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Votes at a glance (selected items):

- Approval of minutes for meeting 06/09/2025. Motion by Commissioner Alonso Carmona; second by Commissioner Talamantes. Outcome: approved (motion carries).

- Approval of two bonds (county attorney's office and auditor's office). Motion recorded; outcome: approved.

- Informational notice: Dimmit County Jail passed Texas Commission on Jail Standards inspection. (Informational; no vote required.)

- Renewal of interlocal agreement between the City of Asherton and Dimmit County (term corrected for fiscal year; animal control language redacted). Motion to approve by Commissioner Dovagawa; second by Commissioner Jose Uranda. Outcome: approved.

- Personnel and travel approvals: multiple personnel hires and travel requests for county extension, FCH agent attendance at state conferences, and other elected officials’ training approvals were moved and approved (motions and seconds recorded on the record; outcome: approved).

- Approval to hire a full‑time clerk for JP Precinct 4 (effective 05/22/2025). Outcome: approved.

- Approval to purchase a blue grapple (grapple attachment) for county equipment from Atomax Equipment in the amount of $16,980. Motion and second recorded; outcome: approved.

- Approval to connect utilities and internet at a recreation center in Bigelow. Outcome: approved.

- Approval to purchase two fingerprint scanners and five mobile radios through Operation Lone Star (for identification/forensics support). Outcome: approved.

- Approval to proceed with GovernmentDeals for surplus auction services after prior vendor negotiations; court approved moving forward with GovernmentDeals. Outcome: approved.

- Multiple monthly reports and budget adjustments across departments (treasurer, auditor, county offices, records management) were presented and approved; some items were tabled pending submission of missing monthly reports (for example, Victory Ambulance May report tabled). Outcome: approved or tabled as recorded on the docket.

Most motions were approved after the clerk called for \"All in favor? Aye,\" with no opposition recorded by the clerk’s roll call on those items. When an item lacked required backup or a report for a specific month, the court either tabled that specific report or approved the available month and asked staff to return with the missing material.

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Martinez said a county dumpster had been in place previously but was removed. She said the committee is willing to pay for services if necessary and that the cemetery needs regular trash collection distinct from brush pickup. The court’s staff and commissioners discussed possible avenues: opening an account with county billing (contacting Ms. Miranda on the first floor of the annex courthouse), coordinating with the city for pick up when the cemetery falls inside city limits, and using cameras to collect evidence for enforcement.

County staff explained that a county code‑enforcement officer, James González, is certified to issue citations by mail and to assist with investigations but that in‑person citation and arrest authority for incidents inside city limits would require involvement of the sheriff’s office or city marshals. The court clarified that, if the cemetery is inside city limits, municipal authorities (city marshals) normally have jurisdiction and that enforcement would be a joint effort when necessary.

Officials advised Martinez to consult with county administrative staff about opening an account for dumpster and brush services, to coordinate with city officials if the cemetery sits inside city limits, and to collect camera evidence to present to law enforcement for investigation. The court did not take a formal vote on the request at this meeting; staff indicated next steps for the committee to pursue outside the court’s formal action.

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Coleman said the stock show—an annual children’s event held traditionally the third weekend in January—raises about \"over 500,000, half a million dollars for these kids, for scholarship funds,\" and that moving the date would reduce buyer attendance because neighboring county shows occur the weeks immediately before and after. He said the association had signed and paid a deposit and asked the county to work toward a solution so both events can proceed.

Mangle said the Dimmit County 4‑H’s largest fundraiser, a Friday barbecue plate sale that serves the community (\"we sold over 1,500 plates this past year\"), is scheduled the Friday of the stock show and that the 4‑H organization also could work with the other booking party to co‑exist in the facility that weekend.

Court members acknowledged the public comments and indicated staff and commissioners would follow up. The remarks were recorded during the public‑comment portion of the agenda; no formal agenda item or motion regarding the booking appeared for action at this session.

","Representatives for a longtime youth stock show and 4‑H parent leaders asked the commissioner's court to help resolve a double‑booking of community facilities for the weekend of Jan. 17; commissioners logged the public comments but took no formal action.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6521700,"Fiber2Go outlines South Texas Broadband Coalition and BEAD grant approach to Dimmit County",777,583000,1360000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5083908-0a1f5093c205154a0fed15b1b25b67b2&start=583&end=1360","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5083908-0a1f5093c205154a0fed15b1b25b67b2/thumbnail_583000.jpg","/articles/6521700/Dimmit-County/Texas/Fiber2Go-outlines-South-Texas-Broadband-Coalition-and-BEAD-grant-approach-to-Dimmit-County","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6521700-671e974100ebc7b8b2149dfbb83d0688/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137401&Signature=BqqHhoDMoNRYpmvhSPOCf0SSJXJTxRGYdP0WhB4mgrWM211fVO6~oP7VHVAuL0iVibYEFtZkvJHim1yFKX2chIJ3A5j3eW1Haa645uN-YQgCQVWAzjKX3viCKC6-uVR6b0fqKw81q0JXiOlib2IFvmnbJUgAT0uOmGCLn1Ey6d5IINJE-CyaxNPbUAPFW5nVY4HvXsSnc~ErRruFrNVTTDU9XuR0tNXhqBYoZaXU7eDJttqgNJh7ugxJc83wy1WynvM-66zwNTe9jW53717c7OmoLaoyv9qcWGfMwmzY5eo~MmrpHJbq1O2UcChNKYmnjCus~zRamMcMMCa1MdVuDw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A representative of Fiber2Go Corporation presented the South Texas Broadband Coalition to the Dimmit County Commissioners Court as an informational item, describing a coalition-based approach to pursuing federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding for unserved and underserved areas.

The presenter said the coalition would link 15 South Texas counties with a proposed 600-mile fiber backbone, offer a hybrid deployment model (fiber, fixed wireless, free-space optics) and allow each county to retain local control of its individual grant while benefitting from coordinated planning, cost sharing and redundancy. \"Forming a regional broadband coalition and partnering with a telecom carrier alliance is a strategic way for counties to maximize their BEAD application score, reduce deployment costs, and strengthen long term infrastructure resilience without giving up local control,\" the presenter told the court.

The presenter described BEAD as a federal initiative to expand high‑speed internet across the U.S. and said Texas had been allocated approximately $3.3 billion. He said Fiber2Go is a Texas-based competitive local exchange carrier and is leading the formation of the coalition and offering services including engineering support, match-waiver strategies and application assistance.

Commissioners and court staff clarified that the item was on the agenda for information only and no memorandum of understanding (MOU) or other binding action was before the court. A county representative confirmed a local contact — identified in the presentation as working with Fiber2Go on grant matters — had registered to apply for BEAD but did not appear at the meeting. Premier Engineering delivered part of the presentation and said the coalition would submit a unified application subdivided by project-area units so each county’s plan remains administratively separate.

The presentation included estimated costs and scale: the presenter described a Phase 1 investment estimate of about $125 million to serve an estimated 6,200 residential, business and public sites across the 15 counties, and a conceptual statewide ring described at a much larger scale. Court members were shown maps and technical descriptions of proposed backbone capacities and redundancy features.

Because the item was informational, the court took no formal action. Court staff said any MOU or formal participation agreement would have to be placed on a future agenda if the court wished to consider authorizing a signature or committing county resources.

The presenter provided contact information and invited counties to sign a nonbinding MOU to begin detailed technical and application work.

","A Fiber2Go representative presented a regional coalition model tied to the federal BEAD program for Dimmit County to consider; the presentation was informational and no action or MOU was taken at the meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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