A Pasadena resident who identified herself as Ms. Eubanks told the City Council on Nov. 5 that the McDonald's Texas Invitational is one of the state's largest high-school basketball tournaments and brings substantial visitors and spending to the city.

Ms. Eubanks said the tournament fields 48 boys teams and 32 girls teams and conducts about 196 games over three days. "There are approximately 25 to 30,000 outside spectators that come to our city on this 1 weekend," she told the council, and she said the tournament brings about "$2,500,000 to our city." She said proceeds from the event fund classroom grants and that "last year, we gave over $300,000 in grants to the teachers of Pasadena and Deer Park."

Separately during public comment, Vance Mitchell, a former employee of the Pasadena Police Department, described organizing a neighborhood National Night Out in his Turtle Creek area after learning the neighborhood had not held one in years. Mitchell said the event drew "50 or 60 people" and involved the fire department and police attendance, food and community volunteers. He urged broader encouragement for such block-level events next year.

Ending: Tournament organizers and neighborhood volunteers said the events bring visitors, community engagement and local spending. The council did not record a staff response or funding commitment in the transcript for either item.