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7.D • TDIC GRANT AWARDPotter County (Potter County)
TDIC GRANT AWARD: To consider and act upon accepting the improvement grant for FY2027 awarded to the Panhandle Area Regional Public Defender’s Office by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and to authorize Judge Tanner to execute the grant acceptance and agreement. [Howell] FY27 Potter Statement of Grant Award, Panhandle Regional Public Defender.pdf
Presented in: Potter County Commissioners Court - September 14, 2026 on 2026-09-14
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“TDIC GRANT AWARD: To consider and act upon accepting the improvement grant for FY2027 awarded to the Panhandle Area Regional Public Defender’s Office by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and to authorize Judge Tanner to execute the grant acceptance and agreement. [Howell] FY27 Potter Statement of Grant Award, Panhandle Regional Public Defender.pdf”
NT
Nancy Tanner
County Judge
YES
BS
Blair Schaffer
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
WC
Warren Coble, Sr.
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
HK
H.R. Kelly
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JC
John Coffee
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
TDIC GRANT AWARD: To consider and act upon accepting the improvement grant for FY2027 awarded to the Panhandle Area Regional Public Defender’s Office by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and to authorize Judge Tanner to execute the grant acceptance and agreement. [Howell] FY27 Potter Statement of Grant Award, Panhandle Regional Public Defender.pdf
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). 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.