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5 • CONTRACTRed River County (Red River County)

Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders

Presented in: Red River County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2026-01-13
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (17 - 0)
“Motion to approve review and award contracts, bids, and interlocal cooperative agreements”
SR
Shawn Roden
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
SR
Shawn Roden
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
SR
Shawn Roden
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
LD
Lorena Delatorre
County Treasurer
YES
SB
Shelley Benton
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
SB
Shelley Benton
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
SB
Shelley Benton
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
RB
Robert Bridges
County Judge
YES
DH
David Hutson
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
BE
Bruce Emery
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
CC
Chassidy Chandler
County Clerk
YES
BW
Brenna Williams
District Clerk
YES
DR
Donnie R. Gentry
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JM
Jeff Moore
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JC
Jim Caldwell
County Sheriff
YES
AM
Audra Moore
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
VV
Val Varley
County Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Commissioners Court public docket item 5 on 2026-01-13

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

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