Discussion and possible action to enter into a Water Rights Sales Agreement with La Feria Water District No. 3 for the purchase of 2,500 acre feet of Class “M” municipal priority water rights for three thousand four hundred dollars ($3400.00) per acre foot and further authorizing deposit of escrow fees and any matters incident thereto; authorizing the County Judge to sign all relevant documents. [

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Discussion and possible action to enter into a Water Rights Sales Agreement with La Feria Water District No. 3 for the purchase of 2,500 acre feet of Class “M” municipal priority water rights for three thousand four hundred dollars ($3400.00) per acre foot and further authorizing deposit of escrow fees and any matters incident thereto; authorizing the County Judge to sign all relevant documents. [Commit the General Fund’s fund balance in compliance with Government Accounting Standards Board Statement Number 54 (GASB No. 54) and the Texas Local Government Code Sec. 111.070 Expenditure of Funds Under Budget; Emergency Expenditure, for the County’s Capital Improvement Plan - Water Utility Fund acquisition of municipal water rights subject to reimbursement resolution as approved by the Commissioners Court on 12/08/2025.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). 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).