18.D • NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with Chapter Hidalgo County (Hidalgo County)

AI-104813: Discussion/Approval to Submit the Following Two (2) 2027 Budget and One-Time Funding Applications: 1. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) 2. Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) 3. One-Time Funding for Program Improvement and Health & Safety Requests.

Presented in: Hidalgo County Commissioners Court - September 29, 2026 on 2026-09-29

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.5/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (5 - 0)

“AI-104813: Discussion/Approval to Submit the Following Two (2) 2027 Budget and One-Time Funding Applications: 1. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) 2. Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) 3. One-Time Funding for Program Improvement and Health & Safety Requests.”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

AI-104813 Discussion/Approval to Submit the Following Two (2) 2027 Budget and One-Time Funding Applications: 1. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) 2. Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) 3. One-Time Funding for Program Improvement and Health & Safety Requests.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.5/10). 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).