Apr 23, 2026 Commissioners Court

[A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER]

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OKAY, EVERYONE. GOOD MORNING.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT. WE'RE CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD, 2026 AT 9 A.M. AND I THINK PASTOR HARDWAY IS HERE TO DO OUR INVOCATION THIS MORNING.

PLEASE BOW YOUR HEARTS AND YOUR SPIRIT WITH ME IN PRAYER.

HEAVENLY FATHER, IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE. WE THANK YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE, THAT YOU ARE OUR GREAT INTERCESSOR WHO EVER LIVED TO INTERCEDE FOR US, LORD FATHER. SEARCH EVERY HEART, KNOW EVERY THOUGHT AS YOU KNOW OUR THOUGHTS FROM AFAR OFF, LORD FATHER.

AND EVEN AS WE CALL UPON YOU, YOU ANSWER EVEN IN THE CALL THAT YOU ARE HERE.

SO WE THANK YOU, LORD FATHER, FOR BEING THE GOD OF OUR SALVATION IN WHOM WE WILL TRUST. THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT TRUSTING YOU, LORD FATHER, WITH ALL OF OUR HEART AND NOT LEANING TO OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING, ACKNOWLEDGING YOU IN ALL OF OUR WAYS, AND YOU WILL DIRECT OUR PATH.

WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE BELONG TO YOU, LORD FATHER, AS WE ASK FOR YOUR DIRECTION, LORD FATHER, EVEN IN THE LEADING OF THE COMMISSIONERS' COURTS, EVERYONE HERE AND THEIR FAMILIES, LORD FATHER. YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE OUR NEED. SO, WE THANK YOU FOR GRACE THAT IS GIVEN TO THE HUMBLE, LORD FATHER, AS YOU WATCH OVER, LORD FATHER, EVERYTHING THAT CONCERNS US, YOU PERFORM YOUR GOOD WORD TOWARD US. AS WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS, AS WE'RE ASKING FOR THE SPIRIT OF REPENTANCE, ALLOW US, LORD FATHER, TO SPEAK THE TRUTH TO ONE ANOTHER IN LOVE AND OBEY YOU IN YOUR WAY. YOU ARE THE WAY, YOU ARE THE TRUTH, YOU ARE THE LIFE. NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER BUT BY YOU.

FOR ANY OF THOSE WHO ARE NEEDING HEALING, LORD FATHER, ANYTHING, EVERYONE NEEDING COMFORT, LORD FATHER, THAT YOU SAID, BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO MOURN, FOR THEY SHALL BE COMFORTED, LORD FATHER. YOU SAID YOU WOULD SEND YOUR WORD, AND YOU WOULD HEAL US AND DELIVER US FROM ALL OF OUR DESTRUCTIONS.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROVISION, LORD FATHER, FOR THIS RAIN THAT'S MUCH NEEDED, LORD FATHER. WE ASK THAT YOU RAIN DOWN RIGHTEOUSNESS UPON US.

IN JESUS' NAME WE DO PRAY. AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS ONE STATE, UNDER GOD ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

COMMISSIONERS DO WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING? NONE FROM ME JUDGE.

NONE FROM ME JUDGE.

COMMISSIONER THERIOT? NONE FROM ME JUDGE.

MR. THOMAS? NO. OKAY I DON'T THINK YOU'RE, THERE YOU GO.

[E. CITIZENS' COMMENTS]

WE WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP IT CIVIL AND WE WILL GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH CITIZENS COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. BRAD FREY.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE.

GOOD MORNING, COURT. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS BRAD FREY.

I'M SORRY. WE HAVEN'T STARTED THE TIMER YET. MORNING, MY NAME IS BRAD FREY. I LIVE AT 2278 OAK FENTRESS ROAD IN LOCKHART. I'VE BEEN A CITIZEN HERE ALL MY LIFE, BORN AND RAISED. MY FAMILY LIVES HERE AS WELL. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED AND WILLING TO BE ON THE RECORD ABOUT THE GROWING NUMBER OF PROPOSED DATA CENTERS COMING TO CALDWELL COUNTY.

WHILE I UNDERSTAND LEGAL LIMITATIONS, THE URGE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO USE AVAILABLE TOOLS TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH, RESOURCES, AND LONG-STANDING WAY OF LIFE. I'VE FORMED AND RANCHED IN THIS COUNTY FOR 40 YEARS AND I TRULY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE THINGS. JUST THE AIR POLLUTION ALONE IS TREMENDOUS. SO, I'VE ASKED YOU GUYS TO ADVOCATE STRONGLY FOR RESPONSIBLE GROWTH AND

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THANK YOU. TAYLOR RUDMAN.

GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS TAYLOR RUDMAN I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT FOUR DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENTS ARE BEING PLANNED WITHIN CALDWELL COUNTY, I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE LEGAL LIMITATIONS ON YOUR ABILITY TO RESTRICT THESE PROJECTS.

HOWEVER, AS OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, I URGE YOU TO USE EVERY TOOL AVAILABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PEOPLE YOU REPRESENT.

PLEASE STAND WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS IN PROTECTING OUR HEALTH, OUR UTILITIES, AND OUR LAND.

WITH THE STEADY INCREASE IN LARGE-SCALE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS, WHAT WILL CALDWELL COUNTY LOOK LIKE FOR THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO BUILD THEIR LIVES HERE.

TIME AND AGAIN WE ARE SEEING INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS PLACED NEAR LONG-ESTABLISHED COMMUNITIES WITHOUT ADEQUATE CONSIDERATION ON THEIR IMPACT. THESE DATA CENTERS CAN AFFECT AIR AND WATER QUALITY, INCREASE NOISE LEVELS, DISRUPT WILDLIFE, AND PLACE ADDITIONAL STRAIN ON LOCAL RESOURCES. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY OFTEN OVERLOOK THE LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES FOR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE LIVED HERE FOR DECADES. I'VE TAKEN STEPS TO MAKE MY CONCERNS KNOWN. I'VE CONTACTED STATE AND LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES, ATTENDED PUBLIC MEETINGS AND REACH OUT TO UTILITY PROVIDERS REGARDING POTENTIAL COST INCREASES AND RESOURCE STRENGTH. BUT MEANINGFUL CHANGE REQUIRES LEADERSHIP AT EVERY LEVEL. YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO WITNESS THESE CHALLENGES FIRSTHAND. I URGE YOU TO ADVOCATE AS STRONGLY AS POSSIBLE, JUST AS OFFICIALS IN OTHER TEXAS COUNTIES ARE BEGINNING TO TAKE A CLOSE LOOK.

AT THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT.

WHAT WILL THIS INDUSTRY MEAN FOR OUR COUNTY IN 10, 20, OR EVEN 30 YEARS? WHAT HAPPENS IF OUR WATER RESOURCES ARE DEPLETED, OUR FARMLAND IS COMPROMISED, AND OUR COMMUNITIES ARE PUSHED OUT BY UNCHECKED INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION? THESE ARE NOT ABSTRACT CONCERNS. THEY ARE REAL RISK AND DESERVE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION AND PROACTIVE ACTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR ATTENTION ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE, AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU FIGHTING ALONGSIDE YOUR CONSTITUENTS IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MA'AM. ALAN RUDMAN.

HEY THERE, MY NAME IS ALAN RUDMAN. I'M THE HUSBAND OF TAYLOR RUDMAN, SO OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW. I'M A LOCKHART RESIDENT HERE. WE LIVE OVER BEHIND WALMART, THE NEWER COMMUNITY OVER THERE. AND I'M ALSO DISTURBED BY THE PROPOSED DATA CENTERS IN THE AREA, THE UNCHECKED NATURE AND LACK OF RESTRICTIONS ON THESE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS HAVE CAUSED HAVOC ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE A THING HERE JUST IN TEXAS. TO BRING ONE HERE IS LIKE A LOT OF CAUSE FOR CONCERN FOR MOST RESIDENTS, BUT I KNOW THERE'S PROPOSED FOUR OF THEM FOR THE AREA. AND TO BE HONEST, THAT'S KIND OF AN OUTRAGE TO ME BECAUSE THESE THINGS CAN BE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY DANGEROUS FOR COMMUNITIES. THIS AFFECTS OUR UTILITIES, OUR NATURAL RESOURCES, OUR SAFETY, BUT IT ALSO IS A REALLY BIG CONCERN FOR THE FUTURE OF ALL THE TOWNS HERE IN CALDWELL COUNTY. SO I ASK THAT YOU GUYS PLEASE STAND WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS AGAINST LIKE ALL THIS DRASTIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUSH FOR MORE RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION AREA. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR. SUZY CARTER.

I AM SUZY CARTER AND I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE POSTPONE ANY ACTION ON AGENDA ITEM H3 THIS IS THE ONE THAT INCLUDES PRIME DATA CENTER I THINK YOU NEED MUCH MORE STUDY AND LEGISLATIVE ACTION BEFORE ANY MORE DATA CENTERS ARE APPROVED AS YOU KNOW THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COUNTIES AROUND TEXAS A GROWING NUMBER THAT ARE COMING UP WITH RESOLUTIONS TO GIVE THEM TIME TO WAIT FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO COME UP WITH A LOT OF LAWS THAT CAN HELP US TIGHTEN UP BECAUSE TEXAS IS BECOMING A CESSPOOL OF DATA CENTERS. CAMERON COUNTY HAS PASSED A RESOLUTION AS YOU KNOW AGAINST DATA CENTERS SO HAS WISE COUNTY, HUNT COUNTY, TOM GREEN COUNTY, JOHNSON COUNTY AND MANY OTHERS AND THERE'S A LOT THAT YOU'VE DONE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND I THINK YOU'RE TRYING HARD TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

BUT THERE'S MORE, THERE'S A LOT MORE IN THE WISE COUNTY RESOLUTION AGAINST DATA CENTERS BEING APPROVED RIGHT NOW.

THERE ARE THINGS LIKE THIS.

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THEY HAVE A LOT OF LEEWAY AND THEY CAN TELL STORIES THAT AREN'T TRUE AND WE CAN'T EASILY PROVE THEM WRONG BUT ONE OF THE BIGGIES IS WITH REGARD TO WATER. THEY CAN SAY WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS MUCH WATER AND IF YOU GO TO THE WATER COMPANY, THEY'LL SAY UH HUH RIGHT BUT WE CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH THEY'RE GOING TO REALLY USE. SO, YOU'RE STUCK WITH THAT PROBLEM RIGHT NOW. YOU NEED TO PROTECT THE ELECTRIC GRID RELIABILITY AND PREVENT COSTS THAT ARE A BURDEN ON RESIDENTIAL, AGRICULTURAL AND SMALL BUSINESS TAXPAYERS.

WE ARE GOING TO PICK UP A LOT OF THE TAB FOR WHAT THEY MESS UP IN THIS COUNTY IF YOU LET THEM GO FORWARD WITH MORE DATA CENTERS. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A GOOD THING.

IT'S ANOTHER BUBBLE LIKE THE WINDMILLS AND THE SOLAR FARMS AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY ATTRACTIVE TO PEOPLE TRYING TO MAKE A LOT OF MONEY OFF OF A COMMUNITY.

BUT ULTIMATELY, WE SEE THROUGH THEM AND THEY'RE NOT THAT GOOD FOR US. WE NEED TO ENSURE RESPONSIBLE, SUSTAINABLE, AND TRANSPARENT WATER USE PRACTICES. RIGHT NOW, THIS IS ALL ON THE SIDE OF THE DEVELOPER. THEY HAVE ALL THE RIGHTS, AND YOU ALL HAVE VERY FEW. WE NEED TO PROTECT AGRICULTURAL LANDS. I'M REALLY GRIEVED WHEN I DRIVE OVER HERE. WE HAVE A FARM ON FARMERS ROAD, AND WE SEE ALL THE FARMLAND THAT IS BEING DEVELOPED. IT IS TERRIBLE THAT THE LAND THAT SHOULD BE USED FOR GROWING FOOD, SUCH PRECIOUS PRIME FARMLAND, IS BEING TURNED INTO SOMETHING LIKE DATA CENTERS. THEY COULD GO OUT IN WEST TEXAS. THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO HERE. WE SHOULD PROTECT NOT ONLY AGRICULTURAL LANDS, BUT RANGE LANDS AND WILDLIFE HABITATS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, MAYBE HOPPY DOES. MS. CARTER, YOU HAVE ABOUT 20 SECONDS. IS THAT MY TIME? YOU'RE ALMOST THERE. PARDON? YOU'VE GOT ABOUT 15 SECONDS. 15 SECONDS.

WELL, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE WILDLIFE, SUCH AS THE MIGRATORY BIRDS AND THE MIGRATORY BUTTERFLIES. WE USED TO HAVE WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL MONARCH BUTTERFLY FLOCKS COMING THROUGH, BUT WE DON'T ANYMORE. AND IT'S STUFF LIKE THIS THAT'S KILLING US.

THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. AND HERE'S THE, CAN I GIVE THIS TO YOU, THE WISE COUNTY RESOLUTION? YES, MA'AM. AND JUST SO EVERYONE IN THE ROOM KNOWS, WE CAN'T REALLY ENGAGE WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY DURING CITIZENS' COMMENTS, BUT WE ARE EXPLORING RESOLUTIONS.

SO JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE'RE DOING THAT. MARY HEATH.

MY NAME IS MARY HEATH.

I LIVE AT 1420 EAST MARKET.

I'M PRETTY NEW TO LOCKHART, BUT I LOVE IT. IT'S A REALLY SPECIAL PLACE AND THE COUNTY, THE WHOLE NEARBY DRIVING AROUND IS SO BEAUTIFUL WITH NATURE AND WILDLIFE AND ALL.

I'M NOT A SCIENTIST, BUT I REALLY FEEL WE ARE NOT GETTING THE RIGHT INFORMATION OR ENOUGH INFORMATION.

ABOUT SPECIFICALLY WATER, ELECTRIC, AIR POLLUTION, EVEN JOBS, HOW MANY JOBS THERE'S GOING TO BE. AT THE VERY LEAST, WE NEED TO PROTECT THE TAXPAYERS, THE CITIZENS, FROM INCREASING COSTS FOR THEIR POWER AND WATER SO THAT LITTLE POOR PEOPLE CAN STILL LIVE HERE LIKE ME. BECAUSE IT'S NOT ALL FOR THE RICH PEOPLE, I DON'T THINK.

BUT I'M REALLY MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONG-TERM ISSUES.

POLLUTION, WATER USE, WATER DRYING UP. ARE THE DEER STILL GOING TO BE NEAR THE CREEK IF THERE'S NOT WATER IN THE CREEK? IS STATE PARK STILL GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL? I THINK IT REALLY MATTERS.

THERE'S A LOT ON NATIONAL NEWS AND HERE AND THERE THERE'S EVERYBODY WHO'S IN ALL OVER THE DIFFERENT STATES ALREADY HAVE THESE THINGS GOING UP ARE COMPLAINING AND THE WORDS OUT THERE SO WE CAN STOP IT BEFORE IT STARTS. MAYBE, OR AT LEAST MAKE IT THE BEST IT CAN

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YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. JOHN CARTER. A CHICKEN AND A PIG WERE WALKING DOWN THE ROAD.

THE CHICK. OH, I THINK HE ACCIDENTALLY TURNED IT OFF, SIR. THERE WE GO. SORRY.

THAT'S OKAY. THE CHICKEN SAYS TO THE PIG, I'VE BEEN THINKING WE OUGHT TO START A RESTAURANT. THE PIG SAYS, WHAT WOULD YOU CALL IT? THE CHICKEN SAYS, HAM AND EGG.

THE PIG SAYS, NOT ON MY LIFE.

YOU, SEE? YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED, BUT I WOULD BE COMMITTED. YOU GUYS ARE KIND OF LIKE THE CHICKEN, AND WE'RE KIND OF LIKE THE PIG. WE DON'T WANT TO BE COMMITTED. YOU GUYS HAVE THE BUTCHER KNIFE. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH IT? WE DON'T WANT TO BE GUINEA PIGS. WE WANT YOU TO HELP US SAVE OUR BACON.

WE HAVE LAND OVER ON CLEARFART AND PRETTY SOON IT'S GOING TO BE SEWER CREEK. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT TECHNOLOGY HAS COST US. WHEN I WAS A KID, I COULD LOOK UP AT THE MILKY WAY. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SEE THAT IN YEARS. WHEN MY DAD WAS ALIVE IN DOWNTOWN LULING, HE COULD HEAR AT NIGHT HORSES AND WAGONS CROSSING THE WOODEN BRIDGE OVER THE SAN MARCOS RIVER. TECHNOLOGY HAS COST US SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE QUIET AND PEACE LIKE WE USED TO HAVE. AND THESE DATA CENTERS AND THE OTHER TECHNOLOGY THAT'S COMING IN HERE HAS GOT LIKE A CONSTANT HUM ALL THE TIME, AND IT'S NOT PEACEFUL, IT'S UNHEALTHY. YEARS AGO IN CALDWELL COUNTY, WE COULD SEE MILLIONS OF CEDAR WAX WINGS COME THROUGH. I HAVEN'T SEEN A CEDAR WAX WING IN YEARS. AND IT USED TO BE WE WOULD SEE, I DON'T KNOW, MILLIONS OF MONARCHS. DON'T SEE THEM ANYMORE. SO, WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL THINK OF WAYS TO SAY NO, NOT ON MY LIFE.

NOT ON MY LIFE. IN FEBRUARY, THE STATE REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH SETS PARTY PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE CYCLE, PASSED A NEAR-UNANIMOUS RESOLUTION CALLING FOR RIGOROUS INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED DATA CENTER PROJECTS THAT IMPACT ON GRID RELIABILITY. THE WATER SHORTAGES BEFORE FINAL APPROVAL. THE RESOLUTION ADDITIONALLY CALLED FOR A PAUSE ON OPEN LOOP DATA CENTERS WHICH USE THE MOST WATER TO COOL COMPUTER CHIPS AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER OVERSIGHT AND LOCAL CONTROL MEASURES.

NOT ON MY LIFE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR. ANDREW MCLEISH. ANDREW MCLEISH, PRAIRIE LEE. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING DIFFERENT HERE.

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I'VE LAID OUT A STEP-BY-STEP, THE FULL RECORD OF THE PRAIRIE LEE STOP SIGN ISSUE.

AND TODAY I'M GOING TO SPEAK PLAINLY ABOUT WHAT THAT RECORD SHOWS, BECAUSE THIS WAS JUST NOT A BAD DECISION. IT WAS A SERIES OF FAILURES BY SPECIFIC PEOPLE IN A POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY. I'M GOING TO START WITH COMMISSIONER MOSES. IT BEGAN WITH HIM. HE INTRODUCED A SOLUTION WITHOUT EVIDENCE. HE REPEATED THERE'S A NEED, BUT NEVER DEMONSTRATED ONE. HE DIDN'T JUST MAKE A MISTAKE, HE BYPASSED THE PROCESS DESIGNED TO PREVENT ONE. AND EX-JUDGE SCHAWE, HE SAW THE PROBLEM EARLY, HE IDENTIFIED THAT SPEED WAS THE REAL CONCERN, HE QUESTIONED THE NEED, BUT WHEN IT MATTERED MOST, HE LET IT GO. NOW COMMISSIONER THERIOT, YOU WARNED THIS COURT ABOUT LIABILITY. YOU UNDERSTOOD THE RISKS OF INSTALLING UNWARRANTED STOP SIGNS, YOU ASKED FOR ENGINEERING INPUT, AND YOU GOT IT. THE COUNTY ENGINEER MADE IT CLEAR. THERE WAS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR THE STOP SIGNS. AND YET,

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THAT WAS A CHOICE, AND THAT CHOICE MATTERED. NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME WHO CALL THE SMARTEST PERSON IN ANY ROOM, AND THAT WOULD BE JUDGE HADEN. YOU KNOW, YOU CAME INTO THIS ISSUE PROMISING SOMETHING DIFFERENT. FACTS, DATA, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. AND INITIALLY, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU DELIVERED. YOU PUSHED FOR A TRAFFIC STUDY. YOU EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR EVIDENCE. BUT WHEN THAT EVIDENCE DIDN'T SUPPORT THE OUTCOME, EVERYTHING CHANGED.

YOU MISUNDERSTOOD THE DATA, STATING THAT TRAFFIC ONLY NEEDED TO INCREASE BY 95%, WHEN IN REALITY IT NEEDED TO INCREASE NEARLY 20-FOLD.

THAT IS NOT A MINOR ERROR.

THAT IS A FUNDAMENTAL MISREPRESENTATION OF THE FACTS. AND WITHOUT THE ENGINEER PRESENT TO CORRECT THAT, THAT MISUNDERSTANDING DROVE THIS COURT'S DECISION. AND THEN THE DELAYS, JUDGE, THE DELAYS. A COMPLETED REPORT WAS HELD BACK AND WE WERE TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE WITHOUT IT. IT TOOK MORE THAN TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE A BASIC TRAFFIC STUDY FOCUSED ONLY ON COUNTING CARS AT AN INTERSECTION. YOU KNOW, I COULD SEE A SIX-MONTH DELAY, BUT A TWO-YEAR DELAY RAISES SOME SERIOUS QUESTIONS, JUDGE. YOU CONTROLLED THE PROCESS. YOU CONTROLLED THE TIMING, CONTROLLED THE FLOW OF INFORMATION, ALL THE WHILE INSISTING THE COURT WAS WAITING ON OTHERS. THAT'S NOT TRANSPARENCY. THAT'S OBSTRUCTION AND COMMISSIONERS WESTMORELAND AND THERIOT BY THIS POINT BOTH OF YOU KNEW THE TRUTH YOU ACKNOWLEDGED THAT TRAFFIC VOLUMES WERE FAR BELOW WHAT WAS REQUIRED YOU UNDERSTOOD THAT THE DATA DID NOT SUPPORT THE STOP SIGNS BUT WHEN THE NUMBERS WERE MISCHARACTERIZED WHEN THE NARRATIVE SHIFTED WHEN THE COURT MOVED FORWARD ON INCOMPLETE INFORMATION YOU SAID NOTHING AND YOUR SILENCE ALLOWED A FLAWED DECISION TO STAND AND COMMISSIONER HORNE. YOU WERE HANDED THIS ISSUE WITHOUT THE FULL PICTURE.

CRITICAL FACTS WERE OMITTED.

KEY CONTEXT WAS MISSING. THE FOUNDATION YOU WERE GIVEN TO MAKE A DECISION WAS INCOMPLETE, AND THAT MATTERS BECAUSE RESPONSIBILITY WITHOUT INFORMATION IS NOT ACCOUNTABILITY. I'M GOING TO BE BLUNT. I LIVE OUT IN PERRY LEE. I SEE AROUND 80% OF THE DRIVERS, THEY DON'T STOP OR IGNORE THE STOP SIGNS ALTOGETHER. THAT'S A SAFETY PROBLEM. IF PEOPLE AREN'T STOPPING, THE STOP SIGNS AREN'T WORKING.

THESE STOP SIGNS DON'T MEET TEXAS MUTCD STANDARDS. WE HAVE TWO TRAFFIC STUDIES THAT HAVE ALREADY CONFIRMED THEY AREN'T JUSTIFIED AND SHOULD BE REMOVED. RESIDENTS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO FIGHT FOR ANSWERS OVER A SAFETY CONCERN. FOLLOW THE STANDARDS, RESPECT THE DATA, LISTEN TO THE EXPERTS, APPLY THE PROCESS, DO YOUR JOB. THIS IS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. DO YOU CARE ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY OR ARE YOU JUST BEING STUBBORN? THE EVIDENCE IS ALREADY IN FRONT OF YOU. THE REMAINING QUESTION IS IF ACTION BY THIS COURT WILL BE TAKEN.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU. BONITA MARSHALL.

BONITA MARSHALL, I GO BY BONNIE.

I LIVE AT 1003 MONTA VISTA DRIVE IN LOCKHART AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE GROVES REACTOR THAT'S, IN THE WORDS OF THE OAK GROVE CEO, GOING CRITICAL ON JULY 4TH. AND BEFORE THAT I WANT TO SAY I MOVED TO TEXAS IN 1971 AS A 20 YEAR OLD. I LOVE TEXAS. WE RAISED OUR FAMILY IN LOCKHART. I LOVE LOCKHART AND I LOVE CALDWELL COUNTY.

ONE THING THAT I'VE ALWAYS EXPERIENCED WITH TEXANS LIVING IN VARIOUS PLACES IS THEIR LOVE OF THE LAND. AND MY HEART BREAKS WHEN I HEAR ABOUT THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS.

WHEN I GOT THROUGH CALDWELL COUNTY, I TOO AM VERY SADDENED.

I ENVISION WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN 27-28.

BUT HERE'S MY CONCERN WITH THE GROVES REACTOR. IT'S BEEN PUT OUT AS AN ISOTOPE REACTOR THAT'S MEANT TO PRODUCE ISOTOPES TO CURE CANCER.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR WEBSITE, THEIR SEC FILINGS AND THEIR RELEASES, AND INFORMATION, YOU'LL FIND THAT THIS IS AN EXPERIMENT. IT'S IN PROTO TOWN. AND I KNOW IN 2024, WHEN

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AS A MATTER OF FACT, SMALL REACTORS THAT ARE UNPROVEN AND UNTESTED, AND BASICALLY THIS ONE UNREGULATED, ARE SCARY TO ME.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. ONE OF THE THINGS I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MOST IS, I'M SORRY, THIS IS A NEW REACTOR. IT'S CALLED AN MSN AND IT DEALS WITH SODIUM AND THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THAT AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO THEM HERE BUT I CERTAINLY CAN EMAIL THEM TO YOU. I FEEL THAT PERHAPS IN 2024 A LOT OF INFORMATION ISN'T SHARED AND I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN YOUR ADVOCATION FOR OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUT I FEAR IN THIS CASE IT'S THE RISK OF OUR SAFETY AND HEALTH. ONE OF THE REASONS THE CRITICS SAID THAT THEY CHOSE THE ISOTOPE MODEL WAS BECAUSE IF THERE WAS A FAILURE, THERE WOULD BE LESS PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT, AND IT'S EASIER TO CONTAIN.

BUT IT'S ALL CLOSED, AND I KNOW THE COMMISSION SIGNED AN NDA WITH THE FOUNDERS, AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY LIMITED INTO WHAT YOU CAN SHARE THAT YOU KNOW. BUT WHAT I'VE KNOWN THROUGH RESEARCH IS THAT THIS NEW PLAN, THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT, HAS SOME MAJOR ISSUES. MY MAIN CONCERN IS WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO PUT THE FALLOUT WASTE THAT'S GOING TO COME FROM THE RICH URANIUM THEY'RE USING. THE RICH URANIUM THEY'RE USING IS ABBREVIATED BY H-A-L-E-U. THE MAIN SOURCE FOR THIS IS RUSSIA. IT'S NOT THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEN THEY HAVE THIS, AS AGAIN THE CEO SAYS IT GOES CRITICAL, THEY'RE GOING TO START PRODUCING WASTES.

WHERE IS IT GOING TO GO? DO THEY HAVE A CONTAINMENT SYSTEM? OKAY, WELL I HAVE A LOT MORE TO SHARE AND I'LL COME BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING. THERE ARE NO MORE COMMENTS. OKAY, VERY QUICKLY, WE CAN'T ENGAGE INDIVIDUALLY WITH EVERYONE, BUT I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU. IF A DATA CENTER COMES TO CALDWELL COUNTY AND ENGAGES WITH A PRIVATE LANDOWNER AND PURCHASES THAT LAND, THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT HERE OR IN ANY OF THE OTHER 254 COUNTIES CANNOT STOP THAT TRANSACTION. FORTUNATELY, THAT IS A STATUTORY LEGISLATIVE ISSUE, AND SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO HAVE MORE ABILITY TO DO THAT, THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN UP WITH YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND YOUR STATE SENATORS. I'M HAPPY TO SHOW YOU THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE WHERE IT SAYS THAT. WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO GET A RESOLUTION PUT TOGETHER. I HANDED ONE TO OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY TO REVIEW. IT IS BASED OFF OF SOME OF THE OTHER RESOLUTIONS THAT WERE MENTIONED BUT I WILL TELL YOU HOWEVER THAT IT JUST AS MS. CARTER SAID THEY THEY ASKED FOR SUPPORT FROM THE STATE LEGISLATURE WE ASKED FOR MORE POWER AND AUTHORITY IN THOSE RESOLUTIONS THOSE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT GIVE US THAT POWER AND AUTHORITY. AND THAT'S A VERY CRITICAL FACT FOR EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND WE WE WILL BE DOING A RESOLUTION BUT IT DOESN'T GIVE US ANY MORE POWER AND AUTHORITY THAN WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. WHAT WE ARE DOING IS TRYING TO GET THESE DATA CENTER DEVELOPERS INTO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.

IN THOSE AGREEMENTS WE ASK THEM TO USE CLOSED LOOP. WE HAVE PUT A QUANTIFIABLE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO USE, WHICH IS 200 GALLONS PER MEGAWATT. SO A 100 MEGAWATT DATA CENTER. UNDER THOSE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS IS ALLOWED TO USE 20,000 GALLONS PER MONTH, NOT PER DAY, PER MONTH. THAT IS ROUGHLY EQUIVALENT TO 20 HOUSES A YEAR.

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WE DON'T LIKE THAT ANY MORE THAN YOU DO, BUT THAT IS THE TOOL THAT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GET THEM TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH US THAT WE OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ASK FOR. AND IN THE ABSENCE OF THAT, YOU ARE CORRECT. A DATA CENTER CAN COME INTO THIS COUNTY AND DO AS THEY PLEASE.

AND THERE'S VERY LITTLE WE CAN DO TO STOP THEM. WE HAVE THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY OUTSIDE OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO REGULATE THEIR SITE WITH REGARDS TO ENGINEERING AND STORMWATER AND DRAINAGE. WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE DRIVEWAY PERMITS ON COUNTY ROADS, AND WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE SEPTIC. AND THAT IS IT. THAT IS ALL THE AUTHORITY THAT THE LEGISLATURE GIVES COUNTIES. AND IN THE NEXT, SESSION ONE OF THE STATED PRIORITIES IS TO TAKE AWAY THE ONE THING THAT WE HAVE THE ONE TOOL THAT WE HAVE TO GET THESE DATA CENTERS INTO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND THAT IS THE 312 AGREEMENT AS THE TAX ABATEMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT IF THAT IS TAKEN AWAY FROM COUNTIES, COUNTIES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THESE GUYS INTO THESE DA'S. IN THE ABSENCE OF DA'S THEY WILL BE ABLE TO COME IN HERE AND DO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING TO US.

THERE'S A LOT OF MISINFORMATION OUT THERE ABOUT WHAT COUNTIES CAN AND CAN'T DO. IF I COULD WAVE MY MAGIC WAND TODAY, I WOULD MAKE THEM ALL GO AWAY. I'M SPENDING EIGHT HOURS A DAY HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE ABOUT DATA CENTERS. I'LL BE AT THE MAY 3RD TOWN HALL TO DISCUSS THIS WITH SOME ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS THAT WILL ALSO BE ON THE PANEL. WE HAD A WORKSHOP HERE. YOU CAN GO. IT WAS ON MARCH 12TH. IF YOU GO TO OUR COUNTY WEBSITE AND CLICK ON COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND CLICK ON THE WORKSHOP FROM MARCH 12TH, YOU CAN SEE THE PRESENTATION THAT WE GAVE AND THE QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION THAT WE ENGAGED IN WITH CITIZENS. AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO EMAIL ME OR MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND COME BY, AND I'LL SIT DOWN AND TALK WITH YOU ABOUT IT. AND I'LL HAPPILY SHOW YOU WHAT WE ARE DOING, WHAT WE CAN DO, AND WHAT WE CAN'T.

BUT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED BY STATUTE TO DO.

BUT I JUST I JUST WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THAT SITTING ON THIS DICE RIGHT NOW IS A FARMER AND A RANCHER AND A RANCHER WE ALL LIVE ON THE LAND AND WE ALL MAKE A PART OF OUR LIVING OFF THE LAND. SO WE'RE JUST AS CONCERNED ABOUT AGRICULTURE AND LAND AS EVERYBODY ELSE IN THIS ROOM I ASSURE YOU AND I'LL HAPPILY DISCUSS AT ANOTHER TIME BECAUSE I CAN SIT UP HERE AND GET ON MY SOAPBOX AND KEEP YOU ALL HERE FOR THREE HOURS ABOUT THIS. WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO REGULATE WHAT WE CAN WITH REGARDS TO DATA CENTERS AND FRANKLY EVERYBODY ELSE.

I'LL JUST LEAVE YOU WITH THIS ONE EXTRA THOUGHT. I JUST TOLD YOU HOW MUCH WATER THAT THE DATA CENTERS ARE CLOSED LOOP USE. THAT'S 20 HOUSES A YEAR WORTH OF WATER. WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTY RIGHT NOW THAT HAVE MET THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE LEGISLATURE TELLS DEVELOPERS THAT THEY HAVE TO MEET IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE COUNTY. WE HAVE 50,000 PLATTED LOTS. 50,000. SO IMAGINE THE WATER USAGE OF 50,000 HOMES. THOSE PLATTED LOTS, BY AND LARGE, ARE ON THE BLACKLAND PRAIRIE. MOST OF THE NEW SUBDIVISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT HERE IN THE LAST 10 YEARS WHERE ALL THE NEW RESIDENTS THAT HAVE MOVED HERE ARE ARE ON THE BLACKLAND PRAIRIE SO IT'S LIKELY THAT THAT MANY OF US LIVE IN THOSE HOMES THAT WERE BUILT SO DATA CENTERS HAVE IN THE PAST USED A LOT OF WATER THE CLOSED-LOOP DATA CENTERS DON'T USE NEARLY AS MUCH WE ARE TRYING TO HOLD THEM TO THAT WE HAVE TO USE THE ABATEMENTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS TO DO IT. AND THERE ARE CLAWBACKS IN THOSE AGREEMENTS IF THEY FAIL TO MEET THOSE AND YOU CAN FIND OUT HOW MUCH WATER THEY'RE USING. THEY GET A WATER BILL FROM THEIR SUPPLY. WE CAN GET

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PLEASE TALK TO YOUR STATE REP. PLEASE TALK TO YOUR STATE SENATOR IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE IF YOU'RE IN HAYES COUNTY IF YOUR STATE REP AND YOUR STATE SENATOR ARE DIFFERENT THAN THEY ARE IN CALDWELL COUNTY SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE I WILL BE HAPPY TO TELL YOU WHO THEY ARE AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION AND I'LL STOP RIGHT THERE WE HAVE A LOT TO GET TO OTHERWISE COMMISSIONERS WE'RE

[F. CONSENT AGENDA]

[G.1 2025 Pretrial Bond Supervision Report - Romelia Elizondo, Adult Probation Deputy Director, and Miranda Kelly, Pretrial Bond Supervision Officer]

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION TODAY.

IT'S THE 2025 PRE-TRIAL BOND SUPERVISION REPORT AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT COMMISSIONERS THAT YOU HEAR ABOUT THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND THEY SAVE US A LOT OF MONEY AND THEY TAKE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE AND COMING TO COURT AND OUT OF THE JAIL AT THE SAME TIME, SO GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS I'M ROMELIA ELIZONDO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION PLEASE HAVE IT IN THE HALL GO AHEAD I'M ROMELIA ELIZONDO I'M THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THE CALDWELL COUNTY CSED HERE WITH ME TODAY IS MIRANDA KELLY OUR PRETRIAL BOND SERVICE SERVICES OFFICER MISS KELLY PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN BOND SUPERVISION IN OUR DEPARTMENT, SHE WORKS CLOSELY WITH HONORABLE JUDGE HICKS AND HONORABLE AMANDA MONTGOMERY IN IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE RELEASED FROM THE JAIL VIA PRETRIAL SERVICES.

MS. KELLY WILL BE PRESENTING AN OVERVIEW OF OUR 2025 BOND EFFORTS, INCLUDING MEASURABLE COST EFFORTS FOR BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE SERVE. AT THIS TIME, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MS. KELLY FOR HER PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, I'M OFFICER KELLY. I DO PRETRIAL BOND SUPERVISION. I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU THE 2025 BOND REPORT. THE MAIN GOAL OF PRETRIAL SERVICES IS TO ALLEVIATE THE JAIL POPULATION AND ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS SHOW UP TO COURT. YOU'LL SEE ON THIS SLIDE THE DATA FOR THE INMATES RELEASED FOR THE 2025 YEAR. THERE WERE 292 TOTAL CASES SUPERVISED ON THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT 2025. 186 INDIVIDUALS WERE NEWLY ADDED TO THE CASELOAD.

61 OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WERE RELEASED BY THE DISTRICT COURT AND COUNTY COURT AT LAW JUDGES.

125 OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WERE RELEASED BY PRETRIAL SERVICES. THEY WERE OFFICER-INITIATED. I WENT OUT AND INTERVIEWED THEM, MADE SURE THEY WERE ELIGIBLE, AND DID THE PROPER PAPERWORK FOR THE JUDGE. AND THERE WAS AN AVERAGE OF 10 DEFENDANTS RELEASED FROM THE JAIL EACH MONTH. THIS SLIDE HAS THE SAVINGS FOR THE COUNTY. IT'S THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE RELEASED TIMES THE NUMBER OF DAYS. IT GOES FROM 30 DAYS TO 180 DAYS, AND YOU'LL SEE THE AVERAGE COST TO HOUSE AN INMATE IN THE CALDWELL COUNTY JAIL AT $77 PER MONTH, AND THAT'S THE SAVINGS. THIS NUMBER IS LOWER THAN EXPECTED BECAUSE THIS IS FOR A HEALTHY INDIVIDUAL WHO REQUIRES NO EXTRA CARE. SOME OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IN THE JAIL HAVE SEVERE MEDICAL NEEDS.

THEY MAY NEED SURGERIES. THEY MAY BE PREGNANT OR HAVE OTHER HEALTH CONDITIONS. THEY MAY HAVE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OR

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THAT'S REVENUE FOR THE CSCD.

AND $3,495 WERE COLLECTED IN DRUG TESTING FEES GOING BACK TO THE CSCD. EACH INDIVIDUAL HAS BASIC CONDITIONS OF BOND.

TO INCLUDE REPORTING FOR OFFICE VISITS, RANDOM DRUG TESTING, TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS, THERE'S FEES THAT THEY HAVE TO PAY, THERE'S SPECIAL CONDITIONS AS WELL INCLUDING GPS AND IGNITION INTERLOCK AND NO CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM AND IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE OFFENSE AND THE FACTS OF THE CASE. AND THEN HERE'S SOME STATISTICS THIS IS FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR IN COURT OUT OF 186 INDIVIDUALS PLACED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR NINE FAILED TO APPEAR IN COURT. THIS IS REALLY GREAT NUMBERS WE HAVE A HIGH SUCCESS RATE. ME OR MY BOND CLERK TEXT EACH INDIVIDUAL THE FRIDAY BEFORE COURT WHEN THEY APPEAR ON THE DOCKET TO ENSURE THAT THEY RECEIVE NOTICE NOT JUST FROM THEIR ATTORNEY BUT FROM US SO THAT THEY CAN SHOW UP TO COURT ON TIME. AND THEN THIS IS THE VIOLATION STATISTICS OUT OF 186 DEFENDANTS PLACED DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 38 VIOLATED THEIR CONDITIONS OF BOND. THESE ARE THE TYPES OF VIOLATIONS SO 148 MAINTAINED THEIR RELEASE FROM CUSTODY SOME OF THESE WERE FAILURE TO REPORT, FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR OFFICE VISITS, NEW OFFENSES, AND SUBSTANCE USE.

FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR, WE DO DO PHONE CALLS, WE SEND LETTERS, WE TRY TO CATCH THEM AT THEIR COURT DATE IF THEY ARE REPORTING TO COURT TO AVOID A NEW WARRANT BEING ISSUED. AND THEN THE SUBSTANCE USE, WE DO FOLLOW PROGRESSIVE SANCTIONS.

SO ON THE FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD FOR ALCOHOL, AS LONG AS IT'S NOT AN INTOXICATION OFFENSE. WE DO HANDLE THAT IN OFFICE. AFTER THE THIRD, IT GOES TO THE JUDGE, AND TYPICALLY THE BOND COULD BE REVOKED. AND I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP AND SAY THAT THE WORK THAT WE DO ON PRETRIAL BOND IS SUPER IMPORTANT, NOT JUST TO SAVE THE COUNTY MONEY, BUT THESE INDIVIDUALS WORK AND LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN CONVICTED, AND WE'RE ALLOWING THEM THE ABILITY TO STAY IN THE COMMUNITY, KEEP THEIR JOBS, AND KEEP THEIR HOMES, AND RAISE THEIR CHILDREN WHILE THEY GO THROUGH THE COURT PROCESS.

THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THESE CASES THAT END UP GETTING DECLINED AS WELL BY THE DA'S. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS LET ME KNOW. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTION? OKAY, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WELL DONE. ALL RIGHT,

[H.1 To discuss and take possible action regarding the approval of the Minutes for the April 9, 2026, regular meeting.]

[H.2 To discuss and take possible action regarding the Final Plat for Tenney Creek Estates subdivision consisting of seven residential lots on approximately 13.083 acres located on FM 86 and Tenney Creek Road.]

ITEM H2 DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING FINAL PLAN FOR TINNEY CREEK ESTATE SUBDIVISION CONSISTING OF SEVEN RESIDENTIAL LOTS ON APPROXIMATELY 13.083 ACRES LOCATED ON FM 86 AND TINNEY CREEK ROAD. GOOD MORNING AND THIS IS JUST A SIMPLE SEVEN LOT SUBDIVISION ALL LOTS HAVE FRONTAGE ALL COMMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN TAKING CARE OF THESE HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AND WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO CLOSE OUT THE SUBDIVISION WITH A FINAL PLAN. OKAY, COMMISSIONERS? MOVE TO APPROVE FINAL PLAN. MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THERRIOT.

ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED HEARING

[H.3 To discuss and take possible action regarding the Development Agreement for Lockhart Property, LLC pertaining to 205.756 acres located in Caldwell County, Texas.]

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[H.4 To discuss and take possible action regarding the Final Plat for Larry's Estates, consisting of four lots on approximately 19.114 acres located at Track Rd.]

COMMISSIONERS? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, JUDGE. MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED

[H.5 To discuss and take possible action regarding a formal request for a one-year extension for the Tomahawk Subdivision, Phase 1, PICP construction plans approved on April 19, 2024, on approximately 152.54 acres located off FM 1854 and Tomahawk Trail.]

ITEM H5 DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A FORMAL REQUEST FOR A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION FOR THE TOMAHAWK SUBDIVISION PHASE ONE PICP CONSTRUCTION PLANS APPROVED ON APRIL 19, 2024 ON APPROXIMATELY 152.54 ACRES LOCATED OFF FM 1854 AND TOMAHAWK TRAIL. OKAY, KIM LEE HORN HAD COME TO ME. THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION PLANS WERE FOR TOMAHAWK WERE APPROVED BACK IN APRIL OF 2024 THE PLANS ARE GOOD FOR TWO YEARS WITH THE APPROVAL THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH TOMORROW THEY WILL ACTUALLY BE AT THEIR DEADLINE SO THEY'RE ASKING FOR A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION BECAUSE JUST DUE TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE ECONOMY THEY'VE STALLED OUT FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THEY'RE JUST ASKING FOR A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION. OKAY COMMISSIONERS MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, JUDGE.

MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

[H.6 To discuss and take possible action to approve a Reimbursement Agreement between Caldwell County and Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) for costs associated with Preliminary Engineering Services work related to the North Magnolia Avenue Turn Lane Addition project and authorize the County Judge to execute all related documents.]

ITEM H6. DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CALDWELL COUNTY AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, UPRR, FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING SERVICES WORK RELATED TO THE NORTH MAGNOLIA AVENUE TURN LANE ADDITION PROJECT AUTHORIZED COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS COST OF $70,000. HI, I'M MARIA CASTANON WITH HNTB. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN CALDWELL COUNTY AND UNION PACIFIC ESSENTIALLY TO ENABLE ANY ROADWAY PROJECTS THAT INTERACT WITH UP'S RIGHT AWAY TO GET THEIR APPROVAL AND REVIEW.

OKAY, COMMISSIONERS? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT.

ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

[H.7 To discuss and take possible action to approve a Reimbursement Agreement between Caldwell County and Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) for costs associated with Preliminary Engineering Services work related to the North Hackberry Avenue Truck Route (Alt) project and authorize the County Judge to execute all related documents.]

[H.9 To discuss and take possible action regarding Order 05-2026 authorizing the sale of fireworks for Memorial Day.]

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APPROVED THIS 23RD DAY OF APRIL 2026 BY THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

COMMISSIONERS? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.

ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES. OH, BURN BAN.

[H.8 To discuss and take possible action regarding a Caldwell County Burn Ban.]

I'VE GONE OUT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND CHECKED SOME OF THE FIELDS AND YOU'RE SOAKED. SO LET'S PRAY FOR SOME MORE RAIN AS PREDICTIONS RIGHT NOW ARE 20 PERCENT TO 50 PERCENT THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK. OUR KVDI NUMBERS HAVE BEEN THE LOWEST I'VE SEEN IN A WHILE AND HERE THEY ARE.

THE MINIMUM IS 59, MAX IS 337, THE AVERAGE IS 198.

WITH A CHANGE OF MINUS 30 SO I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WE KEEP THE BURN BAN OFF.

OKAY COMMISSIONERS? MOVE TO KEEP BURN BAN OFF.

MOVE TO KEEP BURN BAN OFF BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS.

ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.

[H.10 To discuss and take possible action regarding a Proclamation recognizing the Retired Nurses Group of Caldwell County and its Nurse's Aide Training Program.]

AND RNGCC AND ITS NURSES' AID TRAINING PROGRAM SERVES AS A VIABLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE ADDRESSING THE GROWING DEMANDS FOR QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WHILE CREATING PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT IN CALDWELL COUNTY. NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF CALDWELL COUNTY, TEXAS, MAY 09, 2026, AS HEREBY RECOGNIZED AS RNGCT, GC, AND RNGCC CERTIFIED NURSES AID TRAINING PROGRAM RECOGNITION DAY. AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE THE DEDICATION, SERVICE, AND LASTING CONTRIBUTION OF THE RETIRED NURSES GROUP OF CALDWELL COUNTY AND ITS NURSES AID TRAINING PROGRAM IN CENTERING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY.

PROCLAIMED THIS 23RD DAY OF APRIL 2026. OKAY, THANK YOU.

NOW IF YOU DON'T MIND I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET THE PROCLAMATION APPROVED AND THEN WE WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS OKAY COMMISSIONERS WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION.

SO MOVE TO APPROVE, JUDGE.

MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE

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AND ANNUALLY WE HAVE A HEALTH FAIR THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT'S OFTEN GIVEN THEM EDUCATION PROVIDED CLINICAL THINGS SUCH AS BIOL SIGNS, ACROCHIP, CHECK BLOOD SUGARS, AND GIVING PLENTY OF INFORMATION. WE WILL BE HAVING OUR HEALTH FAIR ON MAY 9TH, SURROUNDED HERE AT THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE. IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A FUN EDUCATIONAL FAIR. WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS FOR CHILDREN, MOTHERS, NURSES, AND AS YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE A MOTHER, YOU'RE A NURSE. IF YOU'RE A NURSE, YOU'RE A MOTHER. SO THIS IS GARY TARDOS, HOPEFULLY THAT EVERYONE CAN COME OUT AND ENJOY THE EDUCATION AND THE FUN I WANT TO THANK THE JUDGE FOR GIVING A CONSENT THAT WE HAVE THIS EVERY YEAR AROUND THE SQUARE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR PROTECTING OUR GROUP AS WE CONTINUE TO DO WE WILL HAVE ALL KINDS OF GIFTS THAT'S OFFERED IN IT AS OUR NURSES A PROGRAM WE ARE LOOKING FOR SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT FROM THE CALDWELL COUNTY. WE'VE HAD THE PROGRAM NOW FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS. WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT LEAST 80% OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR CERTIFICATION AND THEY'RE WORKING IN HEALTHCARE. WE HOPE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS OUR NEXT CLASS WOULD BE MAY 12TH AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT FROM THE COUNTY AND FROM THE CITY OF LOCKHART THAT WE MAY PROVIDE EXTRA CAREGIVERS THAT WE CAN PUT IN THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR LOVED ONES AGAIN I WANT TO SAY WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PROCLAMATION AND THANKS TO COMMISSIONER THOMAS FOR EXPECTING AND APPROVED THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER HORNE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. YES MA'AM THANK YOU OKAY JUDGE YES GET A PICTURE YEAH WE GET A PICTURE SURE THANK YOU. OKAY,

[H.11 To discuss and take possible action regarding a Proclamation recognizing May 4 - 8, 2026, as Economic Development Week.]

OKAY, WHEREAS MORE THAN 100,000 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED PROFESSIONALS WORLDWIDE ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING, RETAINING, AND EXPANDING TOP-TIER OPPURTUNITIES THAT FOSTER LONG-TERM EQUITABLE COMMUNITY GROWTH, AND WHEREAS FOR GENERATIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONS HAVE CULTIVATED THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS, CHAMPIONED SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY, STRENGTHENED ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE, AND BUILT ROBUST TAX BASES, AND WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS OPERATE ACROSS DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING RURAL, SUBURBAN, AND URBAN COMMUNITIES, LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS. AND WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS SERVE AS STEWARDS OF PROGRESS, CONNECTING RESIDENTS, BUSINESS LEADERS,

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AND WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUED STRENGTH AND VITALITY OF CALDWELL COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS BUILDING ON PAST ACHIEVEMENTS WHILE SHAPING A RESILIENT AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE. AND WHEREAS SINCE 1926 THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND ITS PRECEDING ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ADVANCED THE PROFESSION GLOBALLY, MARKING 100 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP DEDICATED TO FOSTERING GROWTH, INNOVATION, INCLUSION, SUSTAINABILITY, AND RESILIENCE IN COMMUNITIES OF ALL SIZES NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF CALDWELL COUNTY TEXAS THAT MAY 4TH THROUGH 8TH 2026 IS HEREBY RECOGNIZED AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF IMPACT REFLECTING ON PROGRESS ACHIEVED HONORING THE PROFESSIONALS WHO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES TODAY AND INSPIRING THE NEXT CENTURY OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND GROWTH PROCLAIMED THIS 23RD DAY OF APRIL 2026. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? THAT'S MOUTHFUL.

SO MOVED. MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED HEARING NONE MOTION CARRIES GO AHEAD. THANK YOU JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS WE LOVE WHAT WE DO AND WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU GUYS AND BRINGING QUALITY JOBS TO CALDWELL COUNTY WE APPRECIATE YOU RECOGNIZING THE UPCOMING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK MAY 4TH THROUGH 8TH. THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE? THAT'S IT? OKAY.

[H.12 To discuss and take possible action regarding a Proclamation designating May 4 - 8, 2026, as Air Quality Awareness Week.]

2026 IS AIR QUALITY AWARENESS WEEK. COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND, YOU WANT TO DO THE HONORS ON THAT ONE? I WILL. I DIDN'T FIGURE YOU'D MIND. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 4TH THROUGH 8TH, 2026 IS AIR QUALITY AWARENESS WEEK.

WHEREAS AIR QUALITY CAN THREATEN OUR ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMY AND THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF CALDWELL COUNTY AND WHEREAS CHILDREN OLDER ADULTS PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASE AND PEOPLE WITH HEART DISEASE ARE PARTICULARLY AFFECTED BY POOR AIR QUALITY WHICH MAKE UP HALF OF ALL RESIDENTS IN CENTRAL TEXAS AND WHEREAS IN 2025 AIR QUALITY IN THE AUSTIN ROUND ROCK SAN MARCOS METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA MSA WAS MODERATED OR WORSE ACCORDING TO THE AIR QUALITY INDEX A QI FOR 57% OF DAYS AND WHEREAS IN 2025 THE AUSTIN ROUND ROCK SAN MARCOS MSA EXCEEDED THE FEDERAL 8-HOUR OZONE STANDARD, WHICH INCREASES THE REGION'S RISK OF BEING DESIGNATED NON-ATTAINMENT. AND WHEREAS IN 2025, THE AUSTIN ROUND ROCK SAN MARCOS MSA EXCEEDED THE FEDERAL ANNUAL FINE PARTICULATE MATTER PM 2.5 STANDARD FOR A SECOND YEAR, WHICH INCREASES THE REGION'S RISK OF BEING DESIGNATED NON-ATTAINMENT. AND WHEREAS REMAINING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NAAQS NACS IS IMPORTANT, NOT ONLY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, BUT ALSO FOR THE REGION'S ECONOMY AND ABILITY TO CONDUCT TRANSPORTATION PLANNING. AND WHEREAS THE U.S.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS DESIGNATED MAY 4TH THROUGH 8TH, 2026, AS NATIONAL AIR QUALITY AWARENESS WEEK, AND WHEREAS THE GOAL OF THE CENTRAL TEXAS CLEAN AIR COALITION, CAC, IS TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AIR QUALITY REGULATIONS AND TO REDUCE THE IMPACTS OF AIR POLLUTION ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT THAT MAY

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[H.13 To discuss and take possible action regarding a Management Control Agreement between the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office and Blue Layer.]

ITEM 13, DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A MANAGEMENT CONTROL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CALDWELL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND BLUE LAYER.

GOOD MORNING. I'LL HAVE SERGEANT ERSKINE EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT WE DO. THIS ENTAILS OUR FINGERPRINTING AND BACKGROUND CHECKS. IT'S A PRETTY STANDARD AGREEMENT JUST SO IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE THAT SECURE SHARE.

BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, DAVE. OKAY. YOU MIND JUST LIFTING THAT MIC UP JUST A LITTLE BIT SO WE CAN HEAR YOU BETTER? I'M SORRY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. SO, WE HAVE TWO SIDES OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE FBI. ONE SIDE'S CRIMINAL, ONE SIDE'S NON-CRIMINAL.

NON-CRIMINAL IS WHAT WE NEED THE AGREEMENT ON. THE OTHER SIDE'S ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. IT IS TO WHEN WE HAVE APPLICANTS THEY GET FINGERPRINTED SO WE HAVE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THEM. SO MY LAST AUDIT WE FOUND OUT WE DIDN'T HAVE A USER MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WE JUST NEED TO GET THAT IN PLACE. OKAY ALL RIGHT VERY GOOD. COMMISSIONERS? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE.

MOTION CARRIES. THANK Y'ALL.

[H.14 To discuss and take possible action regarding a renewal contract between Caldwell County and LexisNexis for background search for indigent burial requests.]

[H.15 To discuss and take possible action regarding Budget Amendment 09-2026 moving $41,471.15 from Evacuation Shelter (001-6520-3665) into multiple Fund 20 line items.]

ITEM H15 DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING BUDGET AMENDMENT 092026 MOVING $41,471.15 FROM EVACUATION SHELTER ZERO ZERO ONE SIX FIVE TWO ZERO THREE SIX SIX FIVE INTO MULTIPLE FUND TWENTY-LINE ITEMS DANNY? YES, GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS THIS MONEY IS WAS ALREADY BUDGETED AND THE GENERAL FUND AND WE CREATED FUND 20 THIS YEAR JUST SPECIFICALLY FOR THE EVACUATION SHELTER AND THIS MONEY IS TO PROVIDE THE SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR THE NEW FACILITY MANAGER THERE AT THE EVACUATION SHELTER THAT 41,000 ISN'T THE PERMANENT SALARY BUT THAT'S TO GET US TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

OKAY, COMMISSIONERS? MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER HORNE DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED HEARING NONE MOTION CARRIES. BY THE WAY PHYLLIS WOULD YOU MIND STANDING UP. PHYLLIS HILLHOUSE SHE'S OUR NEW MANAGER AT THE EVACUATION SLASH CIVIC CENTER AND WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE HER. ALL RIGHT ITEM H16

[H.16 To discuss and take possible action regarding Final Draft for RFP 26CCP01P Medical Service for Inmates.]

ON BEHALF OF THE JAIL, I'M JUST ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO GO OUT FOR BID FOR THOSE SERVICES. OKAY.

COMMISSIONERS? SO, MOTION TO APPROVE. MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED? THANK YOU. HEARING

[H.17 To discuss and take possible action on Resolution 25-2026 authorizing the submittal of a grant application to the Texas Historical Commissioner (THC) for the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program (THCPP) Round XIV Grant.]

ALL RIGHT. WOW, THEY CHALLENGED ME ON THAT ONE. YEAH. SORRY,

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WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS AGENDA TO GET THAT ON HERE FOR THEM TO PRESENT THAT MASTER PLAN TO YOU BUT WE WILL HAVE THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA. BUT FOR THIS, WE JUST NEED THE RESOLUTION FOR PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT FUNDING. THIS GRANT WILL COVER THE FULL RESTORATION, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. THERE IS A 15% MATCH, SO ONCE Y'ALL REVIEW THE MASTER PLAN, FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE PUT IN THE MASTER PLAN, IT'S ABOUT A $4 MILLION PROJECT.

THAT WOULD MEAN OUR 15% WOULD BE ABOUT $600,000. AND THAT'S IF WE CHOOSE TO DO ALL OF THAT. WE DON'T HAVE TO. SO WE CAN SIT AND KIND OF HASH THAT OUT, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT IF WE DID EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE SUGGESTING. AND OTHER THAN THE RESOLUTION, THEY REQUIRED A TRAINING THAT I ALREADY COMPLETED AND HAVE MY CERTIFICATE. THAT WAS THE ONLY TWO THINGS THAT HAD TO HAPPEN TO GET THIS APPLIED FOR SO. OKAY, COMMISSIONERS? MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER HORNE DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED HEARING NONE

[I. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

PURSUANT TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551087. DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION WITH PROJECT SUPERNOVA. NO ACTION WILL FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT.

DISCUSSION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL OF ALLISON BASS AND MCGEE LLP REGARDING TEXAS TRIBUNE, MONO AMIGA AND CALDWELL HAYS EXAMINER VERSUS CALDWELL COUNTY AT ALL. NO ACTION WILL FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT AND WITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE REGULAR SESSION AND LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN. JUDGE YOU WANT A TABLE H18 AND H19? OH YEAH, WE DO NEED TO TABLE THOSE TWO ITEMS. TABLE H, MOTION TABLE H18 AND H19. SO MOVED. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.

WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED HEARING NONE.

MOTION CARRIES. NOW MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOVE TO ADJOURN.

MOVED TO ADJOURN BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED, HEARING NONE. WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 10:47.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.