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5 • INFRASTRUCTUREMedina County (Medina County)

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

Presented in: Medina County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2026-01-13
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (20 - 0)
“Motion to approve road and bridge department: interlocal agreements, infrastructure bids, and maintenance”
DG
Debra Graff
County Treasurer
YES
PM
Phillip M. Lange
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
WT
William T. "Bill" Tschirhart Jr.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
GE
Glenn E. Klaus
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
TR
Tomas Ramirez III
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
RT
Robert Tschirhart
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JP
Jim Przybylski
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JJ
Johnathan Johnson
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
MW
Malcolm Watson
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
KA
Keith A. Lutz
County Judge
YES
LS
Larry Sittre
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
DL
Daniel Lawler
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
GC
Gina Champion
County Clerk
YES
CF
Cindy Fowler
District Clerk
YES
JC
Jessica Castiglione
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
G"
Guillermo "Memo" Garcia
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
RR
Randy R. Brown
County Sheriff
YES
ML
Melissa Lutz
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
EL
Eduardo Lopez
County Attorney
YES
MP
Mark P. Haby
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2026-01-13

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.3/10). 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.