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Votes at a glance: Texas Animal Health Commission meeting, May 6, 2025
Summary
Summary of motions and formal votes taken at the May 6, 2025 Texas Animal Health Commission meeting, including approvals for minutes, waivers, budget and contract purchases, rulemaking proposals and final orders.
This item summarizes formal motions and roll‑call outcomes recorded at the Texas Animal Health Commission meeting on May 6, 2025.
All votes below are taken from the meeting transcript and minutes as read into the record.
- Excuse absences: Motion to excuse three absent commissioners (Joe Leathers, Thomas Oates, Dr. Kenneth Sturgis) was moved, seconded and passed unanimously (voice vote).
- Approve minutes (April 23 commission meeting): Motion moved and seconded; passed unanimously (voice vote).
- Waivers and variances: Motion to approve waiver and variance requests was moved and seconded; passed unanimously (voice vote).
- Budget status report (as of March 31, 2025): Motion to approve the budget status report was moved and seconded; passed unanimously (voice vote).
- Contracts, purchases and leases: The commission approved multiple purchases not to exceed $761,000 through Aug. 31, 2025, including: - Windows 10 replacement plan: $390,000 (not exceed) - TexCor/permanent enhancement reimburseable expenditure: $62,000 (to be reimbursed by grant) - Emergency response/compliance trailers: $80,000 total - Security cameras for central office: $100,000 - Skid steer loader: $75,000 - ATVs: $54,000 The motion to approve contracts/purchases/leases carried unanimously (voice vote).
- Change commission contract approval threshold: Motion to raise the commission approval threshold from $50,000 to $75,000 passed unanimously.
- Final orders on rule violations: The commission adopted final orders for six cases (including defaults and paid penalties); motions passed unanimously. Two defaulted penalties will be referred to the Office of the Attorney General for collection.
- Petition on exhibition poultry movement (public petition): The commission voted to deny the petition for rule change related to interstate movement and exhibition poultry. Motion passed unanimously.
- Chapter 51 (show entry requirements): The commission adopted amendments (to be published as proposed previously) to remove certain in‑state requirements for Texas participants at shows and add record‑keeping obligations for show sponsors; motion passed unanimously.
- CWD and chapter 32/40 rulemaking: The commission voted to publish proposed amendments that would repeal the Herd Certification Program and amend CWD response rules; motion passed unanimously to publish for a 30‑day comment period.
Votes recorded as "unanimous" reflect the meeting record showing "all in favor" and no named negatives. Where specific tallies by name were not read into the record, the transcript records voice approvals.
Ending: The commission approved the listed items and will proceed with the rulemaking and procurement actions described in the meeting.
