10.B • The following items are of a routine or administraHidalgo County (Hidalgo County)

AI-104493: Requesting approval to process invoice #20700 dated 8/13/2026 in the amount of $31,628.27 (PO# 26200717) submitted by B2Z Engineering for engineering services for the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office Jail Expansion Project through the current agreement Contract # C-25-0499-09-16 AI-100703 CC: 9/16/2025.

Presented in: Hidalgo County Commissioners Court - September 01, 2026 on 2026-09-01

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.4/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (5 - 0)

“AI-104493: Requesting approval to process invoice #20700 dated 8/13/2026 in the amount of $31,628.27 (PO# 26200717) submitted by B2Z Engineering for engineering services for the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office Jail Expansion Project through the current agreement Contract # C-25-0499-09-16 AI-100703 CC: 9/16/2025.”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

AI-104493 Requesting approval to process invoice #20700 dated 8/13/2026 in the amount of $31,628.27 (PO# 26200717) submitted by B2Z Engineering for engineering services for the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office Jail Expansion Project through the current agreement Contract # C-25-0499-09-16 AI-100703 CC: 9/16/2025.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.4/10). 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.