Amendment to court order no. 2025-1454, which authorized a five-year service price agreement with two one-year renewa...

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2026-0038 Amendment to court order no. 2025-1454, which authorized a five-year service price agreement with two one-year renewal options for Bond Counsel, Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 2025-032-7057, for the Treasurer's Office, for the period of December 16, 2025 through December 15, 2030, with Escamilla & Poneck, LLP. On a motion made by Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and seconded by Commissioner Andrew Sommerman, the following order was passed and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: BRIEFING DATE: January 6, 2026 FUNDING SOURCE: 100.12000.9910.62225.10000.0000 Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby The Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby issue this order amending court order no 2025-1454, approving the award of a five-year service price agreement with two one-year renewal options for bond counsel Escamilla & Poneck, LLP (Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 2025-032-7057), to substitute the attached contract with Escamilla & Poneck, LLP, for bond counsel work on behalf of the County Treasurer. The attached contract to this briefing supersedes and replaces the contract attached to court order no 2025-1454. The County Judge is authorized to execute the contract on behalf of Dallas County. Done in open Court January 6, 2026 by the following vote: IN FAVOR: County Judge Clay Jenkins, Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel, Commissioner John Wiley Price, Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and Commissioner Andrew Sommerman OPPOSED:

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.