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2026-543 • Regular AgendaPolk County (Polk County)
Discuss and consider approval to authorize Republic Services (operating as Santek Environmental of Texas, LLC) to submit a permit modification application to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for the Polk County Regional Waste Managemen
Presented in: Polk County Commissioners Court - July 28, 2026 on 2026-07-28
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to approve Item #2026-543: Discuss and consider approval to authorize Republic Services (operating as Santek Environmental of Texas, LLC) to submit a permit modification application to the Texas Commission o”
SB
Shelly Bush Sitton
County Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Discuss and consider approval to authorize Republic Services (operating as Santek Environmental of Texas, LLC) to submit a permit modification application to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for the Polk County Regional Waste Managemen
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.3/10). 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).