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2026-2041 • Regular AgendaTravis County (Travis County)
Request from the Public Defender’s Office (PDO) for permission to use up to $5,000 of their Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget to maintain a coffee station and healthy snack food pantry for their indigent clients
Presented in: Travis County Commissioners Court - September 29, 2026 on 2026-09-29
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 8.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (2 - 0)
“Motion to adopt/approve Item #2026-2041: Request from the Public Defender’s Office (PDO) for permission to use up to $5,000 of their Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget to maintain a coffee station and healthy snack food pantry for their indig”
AB
Andy Brown
County Judge
YES
JW
Jeffrey W. Travillion, Sr.
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Request from the Public Defender’s Office (PDO) for permission to use up to $5,000 of their Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget to maintain a coffee station and healthy snack food pantry for their indigent clients
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.8/10). 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).