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8.A • Action ItemsARGYLE ISD (Denton County)

Consideration and Adoption of Resolution Approving Contingent Fee Legal Services Contract, including Findings Needed for Submission of Contingent Fee Legal Services Agreement and Request for Expedited Review by the Texas Attorney General

Presented in: ARGYLE ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-04-20
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 4.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Consideration and Adoption of Resolution Approving Contingent Fee Legal Services Contract, including Findings Needed for Submission of Contingent Fee Legal Services Agreement and Request for Expedited”
DL
Dr Leona Mcdade
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
RM
Rich Mcdowell
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
JW
Joshua Westrom
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
SS
Sam Slaton
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
CH
Craig Hawkesworth
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
MS
Matthew Slaton
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
LA
Leigh Ann Artho
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

8.A. Consideration and Adoption of Resolution Approving Contingent Fee Legal Services Contract, including Findings Needed for Submission of Contingent Fee Legal Services Agreement and Request for Expedited Review by the Texas Attorney General

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).