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5 • CONTRACTHidalgo County (Hidalgo County)
Order Awarding Non-Competitive Professional Services Contract & Expanding Capital Debt
Presented in: Hidalgo County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2025-12-22
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 4.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Review and award contracts, bids, and interlocal cooperative agreements”
RF
Richard F. Cortez
County Judge
YES
E"
Eduardo "Eddie" Cantu
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
ET
Ellie Torres
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
DL
David L. Fuentes
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
E"
Everardo "Ever" Villarreal
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Commissioners Court public docket item 5 on 2025-12-22
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).