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7 • PROCUREMENTBowie County (Bowie County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: Bowie County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2025-10-14
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.4/10 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 2025-10-14
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
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.