote.
July 14, 2015
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Past race Tommy Cones ran in:
- League City Council Member, Position 2 · November 3, 2026 · League City city, Texas · incumbent