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7 • PROCUREMENTCastro County (Castro County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: Castro County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2026-08-11
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 5.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (14 - 0)
“Motion to approve departmental contracts, interlocal agreements, and procurement authorizations”
MP
Miguel Pantoja
County Treasurer
YES
MF
Mary F. Ewing
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
CF
Christian Fuentes
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
MG
Mandy Gfeller
County Judge
YES
TE
Tim Elliott
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RB
Ralph Brookman
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
AF
Amanda Fisher
County Clerk
YES
AF
Amanda Fisher
District Clerk
YES
PR
Paul Ramirez
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
MG
Michael Goolsby
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
S"
Salvador "Sal" Rivera, Jr.
County Sheriff
YES
CG
Connie Gilbreath
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
SH
Shalyn Hamlin
County Attorney
YES
SH
Shalyn Hamlin
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 7 on 2026-08-11
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.0/10). 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.