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Bee County accepts reduced Operation Lone Star award of $100,000 after larger application was pared back

5390968 · July 15, 2025
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Summary

The county sheriff’s office applied for about $790,000 in Operation Lone Star funding but was offered $100,000; commissioners authorized submission of the smaller award and staff said the funding appears limited to personnel unless the state allows equipment reallocation.

Bee County commissioners on July 14 authorized submission of a fiscal‑year 2026 Operation Lone Star grant award offered by the Texas Office of the Governor after the sheriff’s office reported the agency cut its original application substantially.

Chief Deputy Russell Kirk told the court the sheriff’s office had applied for roughly…

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