[0:09] I've got uh 10:00, so I'll go ahead and call this meeting to order. This is a

[0:13] regular commissioner's court meeting for County of Star, Monday, August 24th. I'd

[0:20] like to welcome everyone and thank you all for for being here this morning. Uh

[0:25] first thing is a pledge of allegiance. Please stand.

[0:32] I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the

[0:36] republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and

[0:42] justice for all.

[0:46] » Okay. Any public comments, Miss G? >> There's there's none, your honor.

[0:52] » Okay.

[0:56] Uh first item is the vendor's list for approval.

[1:01] » Motion to approve. >> Second.

[1:02] » Moved and second to approve. Discussion. All in favor, please. I

[1:07] » oppose. Motion carries. Next item is claims.

[1:13] » Motion to approve. >> Second.

[1:14] » Moved and second to approve. Discussion. All in favor, please say I.

[1:20] » Oppose. Motion carries. If it's all right, I'd

[1:25] like to move into executive session before we continue with our agenda

[1:30] because we have some people that need to to get back to work. They need to get

[1:34] back to their offices. So, uh, pursuant to

[1:40] hold on just a second to section 551.074, 074. We will go into

[1:47] executive session to discuss possible order of salary and personnel manual

[1:52] matters. We'll be back shortly. I'm at 11:23 and we're back in open session. Uh

[2:01] under executive session, the only thing we had was order of salaries to approve.

[2:07] Very good. Move second to approve discussion.

[2:11] All in favor, please. I >> oppose. Motion carries. And item 41,

[2:16] there was no action taken, so no nothing's needed. Uh let's go back to

[2:23] our regular agenda. If it's okay with the court, I'll skip

[2:28] to item number nine. Well, uh yeah, we we need to table item

[2:34] to table number nine. >> Second.

[2:36] » Motion and second to table. Discussion. All in favor, please say I.

[2:42] » Oppose. Motion carries. Uh item 10. Also an

[2:47] action item and this is the executing a contract agreement and appointing Dr.

[2:53] Wvasquez as local health authority with Star County for a period of two years.

[2:58] Motion to second. >> Moved and second to approve.

[3:02] U discussion. All in favor, please I oppose.

[3:08] » Motion carries adopt. Thank you so much for for your service. Appreciate

[3:12] » it, George. And thank you commissioners for the honor. It's a pleasure to be

[3:16] here with you and looking forward to to help.

[3:19] » Thank you so much. >> Okay.

[3:23] » Can we take a picture of him? >> Sure.

[3:38] » Yeah. Sorry. Sorry.

[3:45] » One, two, three.

[3:52] » Good. Thank you.

[3:56] » We'll get you We'll get you the contract.

[4:06] » Yeah.

[4:26] Okay.

[4:30] Anyone else that needs to come before the court at this time before we

[4:33] proceed?

[4:39] If not, we'll we'll follow our our agenda.

[4:43] Uh we have a tax assessor report.

[5:01] Do you have um my report is different from the from the last month and the

[5:06] prior prior months and can you please follow me please if you have any

[5:10] questions let me know with my report I included the the

[5:16] year-to-ate summary of the final distribution

[5:19] each to each county fund that does not include taxes used to to pay commissions

[5:25] and redemptions or attorneys fees we collected 91.6% 6% of what was budgeted

[5:31] for the current collections from October of 2025 to June 2026. For M and FMFC,

[5:39] it's 93.3% was collected as an overall for all four

[5:45] county funds. We have collected 66.1 of the budgeted

[5:50] delinquent collections. Overall, our current projection

[5:55] projected collections are short by 1,374,476

[6:01] with 11 cents. The total budgeted delinquent taxes to be collected is

[6:06] 1,886,399

[6:14] with 97 cents. The motor vehicle collections were 61,985

[6:20] with 45 cents. I know that uh we have new commissioners

[6:26] and uh maybe you have any you have questions as to as to why is the what is

[6:32] the M the FMFC and the and so forth. The M is

[6:39] for maintenance and operation which go which goes to the general fund. The FMFC

[6:44] is a flood to market flood control. It goes to the road and bridge fund.

[6:49] The interest in sinking goes to pay debts and the drainage.

[6:55] Uh that is not my place to decide and admit.

[7:01] » So that this concludes my report. Do you have any questions?

[7:04] » No. >> Thank you, Mr.

[7:08] » Thank you, Auditor.

[7:24] Good morning, judge. Good morning, commissioners. I have my monthly report

[7:28] for July 31st, 2026.

[7:32] I will start on page one, cash summary. As of July 31st, we have our general

[7:38] fund cash in bank with 6,51,654.

[7:43] Our road and bridge fund, we have $42,249.

[7:49] Our payroll clearing fund, $411,630.

[7:55] Moving on to page two, I have the budget summary for general fund.

[8:02] Page two and continues to page three. Revenues um year today collected

[8:08] 20,53,375.

[8:14] Then I'll move on to page three and excuse me four and five. General fund uh

[8:20] year-to- date expenditures 19 thou 19,440,841

[8:26] with a total surplus of $612,534.

[8:33] I'll move on to page six. Budget summary for road and bridge. Year-to- date

[8:38] revenues collected 7,231,489.

[8:43] Year-to- date expenditures 6,588,723

[8:50] with a total surplus of $642,766.

[8:58] I'll move on to page seven. Our enterprise funds budget summary.

[9:03] Year-to- date revenue collections for International Bridge, $2,791,91.

[9:11] Total expenditures, $2,878,9896

[9:16] with a total deficit of $87,4.

[9:21] Our gas system year-to- date revenues collected 876,825.

[9:27] Year-to- date expenditures 840,399 with a total surplus of 36,426.

[9:37] Transfer station year-to- date revenues 930,58.

[9:42] Total expenditures $751,38.

[9:47] Total surplus $179,20.

[9:52] Our INS fund year-to- date revenues collected $1,58,859.

[10:00] Total expenditures 1,613,816

[10:06] with a total deficit of $104,957.

[10:12] Our debt summary on page eight we have total

[10:17] debt outstanding 20,888,258.

[10:22] That concludes my report. If there's any questions

[10:28] » any questions, comments may

[10:36] » Okay. Uh moving on with our agenda. Item seven

[10:41] is an action item and this is to approve a permit application from uh Windream

[10:49] Unity and place of for burial fiber under concistador road

[10:55] and Roma in the intersection of 83 uh for highspeed internet distribution.

[11:02] » Nobody's here to the company. I would just highly recommend for them to bore

[11:08] not to destroy the because it just it got resurfaced like couple of months.

[11:13] So, >> okay. So,

[11:16] » if I want to >> No, no, she let them know.

[11:20] » You want to prove that that they must board?

[11:23] » Yeah. >> Okay.

[11:25] » Okay. So, >> that would be going into planning. So,

[11:28] you're going to advise planning on this? >> Yeah. Uh in that permit that they signed

[11:33] it it states that they have to >> leave it as is.

[11:38] » No no no that board you know leave it as is leave

[11:42] it as is they won't go back. >> Okay.

[11:45] » Yeah. >> Yeah. They have to bore underneath.

[11:50] » Okay. So so the motion is to approve >> as long as it's a bore.

[11:54] » Boring. Okay. >> Second.

[11:56] » Moved and second. Discussion. All in favor, please say I.

[12:01] » Oppose. Motion carries. Item eight is also for a permit from Spectrum. Uh, and

[12:08] this is to supply uh in La Kina subdivision.

[12:14] » Yeah. Motion to approve. >> Moved and second to approve. Discussion.

[12:20] » All in favor, please. I oppose. >> Motion carries. Item 11 is a action item

[12:26] for tax abatement for Mr. Amando Pena Jr. Investment Border Town on 3167. I

[12:33] think Miss Benavia had mentioned this to us before approved.

[12:37] » Second moved and second to approve. Discussion and I abstain from voting.

[12:42] » Okay. All in favor please say I >> I

[12:44] » oppose. Motion carries. Let the record show that Commissioner Pett has

[12:49] abstained. Uh item 12 is also an action item and this is to approve a resolution

[12:56] uh in order approving the road use agreement

[13:00] uh between the county and Bessie Energy Storage. Uh is this a pretty standard uh

[13:08] road use agreement? >> But I I do want to point out because I

[13:11] know some of the questions have always been where the road is and and what

[13:14] precinct this is actually off of 755 going into La Morita. um Laam Morita

[13:21] Road and um somewhere a little bit south of Westro Suenos Ranch uh in that area.

[13:27] So, uh the idea is they'll be using 755 um as a main thoroughfare to get there

[13:35] and then La Morita Road is the road they're going to be using to get to the

[13:38] site. Has has the county attorney reviewed the

[13:42] » the county attorney has reviewed they made some minor edits uh and uh the

[13:46] agreement uh with the companies in these situations as has been in the past is

[13:50] that they will uh upgrade the road if necessary to be able to transport uh

[13:55] they will maintain it passible for the users in the area and then ultimately

[14:01] leave it uh as it was uh after the upgrades that were

[14:04] » best in Russia where they're going to how far in is it Uh they go as far as uh

[14:13] hang on. >> I I don't I don't think it goes that far

[14:18] too. That's that's the map.

[14:25] » No. No. >> No, it does not.

[14:29] » It's going to be right right at the edge.

[14:30] » Right at the edge. >> But it's still going to be part of

[14:32] precinct one and part of precinct two. >> Yes. Correct. Then that's same way the

[14:35] project is. >> Yeah.

[14:36] » Precinct one and precinct four. >> Four. I'm sorry.

[14:38] » One and four. One and four.

[14:45] » Yeah. >> So, their main road is just going to be

[14:48] it's going to be La Molita to go in and out

[14:53] right there. >> Laorita.

[14:57] » Okay. >> Yeah. That's how they That's how they'll

[14:59] go into >> and it's going to be salsa morita.

[15:02] » Yes. Yes. Cuz they go like that and it goes down just a little. But they'll

[15:07] always be within your precinct but within the the ranch area.

[15:11] » Yeah. >> Any other question, comment?

[15:14] » Same thing, J. Just the roads and keeping up with the roads and

[15:19] maintaining. >> Is there optic path? No. No.

[15:24] » I'm sorry. >> A fiber optic lens.

[15:26] » No. >> CCI.

[15:30] » No. No. This is just to use a road. >> Yeah.

[15:33] for them to just to be covered with the fiber fiber optic.

[15:39] » Is there a motion to approve? >> Motion.

[15:41] » Second. >> Moved and second. Discussion. All in

[15:44] favor, please. I >> oppose. Motion carries.

[15:49] » Item 13 is also an action item and this is on Docker Road. Uh directing notice

[15:56] and demand for authorizing legal action. Commissioner, what's this about? This

[16:02] this is a part of Ducker Road that the homeown the homeowner on the south side

[16:08] keeps I m I maintain the road I I build it back up and he builds a burm to

[16:15] divert the water and it stays all on county road and yes this week I I worked

[16:22] on it all week long and now he already built back up the the dam and am the

[16:28] ambulance hospital and private entities do not go

[16:34] uh to get their patients because they're scared for the water to go inside their

[16:38] vehicles. >> Well, I I think yes, legal action should

[16:42] be taken. Uh Mr. Montalo, what what would be your recommendation?

[16:53] » Okay. >> Okay.

[16:57] » Motion to approve. Second. >> Motion, second. Discussion.

[17:02] All in favor, please say I. >> I.

[17:03] » Oppose. >> Motion carries. Item 14, also an action

[17:07] item regarding the approval of grant awarded from Texas&M Forest Service to

[17:12] Laros Rosita Fire Department. >> Motion to approve your second.

[17:16] » Moved and second to approve. Discussion. All in favor, please. I

[17:21] » oppose. Motion carries. Item 15 is about the same thing, but for a 5-tonon cargo

[17:28] truck. >> Yeah. Motion to approve. Second.

[17:30] » Moved and second to approve. Discussion. >> All in favor, please say I. I.

[17:35] » Oppose. Motion carries. Item 16 is to approve

[17:42] between Star County Prisc 3 and Hope Ministries.

[17:45] » To approve. >> Second.

[17:46] » Moved and second to approve. Discussion. >> All in favor, please. I

[17:51] » oppose. Motion carries. Item 17 is an action item to approve a donation in the

[17:57] amount of $500 to uh precinct two food pantry.

[18:01] » Motion to approve. >> Second.

[18:03] » Moved and second to approve. Discussion. All in favor, please say I.

[18:08] » Oppose. Motion carries. Item 18 through 39.

[18:14] Our uh budget amendments.

[18:20] » Second. >> Moved and second to approve. Discussion.

[18:25] All in favor, please say I. >> I.

[18:27] » Oppose. Motion carries. Is there a motion to

[18:31] adjurnn? >> Motion to second.

[18:34] » Moved and second. All in favor, please say I. I.

[18:37] » Oppose. You can.

Starr County Commissioners Court 8/24/2026

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