Guadalupe County on July 1 approved a budget amendment to accept $1,850,700 in mitigation grant funding from the Texas General Land Office under the HUD CDBG‑MIT method-of-distribution program and to establish the related fiscal-year budget.

The grant funds were described by staff as the award the county previously discussed with the Alamo Area Council of Governments (ACOG) for three low-water crossing projects to be carried out by Road and Bridge. The court’s action certified the anticipated revenue and created the budget lines needed to spend the award; county staff said certification is required before the funds can be used.

Judge and commissioners placed the item on the agenda as part of routine budget amendments that bring grant awards into the county’s financial plan. After a voice vote with no opposition, the motion passed. Commissioners said the change is necessary for the county to proceed with project planning and contract execution.

County staff did not provide a project-by-project breakdown in the meeting; they said the funds are earmarked for mitigation projects and will be assigned to specific road projects through the county’s standard project processes.