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5 • INFRASTRUCTUREBaylor County (Baylor County)

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

Presented in: Baylor County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2026-07-14
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 5.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (14 - 0)
“Motion to approve road and bridge department: interlocal agreements, infrastructure bids, and maintenance”
KH
Kevin Hostas
County Treasurer
YES
RJ
Rick Jeter
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
TG
Teresa Gray
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RS
Rusty Stafford
County Judge
YES
LE
Larry Elliott
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JS
Jim Stout
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
CJ
Chris Jakubicek
County Clerk
YES
CJ
Chris Jakubicek
District Clerk
YES
RG
Rick Gillispie
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
RS
Reed Slaggle
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
RC
Robert Castilleja
County Sheriff
YES
JH
Jeanette Holub
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
SE
Susan Elliott
County Attorney
YES
HB
Hunter Brooks
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2026-07-14

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.