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Court appoints Janet Leigh to Aransas County Appraisal District board amid debate over term length; former chair criticizes court
Summary
Commissioners appointed Janet Leigh to the Aransas County Appraisal District board; a longtime appraisal board chair, Jeff Hutt, criticized the court's decision in public comment and commissioners discussed whether terms should run through 2026.
Aransas County commissioners voted 5–0 to appoint Janet Leigh to the Aransas County Appraisal District Board of Directors. The appointment was made as the court considered whether the seat should be filled to the end of 2025 or 2026; county staff and several commissioners noted a statute indicating two-year terms and an internal practice of alternating appointments, but the court approved the appointment "as written" and agreed to research whether a prior multi-entity resolution requires changing the term.
Jeff Hutt addressed the court during the public-comment period before the appointment vote.…
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