7.C • NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with Chapter Hidalgo County (Hidalgo County)

AI -103344: Requesting authority to advertise and approval of the RFB packet (i.e., legal notice, specifications, draft contract etc.) as attached hereto for Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1, for "Sale and Removal of Fill Dirt -South Pharr Lateral RDF Drainage Improvements (Las Milpas RDF) - 2018 Bond Referendum Project No. 34'' with approximate 135,000

Presented in: Hidalgo County Commissioners Court - May 12, 2026 on 2026-05-12

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 9.2/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (5 - 0)

“AI -103344: Requesting authority to advertise and approval of the RFB packet (i.e., legal notice, specifications, draft contract etc.) as attached hereto for Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1, for "Sale and Removal of Fill Dirt -South Pharr Lateral RDF Drainage Improvements (Las Milpas RDF) - 2018 Bond Referendum Project No. 34'' with approximate 135,000 ”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

AI -103344 Requesting authority to advertise and approval of the RFB packet (i.e., legal notice, specifications, draft contract etc.) as attached hereto for Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1, for "Sale and Removal of Fill Dirt -South Pharr Lateral RDF Drainage Improvements (Las Milpas RDF) - 2018 Bond Referendum Project No. 34'' with approximate 135,000 CY; RFB No. HCDD1-26-014-06-03-ESZ, including the re-advertisement of project in the event bids are rejected, or no bids are received & project is still required.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.2/10). 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).