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

AI-102864: Constable Pct.#4: Requesting approval to renew the Membership with the Justice of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas, Inc. (JPCA) for Constable Atanacio "JR" Gaitan in the total amount of $70.00 with authority for the County Treasurer to issue a check after review, audit and processing procedures are completed by the County Auditor.

Presented in: Hidalgo County Commissioners Court - March 31, 2026 on 2026-03-31

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (5 - 0)

“AI-102864: Constable Pct.#4: Requesting approval to renew the Membership with the Justice of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas, Inc. (JPCA) for Constable Atanacio "JR" Gaitan in the total amount of $70.00 with authority for the County Treasurer to issue a check after review, audit and processing procedures are completed by the County Auditor.”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

AI-102864 Constable Pct.#4: Requesting approval to renew the Membership with the Justice of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas, Inc. (JPCA) for Constable Atanacio "JR" Gaitan in the total amount of $70.00 with authority for the County Treasurer to issue a check after review, audit and processing procedures are completed by the County Auditor.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.2/10). 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).