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San Patricio County approves voluntary countywide cell-phone plan for elected officials and department heads

3395515 · May 19, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners approved offering a voluntary countywide cell-phone plan, based on a T‑Mobile quote, for elected officials and department heads; staff will pilot onboarding and the county will not require porting of personal numbers.

San Patricio County Commissioners Court voted to approve a voluntary, countywide cell-phone plan for elected officials and department heads, with staff to handle onboarding and payroll changes.

Steven Gonzales, information systems manager, presented vendor quotes and told the court that T‑Mobile’s two-year quote shows potential savings compared with current allowances. Gonzales said, "From all the 3 vendors, I think T‑Mobile kind of stepped up and actually have what we need as far as the management piece." He said the county would pay an initial setup cost for device-management software and that the…

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