I’m Trent. My wife and I moved to Pflugerville after college because we wanted to build a life here, and one day raise our kids here. That’s the whole reason I’m running: I want to keep Pflugerville the best place to raise pfamilies.

About Trent Barlow

I studied accounting, with a BS and a Master of Accountancy, and I spent the early part of my career at a top-tier consulting firm, helping large companies work out where their money was going and how their operations could run better. I'd bring that attitude and fact-finding to city council, working to help the city grow sustainably, while keeping what makes us such a great place to live.

Trent Barlow moved to Pflugerville with his wife after college. He studied accounting, earning a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Accountancy.

Trent Barlow earned a bachelor's and a master's degree in accounting. He is married.

Trent Barlow previously worked for a consulting firm.

Trent has experience at a consulting firm.

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Nonpartisan

Make a no-new-revenue budget the default. Instead of settling on a tax increase and then deciding how to spend it, start with what the city needs and raise revenue by that much and no more.

Trent Barlow for Pflugerville City Council | Plan

WHAT I’LL DO

Sponsor a written ordinance requiring draw-as-you-go financing on capital projects, so the city only borrows what it needs as the work is done, with any exception taking a separate council vote.
Investigate any low-interest state and federal loans we may qualify for, the way the city did on the wastewater plant.

Hold contractors to their deadlines. Where contracts include liquidated damages for missed completion dates, collect them — and put the money toward paying down water debt early, which lowers annual debt service and lets us keep cutting water rates.
Keep lowering rates for families as we pay down water infrastructure debt.

Sponsor a written ordinance requiring draw-as-you-go financing on capital projects, so the city only borrows what it needs as the work is done, with any exception taking a separate council vote.
Investigate any low-interest state and federal loans we may qualify for, the way the city did on the wastewater plant.

Push to use water/wastewater surplus to pay down callable debt early or build a rate-stabilization reserve, to lower the amount rates have to cover.
Support a citywide operational efficiency audit to find savings before asking taxpayers for more.

Push to use water/wastewater surplus to pay down callable debt early or build a rate-stabilization reserve, to lower the amount rates have to cover.
Support a citywide operational efficiency audit to find savings before asking taxpayers for more.
Ask what a project costs to run and maintain over twenty years, not just what it costs to build, and publish that number in a fact sheet before the vote.

Support a citywide operational efficiency audit to find savings before asking taxpayers for more.
Ask what a project costs to run and maintain over twenty years, not just what it costs to build, and publish that number in a fact sheet before the vote.
Protect our credit rating. Cheaper borrowing leads to lower taxes for all of us!

Widen the roads before the houses arrive, not after. That is how we get ahead of congestion instead of chasing it.
Put big projects out to real competitive bid, use the low-interest state and federal loan programs we qualify for, and make sure every contract protects the city if a completion date slips.
Put contingency ordering in writing, so we don’t get caught flat-footed waiting on parts for critical projects.

WHAT I’LL WORK TO ACCOMPLISH

Publish a plain-language budget summary every year. Where the money comes from, where it goes, one page. Put it on a landing page on the city website with every prior year next to it.

Publish citywide water consumption daily on a live dashboard, in aggregate,to protect personal identifiable information.
Finish building out the city’s capital-projects reporting page (clear.gov) into the one-stop source for contracts, change orders, and timelines — with the key terms, the cost, and the reason for each contract, and no gaps.
Support a mandatory 5-year budget forecast and capital-projects reporting.

Finish building out the city’s capital-projects reporting page (clear.gov) into the one-stop source for contracts, change orders, and timelines — with the key terms, the cost, and the reason for each contract, and no gaps.
Support a mandatory 5-year budget forecast and capital-projects reporting.
Hold open office hours, and answer every email.

Proposes making a no-new-revenue budget the default, setting revenue based on city needs rather than beginning with a tax increase.

Proposes an ordinance requiring draw-as-you-go financing for capital projects, with separate council votes for exceptions.

Plans to collect contractual late-completion penalties and use the funds to pay down water debt early, with the goal of lowering water rates.

Plans to investigate available low-interest state and federal loans for the city.

Supports using water and wastewater surpluses to pay off callable debt early or create a reserve to stabilize rates.

Supports a citywide operational-efficiency audit to identify savings before seeking additional taxpayer revenue.

Plans to publish a fact sheet before project votes showing each project's 20-year operating and maintenance costs.

Plans to competitively bid major projects and include contract protections when completion dates slip.

Plans to publish an annual one-page, plain-language city budget summary alongside prior years' summaries online.

Supports five-year budget and capital-project reporting and plans to expand the city's project page with contract, change-order, cost, and timeline information.

- Proposes making a no-new-revenue budget the default, setting revenue based on city needs rather than beginning with a tax increase.
- Proposes an ordinance requiring draw-as-you-go financing for capital projects, with separate council votes for exceptions.
- Plans to collect contractual late-completion penalties and use the funds to pay down water debt early, with the goal of lowering water rates.
- Plans to investigate available low-interest state and federal loans for the city.
- Supports using water and wastewater surpluses to pay off callable debt early or create a reserve to stabilize rates.
- Supports a citywide operational-efficiency audit to identify savings before seeking additional taxpayer revenue.
- Plans to publish a fact sheet before project votes showing each project's 20-year operating and maintenance costs.
- Plans to competitively bid major projects and include contract protections when completion dates slip.
- Plans to publish an annual one-page, plain-language city budget summary alongside prior years' summaries online.
- Supports five-year budget and capital-project reporting and plans to expand the city's project page with contract, change-order, cost, and timeline information.

Economy

Put contingency ordering in writing, so we don’t get caught flat-footed waiting on parts for critical projects.
Protect and preserve our parks, trails, and library.
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Transparency and accountability

Plans to protect and preserve Pflugerville's parks, trails, and library.

- Plans to protect and preserve Pflugerville's parks, trails, and library.

Public Services

As of November 6, 2026, Trent Barlow’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

WHAT I’LL WORK TO ACCOMPLISH

Fund police, fire, and EMS so response times hold as we grow.
Tie street, drainage, and traffic work to where the rooftops are going up. Widen the roads before the houses arrive, not after. That is how we get ahead of congestion instead of chasing it.

Plans to fund police, fire, and emergency medical services to maintain response times as Pflugerville grows.

- Plans to fund police, fire, and emergency medical services to maintain response times as Pflugerville grows.

Public Safety

Put big projects out to real competitive bid, use the low-interest state and federal loan programs we qualify for, and make sure every contract protects the city if a completion date slips.
Put contingency ordering in writing, so we don’t get caught flat-footed waiting on parts for critical projects.
Protect and preserve our parks, trails, and library.

Fund police, fire, and EMS so response times hold as we grow.
Tie street, drainage, and traffic work to where the rooftops are going up. Widen the roads before the houses arrive, not after. That is how we get ahead of congestion instead of chasing it.

Plans to require contingency ordering for critical-project parts.

Plans to align street, drainage, and traffic projects with anticipated housing growth and widen roads before homes are built.

- Plans to require contingency ordering for critical-project parts.
- Plans to align street, drainage, and traffic projects with anticipated housing growth and widen roads before homes are built.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Publish citywide water consumption daily on a live dashboard, in aggregate,to protect personal identifiable information.
Finish building out the city’s capital-projects reporting page (clear.gov) into the one-stop source for contracts, change orders, and timelines — with the key terms, the cost, and the reason for each contract, and no gaps.

WHAT I’LL WORK TO ACCOMPLISH

Rework water rates so bills come down now for households using less than 10,000 gallons a month. Lower the base charge and raise the rate per thousand gallons above 10,000.
Hold contractors to their deadlines. Where contracts include liquidated damages for missed completion dates, collect them — and put the money toward paying down water debt early, which lowers annual debt service and lets us keep cutting water rates.

Plans to publish aggregate citywide water-consumption data daily through a dashboard designed to protect personally identifiable information.

Proposes lower base water charges for households using fewer than 10,000 gallons per month and higher per-thousand-gallon rates above that threshold.

- Plans to publish aggregate citywide water-consumption data daily through a dashboard designed to protect personally identifiable information.
- Proposes lower base water charges for households using fewer than 10,000 gallons per month and higher per-thousand-gallon rates above that threshold.

Energy & the Environment

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