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10.B • Action ItemsSHELDON ISD (Harris County)
Consider of the purchase of ten (10) 78 Passenger Buses from Thomas Built Buses Description: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve Thomas Buses, as a member of BuyBoard, for the purchase of ten (10) 78 Passenger Conventional buses at a price not to exceed $1,610,000.00 as the best value to the District.
Presented in: SHELDON ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-08-18
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Consider of the purchase of ten (10) 78 Passenger Buses from Thomas Built Buses Description: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve Thomas Buses, as a member of BuyBoard, for the purchas”
DM
Devora Myles
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
EP
Eileen Palmer
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
KW
Kristen Williams-White
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
FR
Fred Rivas
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
AC
Angela Cormier
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
EM
Erika Martinez
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
LA
Latricia Archie
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
10.B. Consider of the purchase of ten (10) 78 Passenger Buses from Thomas Built Buses Description: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve Thomas Buses, as a member of BuyBoard, for the purchase of ten (10) 78 Passenger Conventional buses at a price not to exceed $1,610,000.00 as the best value to the District.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.5/10). 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.