7.A • The following items are of a routine or administraHidalgo County (Hidalgo County)

AI-102727: Requesting approval to ratify a sub-award contract with the University of Texas at Austin for the Coordinating Center for Colorectal Cancer Screening Across Texas (CONNECT), with authority for the Health & Human Services Department Director to sign the document.

Presented in: Hidalgo County Commissioners Court - March 17, 2026 on 2026-03-17

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 5.0/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (5 - 0)

“AI-102727: Requesting approval to ratify a sub-award contract with the University of Texas at Austin for the Coordinating Center for Colorectal Cancer Screening Across Texas (CONNECT), with authority for the Health & Human Services Department Director to sign the document.”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

AI-102727 Requesting approval to ratify a sub-award contract with the University of Texas at Austin for the Coordinating Center for Colorectal Cancer Screening Across Texas (CONNECT), with authority for the Health & Human Services Department Director to sign the document.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.0/10). 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.