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7 • PROCUREMENTBowie County (Bowie County)

Order Awarding Non-Competitive Professional Services Contract & Expanding Capital Debt

Presented in: Bowie County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2025-08-12
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 4.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (22 - 0)
“Motion to approve departmental contracts, interlocal agreements, and procurement authorizations”
DB
Donna Burns
County Treasurer
YES
NT
Nancy Talley
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
CH
Catie Hawkins
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
TR
Thomas Rankin
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
MH
Mary Hankins
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
SS
Susie Spellings
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5)
YES
CL
Chris Lee
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
CF
Chad Ford
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JE
Jeff Estes
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
RC
Russell Crawford
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
RC
Robbie Caudle
Constable, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5)
YES
BL
Bobby L. Howell
County Judge
YES
TW
Tom Whitten
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
MC
Mike Carter
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
TP
Tina Petty
County Clerk
YES
LC
Lori Caraway
District Clerk
YES
SS
Sammy Stone
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JB
James Boyd Strain
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JN
Jeff Neal
County Sheriff
YES
TM
Trina McEntire
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
JR
Jerry Rochelle
County Attorney
YES
JR
Jerry Rochelle
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 7 on 2025-08-12

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). 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).