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5 • CONTRACTAransas County (Aransas County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: Aransas County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2026-01-13
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (16 - 0)
“Motion to approve review and award contracts, bids, and interlocal cooperative agreements”
AC
Alma Cartwright
County Treasurer
YES
DD
Diane Dupnik
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
DM
Diana McGinnis
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
H"
Harry "Doc" Thomas
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
GH
Gavin Harrison
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RA
Ray A. Garza
County Judge
YES
L"
Leslie "Bubba" Casterline
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
BD
Bob Dupnik
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
R"
R.F. "Misty" Kimbrough
County Clerk
YES
ZW
Zach Westlake
District Clerk
YES
JC
Jack Chaney
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
PR
Pat Rousseau
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
W"
William "Bill" Mills
County Sheriff
YES
AM
Anna Marshall
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
AO
Amanda Oster
County Attorney
YES
AO
Amanda Oster
District 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.