Yoakum County, TX
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Yoakum CountyTX averageUS Census ACS
Median home value
$183,000 👤 Members & officials (1)
Members seen in recent official meeting records — names and roles as published.
Who’s on the General
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Tue Sep 8, 2026 · 17:30
City Council
City Hall, Yoakum
Tue Oct 13, 2026 · 17:30
City Council
City Hall, Yoakum
Tue Nov 10, 2026 · 17:30
City Council
City Hall, Yoakum
Tue Dec 8, 2026 · 17:30
City Council
City Hall, Yoakum
Tue Jan 12, 2027 · 17:30
City Council
City Hall, Yoakum
Tue Feb 9, 2027 · 17:30
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City Hall, Yoakum
Tue Mar 9, 2027 · 17:30
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City Hall, Yoakum
Tue Apr 13, 2027 · 17:30
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City Hall, Yoakum
Tue May 11, 2027 · 17:30
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City Hall, Yoakum
Tue Jun 8, 2027 · 17:30
City Council
City Hall, Yoakum
Tue Jul 13, 2027 · 17:30
City Council
City Hall, Yoakum
Tue Aug 10, 2027 · 17:30
City Council
City Hall, Yoakum
Recent meetings
Tue Sep 1, 2026 · 17:30
City Council
808 Hwy 77A South, Yoakum
Tue Aug 11, 2026 · 17:30
General
808 US Highway 77A S, Yoakum
Tue Aug 11, 2026 · 18:00
City Council
City Hall, Yoakum
Fri Aug 7, 2026 · 18:00
General
Thu Aug 6, 2026 · 18:00
General
Fri Jul 31, 2026 · 18:00
General
✓ Decided: City Council meeting held with no substantive decisions recorded
The meeting was called to order and a consent agenda was approved unanimously. No specific actions, votes, or outcomes were recorded for the public hearing or staff reports.
- Approved consent agenda (unanimous)
📄 From the minutes
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July 31, 2026
Conference Room - 6:00 PM
City Hall
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
PRESENT: City Clerk Theresa Bowe
Deputy City Clerk Reagan Barrera
Council Member Michael Brandt
Council Member Daniel Driskell
Council Member Mitchell Franz
Michael Barreau
STAFF: Theresa Bowe, Reagan Barrera, Lisa Stevens
ABSENT: City Manager Michael Mitchell
Mayor Carl O'Neill
1. CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALL TO ORDER (In compliance with V.T.C.A., Gov.
Code, Sec. 551.041)
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MAYOR O’Neill called the City Council meeting to order at 5:37 PM.
10. MEETING ADJOURNED
THERE being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:39 p.m.
2. INVOCATION – Councilmember Michael Brandt
Councilmember Franz gave the invocation.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was recited by all attending.
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4. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF VISITORS/RECOGNITIONS
VISITORS were acknowledged and welcomed.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
(All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be enacted by
one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember
requests an item to be re …
Thu Jul 23, 2026 · 00:00
City Council
Council to hold public hearing on junked vehicle abatement
The Yoakum City Council will meet on July 23, 2026. The main action item is a public hearing to determine whether a junked vehicle constitutes a public nuisance under Chapter 683 of the Texas Transportation Code and possibly order its removal. Other items include adoption of minutes, a staff report on community events and city functions, and a closed executive session.
- Public hearing to assess junked vehicle violations and authorize removal if deemed a public nuisance
- Adoption of minutes from prior meetings (date not specified)
- Staff report on upcoming community events, city functions, and future agenda items
- Executive session (closed to the public) followed by possible action
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📄 From the agenda
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Carl L. O’Neill, Mayor
Tanya Wenzel, Mayor Pro-Tem
Michael Brandt, Councilmember
Daniel Driskell, Councilmember
Mitchell A. Franz, Councilmember
CITY OF YOAKUM CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
Thursday, July 23, 2026
12:00 AM
Yoakum City Hall
Conference Room
808 Hwy 77A South, Yoakum, TX.
Michael Mitchell, City Manager
Kenneth E. Kvinta, City Attorney
Theresa A. Bowe, City Clerk
Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the City Council of Yoakum, Texas to be held on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at
12:00 AM at Yoakum City Hall, 808 Hwy 77A South, Yoakum, Texas, for the purpose of considering the
following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to action and public comment. Public comments shall be
limited to two (2) minutes per speaker. Visitors shall observe the rules of decorum and courtesy and speak only upon
recognition by the Mayor. No abusive, indecent, profane, or vulgar language or gestures, display of obscene
materials, personal attacks on any individual unrelated to a matter of public concern or the manner in which the
individual performs that individual’s duties will be permitted, or disruptive behavior that impairs the right of other
would-be participants at the meeting. Speakers not following rules of decorum and/or disrupting the meeting will
forfeit their remaining time to speak. The City Council reserves the right to convene into closed/executive session
on any agenda item in compliance with and allowed by the Open Meetings A …
Tue Jul 7, 2026 · 18:00
City Council
808 Hwy 77A South, Yoakum
Tue Jul 7, 2026 · 23:56
General
Tue Jul 7, 2026 · 23:56
City Council
Wed Jun 10, 2026 · 18:00
General
Mon Jun 8, 2026 · 18:00
General
🌐 County-level context (Yoakum County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Traffic fatalities5 (2024)
Business establishments192 (2,103 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,099/mo (2025)
Adults with low literacy40.3% (low numeracy 50% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
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