11.C • The following items are of a routine or administraHidalgo County (Hidalgo County)

AI-101958: Sheriff's Department: Requesting approval to pay 2026 Texas Police Association membership dues for Sheriff J.E. "Eddie" Guerra, in the amount of $30.00, with authority for the County Treasurer to issue check after review, audit and processing procedures are completed by the County Auditor.

Presented in: Hidalgo County Commissioners Court - January 06, 2026 on 2026-01-06

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 4.8/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (5 - 0)

“AI-101958: Sheriff's Department: Requesting approval to pay 2026 Texas Police Association membership dues for Sheriff J.E. "Eddie" Guerra, in the amount of $30.00, with authority for the County Treasurer to issue check after review, audit and processing procedures are completed by the County Auditor.”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

AI-101958 Sheriff's Department: Requesting approval to pay 2026 Texas Police Association membership dues for Sheriff J.E. "Eddie" Guerra, in the amount of $30.00, with authority for the County Treasurer to issue check after review, audit and processing procedures are completed by the County Auditor.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.8/10). 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).