The Corpus Christi City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a resolution declaring controversial workforce housing deals worth $350 million as “apparently illegal.”
The resolution, which passed after council members amended language from “illegal” to “apparently illegal,” calls on the Corpus Christi Housing Authority to remedy what the city considers violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act and other state laws in approving the purchase of 13 high-end apartment complexes between July 2024 and March 2025.
“If we’re saying it’s illegal, I mean we’re…I’m not a court of law,” said Councilwoman Carolyn Vaughn during Tuesday’s meeting. “There’s a difference between I don’t like it and it’s illegal.”…