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

AI-103066: County Commissioners (1100): Approval to pay 2026 membership dues with authority for County Treasurer to issue check once auditing procedures are completed by County Auditor for the following: Vendor Amount Acct. # County Judge & Commissioners Assoc.of Texas $ 3,744.00 1100-13-125-130-0000-508100 Vendor Amount Acct. # County Judge & Commissioners A

Presented in: Hidalgo County Commissioners Court - April 14, 2026 on 2026-04-14

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (5 - 0)

“AI-103066: County Commissioners (1100): Approval to pay 2026 membership dues with authority for County Treasurer to issue check once auditing procedures are completed by County Auditor for the following: Vendor Amount Acct. # County Judge & Commissioners Assoc.of Texas $ 3,744.00 1100-13-125-130-0000-508100 Vendor Amount Acct. # County Judge & Commissioners A”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

AI-103066 County Commissioners (1100): Approval to pay 2026 membership dues with authority for County Treasurer to issue check once auditing procedures are completed by County Auditor for the following: Vendor Amount Acct. # County Judge & Commissioners Assoc.of Texas $ 3,744.00 1100-13-125-130-0000-508100 Vendor Amount Acct. # County Judge & Commissioners Assoc.of Texas $ 3,744.00 1100-13-125-130-0000-508100

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.2/10). 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).