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The court voted to adopt a written finding that delinquent-tax collection constitutes a specialized field and that the county cannot perform those services with existing county staff or on an hourly basis without incurring prohibitive costs. The finding cites the statutory requirement for a written statement of need for specialized contingent-fee legal services before approving such contracts. The court subsequently approved a five-year agreement for collections, effective at the meeting date and running through 2030.

Jimmy Wenceslas, attorney with Linebarger Goggin Blair & Sampson LLP, told the court that the firm has worked with Starr County for decades and described the agreement as consistent with past contracts. \"We've been working with the county, for these agreements, with this kind of work for 38 years beginning on January on 02/01/1987,\" Wenceslas said. He asked the court to approve the written finding and the contract and thanked the court after the vote.

The transcript shows the motions carried by voice vote. Individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the meeting minutes provided and are not included in this report.

Court materials presented at the meeting described the contract as similar to prior agreements and identified the contract term as five years. The record does not include additional contract terms (fees as a percentage of collections, contingency details, or termination provisions). Those details were not provided in the transcript and are therefore not reported here.

The court heard no substantive public objections during the public-meeting portion of the item. The item proceeded from a noticed public-meeting portion into the regular Commissioners Court session, where the formal motions and voice votes took place.

The court's action maintains Starr County's existing contingent-fee arrangement for delinquent-tax collection with Linebarger Goggin Blair & Sampson LLP.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Starr County Commissioners Court 04/28/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Starr County Commissioners Court approved written findings under Texas Government Code §2254 and a five-year contract with Linebarger Goggin Blair & Sampson LLP to collect delinquent property taxes.","taxTitle","taxId",69599,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},6751115,"Starr County commissioners approve consent and administrative items, table two agenda items",814,227000,1041000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5356108-43d3e18283b74dfcdcc3163f18b877dc&start=227&end=1041","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5356108-43d3e18283b74dfcdcc3163f18b877dc/thumbnail_227000.jpg","/articles/6751115/Starr-County/Texas/Starr-County-commissioners-approve-consent-and-administrative-items-table-two-agenda-items","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6751115-db050a838287b40292ef328002a5ea45/orig.mp4?Expires=1771142747&Signature=hUU3ZRI79V0j7~-41Rv1yGxO9y4Z0yBWwbYgZ5sBT1rOCjh6NMPku8ulk4zGh3C6TFLWOfJkavVQDN8jsofNt1XD6aQgxn5qh~rdNPG9QrPrf6yHV4XJ31wTCrLsz1Xb-0wLdNp8hi~1KwmAHlQR0b-V6k7NziVOKZUFtjfv-JMnHswkNhp5bdtsl9UQ9Dy9VRj49CheXlmiIC6mksZ-ZBhRVmzr9-u7s1TNp4e5syXkxAuTVZDO1y-StYJuUjXMmFGONOh6Gi6J8mZrSrRjGiWDjiu4Vo41lZqF4SUGqkOY6SiE2rKID8X0fwV-GJisOXemxc-NSX6jqYKNqb5FeA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its April 28, 2025 meeting the Starr County Commissioners Court approved a series of consent and administrative items and took action on several infrastructure and finance items.

Actions approved by voice vote included a new vendors list and claims, the county's fraud, waste and abuse policy (a requirement for some state and federal grants), advertising for RFPs for engineering services for rehabilitation and feasibility studies related to the Roma and Langham suspension-bridge projects, and a technical-assistance agreement for the Mexican-side portion of the bridge paid for by a bank with no county match required. The court also approved the treasurer's second-quarter FY 2024'25 investment report and authorized advertising for bank-depository bids as required by statute. A donation for a food pantry (Precinct 3), several budget amendments (items 22'2) and a budget correction (item 33) were also approved.

On a permit request, the court approved a permit for Frontier Communications to place fiber on several county roads with the caveat that testing results and related dictates be submitted and satisfied prior to final implementation.

Two items were tabled for further review: an easement agreement with Union Water Supply and an updated interlocal agreement and reinvestment-zone extension that requires additional documentation and review. The court announced it would convene an executive session to discuss items expected to include economic development negotiations.

The meeting included a presentation by Lone Star National Bank introducing an employee banking product with benefits such as early direct deposit, cellphone protection, and waived monthly fees when certain direct-deposit thresholds are met; no formal county action was taken on that presentation.

Where the transcript records voice votes, the minutes do not provide individual roll-call tallies; motions are recorded as carried by voice unless noted otherwise.","The Starr County Commissioners Court approved a slate of consent and administrative items on April 28, 2025, including vendor and claims approvals, a fraud/waste/abuse policy, RFPs for bridge engineering, the treasurer's investment report, and multiple budget amendments.","actionData","errors"]

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Starr County approves five-year contract with Linebarger for delinquent-tax collections

Starr County commissioners approve consent and administrative items, table two agenda items