Grant Submission and Acceptance; Continuation; District Attorney – Fiscal Year 2026 Texas Bar Foundation Grant Award ...

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2026-0538 Grant Submission and Acceptance; Continuation; District Attorney – Fiscal Year 2026 Texas Bar Foundation Grant Award – Expanding Mobility for Pretrial Diversion Using a Transportation App; Grant Award Amount of $15,000; No required cash match On a motion made by Commissioner Andrew Sommerman, and seconded by Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel, the following order was passed and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: BRIEFING DATE: May 5, 2026 FUNDING SOURCE: Texas Bar Foundation; No Cash Match Requirement Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby approve the submission of the application and acceptance of the grant award of $15,000 from the Texas Approve the submission of the application and the acceptance of the $15,000 grant award from the Texas Bar Foundation to the Dallas County District Attorney for the Expanding Mobility for Pretrial Diversion Using a Transportation App project. The grant project runs from April 10, 2026, through April 10, 2027. Done in open Court May 5, 2026 by the following vote: IN FAVOR: County Judge Clay Jenkins, Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel, Commissioner John Wiley Price, Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and Commissioner Andrew Sommerman OPPOSED: None ABSTAINED:

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). 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).