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6 • ENGINEERINGHarris County Water Control and Improvement District #157 (Harris County)

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

Presented in: Harris County Water Control and Improvement District #157 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-08-19
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve engineer's report: review of district facilities, maintenance contracts, and pay estimates”
SW
Shane Ware
Director (Place 1)
YES
CS
Chad Sillman
Director (Place 2)
YES
KD
Keith D. Perry
Director (Place 3)
YES
KW
Kenneth Weston
Director (Place 4)
YES
BJ
Benjamin Judd
Director (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Board of Directors public docket item 6 on 2026-08-19

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.1/10). 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.