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5 • CONTRACTBriscoe County (Briscoe County)

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

Presented in: Briscoe County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2026-01-12
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Review and award contracts, bids, and interlocal cooperative agreements”
RC
Rank Cogdell
County Judge
YES
JW
Jack Wellman
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JB
John Burson
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
AF
Amy Fuston
County Clerk
YES
RE
Ross Estes
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
DM
Danny Mac Francis
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Commissioners Court public docket item 5 on 2026-01-12

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). 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.