13.E • NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with Chapter Hidalgo County (Hidalgo County)

AI-104315: Discussion, consideration, and possible action approving, the Urban County Program to award and enter into a construction contract with Elite Grading and Paving LLC, the lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of $316,462.47, utilizing funds awarded to Hidalgo County by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) under Contract No. CFC24-0082 for th

Presented in: Hidalgo County Commissioners Court - August 18, 2026 on 2026-08-18

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 4.5/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (5 - 0)

“AI-104315: Discussion, consideration, and possible action approving, the Urban County Program to award and enter into a construction contract with Elite Grading and Paving LLC, the lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of $316,462.47, utilizing funds awarded to Hidalgo County by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) under Contract No. CFC24-0082 for th”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

AI-104315 Discussion, consideration, and possible action approving, the Urban County Program to award and enter into a construction contract with Elite Grading and Paving LLC, the lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of $316,462.47, utilizing funds awarded to Hidalgo County by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) under Contract No. CFC24-0082 for the 2024 Colonia Fund Construction Program TXCDBG-DR funding, subject to compliance with HB 1295 and subject to legal approval.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).