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2025-1502 • Court OrderDallas County (Dallas County)

First Administrative Judicial Region-County Contribution Fiscal Year 2026

Presented in: Dallas County Commissioners Court Meeting (December 16, 2025) on 2025-12-16
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Court Order 2025-1502: First Administrative Judicial Region-County Contribution Fiscal Year 2026”
CJ
Clay Jenkins
County Judge
YES
“Passed and adopted”
AS
Andy Sommerman
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
“Motion made to adopt order”
EG
Elba Garcia
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
“Seconded motion to adopt order”
TD
Theresa Daniel
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
“Passed and adopted”
JW
John Wiley Price
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
“Passed and adopted”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

2025-1502 First Administrative Judicial Region-County Contribution Fiscal Year 2026 On a motion made by Commissioner Andrew Sommerman, and seconded by Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, the following order was passed and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: BRIEFING DATE: December 16, 2025 FUNDING SOURCE: 100.12000.4072.62228.40000.0000 Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby On a motion made by TBD, and seconded by TBD, the following order will be voted on by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby on a motion made by TBD, and seconded by TBD, the following order will be voted on by the Commissioner Court of Dallas County, State of Texas. Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby Authorize payment of the annual assessment of $168,947.26 due on the First Administrative Judicial Region in compliance with Texas Government Code 74.043(c). Done in open Court December 16, 2025 by the following vote: IN FAVOR: County Judge Clay Jenkins, Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel, Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and Commissioner Andrew Sommerman OPPOSED:

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.