XIII.G • Action ItemsSPLENDORA ISD (Montgomery County)

Consider Approval of the Purchase of Four (4) 78-Passenger School Buses, Each Equipped with Three-Point Seat Belts for All Passengers, from Thomas Bus Gulf Coast GP, Inc., in the Amount of $671,040, via TIPS Contract 240901. Attachments: ( 2 ) Board Agenda - School Bus Purchase - Four 78-Passenger w Seat Belts 5/13/2026 at 12:56 PM Back-up - School Bus Purchase - Four 78-Passenger w Seat Belts - T

Presented in: SPLENDORA ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-05-18

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 5.0/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (7 - 0)

“Action on Consider Approval of the Purchase of Four (4) 78-Passenger School Buses, Each Equipped with Three-Point Seat Belts for All Passengers, from Thomas Bus Gulf Coast GP, Inc., in the Amount of $671,040, v”

Brandon Fry

Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)

YES

Jason Sessum

Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)

YES

Jennifer Stewart

Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)

YES

Allen Wells

Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)

YES

Dan Muirhead

Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)

YES

Kim Klepcyk

Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)

YES

Barry Welch

Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

XIII.G. Consider Approval of the Purchase of Four (4) 78-Passenger School Buses, Each Equipped with Three-Point Seat Belts for All Passengers, from Thomas Bus Gulf Coast GP, Inc., in the Amount of $671,040, via TIPS Contract 240901. Attachments: ( 2 ) Board Agenda - School Bus Purchase - Four 78-Passenger w Seat Belts 5/13/2026 at 12:56 PM Back-up - School Bus Purchase - Four 78-Passenger w Seat Belts - Thomas Bus Quote 5/13/2026 at 12:57 PM

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.