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6 • CAPITAL_PROJECTRusk County (Rusk County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: Rusk County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2026-10-26
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 6.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider action on county road and bridge maintenance, subdivision plats, and infrastructure permits”
JH
Joel Hale
County Judge
YES
RK
Robert Kuykendall
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
BW
Bennie Whitworth
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
RG
Randy Gaut
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
GG
Greg Gibson
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
ME
Micheal E. Jimerson
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Commissioners Court public docket item 6 on 2026-10-26
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.4/10). 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.