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6 • RESOLUTIONErath County (Erath County)
Order Implementing Administrative Hiring Freeze & Consolidating Duplicative Contracts
Presented in: Erath County Commissioners Court - October 21, 2025 on 2025-10-21
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 5.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (16 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider interlocal cooperation agreements, mutual aid renewals, and grant authorizations”
AS
Angie Shawver
County Treasurer
YES
J"
Jeff "Chili" Alexander
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
DM
David Martin
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RG
Ryan Gibson
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JS
Jason Schipper
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
BJ
Brandon J. Huckabee
County Judge
YES
AR
Albert Ray
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JB
Jim Buck
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
GJ
Gwinda Jones
County Clerk
YES
WG
Wanda Greer
District Clerk
YES
DS
Dee Stephens
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
SE
Sherman Edwards
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
MC
Matt Coates
County Sheriff
YES
VS
Valerie Stephen
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
BE
Bethany Espinoza
County Attorney
YES
AN
Alan Nash
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Roll-call action restraining local government cost, regulatory scope, or property-rights burden.
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.