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Key actions approved by the court (motions carried by voice vote unless otherwise noted):

- Adopted a memorial resolution honoring the late Judge Romeo M. Flores (resolution presented and adopted).
- Reappointed Abraham Aguilar (president) and Karen E. Canale (treasurer) to Emergency Services District No. 1 for terms running Jan. 1, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2026.
- Adopted a resolution opposing elimination of the countywide polling-place program (see separate article).
- Approved ITC Corporation as vendor to redesign and build a new, Americans with Disabilities Act–compliant website for the sheriff’s office.
- Approved an interlocal cooperation agreement between the Jim Wells County Sheriff’s Office and the Claiborne County Attorney Specialized Crimes and Narcotics Task Force.
- Hired Core Recon to perform a cybersecurity assessment under SLGCP (grant number 5175801); contract amount discussed on record as approximately $44,000.
- Approved sale of replaced fairground bleachers to Brooks County under the county-to-county exemption in Texas Local Government Code §263.1521 for a nominal amount ($10) with purchaser responsible for removal and transport.
- Opened and accepted the bid from NV House Movers (Noe Villareal) to remove a 27-by-48-foot frame precinct office building in Sandia; submitted bid was $1,500 and bidder is responsible for transport.
- Adopted a resolution authorizing application to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CDWG) program and authorized the county judge to act as the county’s representative; initial CWPP planning grant described as up to $250,000.
- Approved payroll and bills as submitted by the county auditor, with exception of funds 52, 503 and 54 (those exceptions were noted on the record).

Each item was moved and seconded in open court and approved by voice vote; the transcript does not list individual recorded roll-call votes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","JWC Commissioners Court Meeting - February 10th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A summary of formal actions taken by the Jim Wells County Commissioner's Court on Feb. 10, including resolutions, appointments, contracts and property transactions approved by voice vote.","taxTitle","Jim Wells County, Texas","taxId",69536,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6342811,"Commissioners hire Core Recon for cybersecurity assessment under SLGCP grant",882,3881000,4763000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2253261-b8ee6998ef026be757eeb32c9fddd40d&start=3881&end=4763","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2253261-b8ee6998ef026be757eeb32c9fddd40d/thumbnail_3881000.jpg","/articles/6342811/Jim-Wells-County/Texas/Commissioners-hire-Core-Recon-for-cybersecurity-assessment-under-SLGCP-grant","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6342811-3a63a6a0f06fe9e9ccbf4c9539aa9ce7/orig.mp4?Expires=1775493145&Signature=UBu41GTEUbPk5XBHMhExDHNIYMZLaEHy97rrVPgdsBY3TjXXqXgQR383s0a8JWihpM-cv3NFA~k-c-e11Nem-ttYdAXpfDlFwaLg3e2C0Key2QkI3VQE7KhwD6qWxpXPVk2ypvjLkwPV3JKIDI7MBOb1lAgkh0fX3c4ufbvMfdja42jjcD5UBsX4ZssAi970ISkxHr6n45B9kR4xKlWm~saI7jDI9itkyMHbGRNsgCaChGDtR3q9xQI3PNiOPCpypJF1ay390bcZ9LZElUqni99nYQWqYF5iUIIjQtavkQa2XozfWM0bqkGiC4SLTR0mkRHAxcImu-W~teVF1PBZdA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Jim Wells County Commissioner's Court voted Feb. 10 to hire Core Recon, a Corpus Christi cybersecurity firm, to perform a county cybersecurity assessment under the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLGCP) grant number 5175801.

John Martinez, founder and CEO of Core Recon, presented the company’s capabilities to the court, describing 24/7 security operations center monitoring, threat detection and response, dark-web scanning and endpoint protection. Martinez said Core Recon will provide monthly reports and work with county staff to identify end-of-life hardware and software and to deploy multi-factor authentication and other protections.

\"I would say every single day, there's probably — we see probably about 800,000 attacks with all our clients in the state of Texas and outside of that,\" Martinez told the court.

For transparency, a county official stated on the record that the SLGCP grant awarded to the county was \"$46,000 and change\" and that the contract before the court was for \"$44,000.\" The contract is for the assessment and evaluation phase; the county expects follow-up applications for grant funds to implement recommended changes and later to support ongoing maintenance.

Core Recon described services the county will receive under the grant: 24/7 monitoring through a security operations center, multi-factor authentication, endpoint detection, dark-web scanning, web-application scanning, firewall and intrusion-detection work, device patching, virtual-private-network support for remote access and monthly reporting. Martinez gave background on the company and listed several security certifications the firm holds or is pursuing.

The court approved the motion to contract with Core Recon; the transcript shows a motion, a second and the judge saying \"Motion carries,\" but it does not record an itemized roll-call tally.

Why it matters: The assessment is the first phase under a multi-step SLGCP process: assessment, implementation and ongoing maintenance. The work is intended to identify vulnerabilities in county systems and to reduce the county’s exposure to ransomware and data breaches. The grant and contract amounts were discussed on the record; the court approved the contract by voice vote.","The court approved a contract with Corpus Christi-based Core Recon to perform a county cybersecurity assessment using a state/local cybersecurity grant; Chief executive John Martinez presented the firm's capabilities.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6342816,"Jim Wells County adopts resolution opposing elimination of countywide voting program",246,3308000,3554000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2253261-b8ee6998ef026be757eeb32c9fddd40d&start=3308&end=3554","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2253261-b8ee6998ef026be757eeb32c9fddd40d/thumbnail_3308000.jpg","/articles/6342816/Jim-Wells-County/Texas/Jim-Wells-County-adopts-resolution-opposing-elimination-of-countywide-voting-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6342816-a44221a24ab85e4c7886cfe99ce4ee8f/orig.mp4?Expires=1775493145&Signature=hP0in1-tN-sKLGqIr9ogkQAUx69bl5kj0yfzbrwVB5ZxXLXhc6wRblDMT-fFrFYCyrZu3wlqVCLIaHeWAzByyT-tpUwbigGIAgRJ9Lcr1Sn7tSZC9ZH4wjhU35FQq-FGO-fCUQuqWetHIw0a3tzSS2ZDRaUgeFBr80liUYGNnwZtvBjZXpthFTbHbFIglJ5P3zJ0nBzw71uhKgOmIqgWPSHKAy6jd3-U0OgUaOVMYx88OoSAGmQ7hTliDQL8qSJrUh4dJduT0jiK2xYotz7fE1hc4dUMZEb9S-TKt0ypBAO7ixiDnpNiglcBVsB0X9kytbr2J3Dy1oI1~4zJu7acpQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Jim Wells County Commissioner's Court on Feb. 10 adopted a resolution opposing proposed state legislation to eliminate countywide polling-place voting in Texas.

The resolution, presented to the court by Mr. Goode, says state proposals would remove a program under which any voter in a participating county can vote at any polling location during early voting and on election day. \"We bring a resolution today. There are, currently 4 bills, at our capital that are seeking to eliminate poll books, and things associated with the county wide voting program,\" Mr. Goode said.

The county applied to participate in the countywide voting program in 2022 and ran a trial during the May uniform election that year, Mr. Goode told the court. The county held a public stakeholders meeting after that election and subsequently entered the program. Under countywide voting, early voting locations are countywide and, on election day, voters may cast ballots at any precinct polling place rather than being restricted to a single precinct location.

Mr. Goode told commissioners that 99 of Texas’ 254 counties participate in the countywide program. He and other speakers told the court the measure reduces provisional ballots and printing costs for individual precincts.

Commissioners voiced support and moved to approve the resolution. The motion carried; the transcript records the motion, a second and the court adopting the resolution, but it does not list a roll-call tally for individual members.

Why it matters: Countywide voting changes where voters may cast ballots on election day and thus affects election administration, provisional-ballot rates and precinct-level printing costs. The resolution asks state legislators to retain counties’ ability to operate countywide polling-place programs.

The court did not record a roll-call vote count in the transcript; the motion was approved by voice vote.","The Jim Wells County Commissioner's Court voted Feb. 10 to adopt a resolution opposing state bills that would eliminate countywide polling-place voting, citing voter convenience and cost savings.","actionData","errors"]

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