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Votes at a glance: Titus County Commissioners Court, Oct. 27, 2025
Summary
The court approved routine minutes and multiple resolutions, accepted a NetRMA award, renewed an indigent defense grant, approved the tax roll and levy, authorized seeking SIB financing terms for a weigh station, and passed budget and administrative items. Motions, movers and seconds are recorded where provided on the meeting record.
The Titus County Commissioners Court took the following formal actions on Oct. 27, 2025. Where a motion maker and a second were recorded in the meeting transcript, that attribution is shown.
- Approval of minutes (prior meeting): Motion by Commissioner Applewhite; second by Commissioner Parchman. Outcome: approved.
- Swearing-in / paperwork for new officer Norman Lay (Precinct 2 for Constable Ray Barrett): administrative paperwork accepted; motion recorded and approved.
- Acceptance of NetRMA priority project award ($320,000) for FM 1735: Motion by Commissioner Parker; second by Commissioner Applewhite. Outcome: approved.
- Renewal of 2026 Titus County resolution for the indigent defense program (Texas Indigent Defense Fund): Motion by Commissioner Mitchell; second by Commissioner Parker. Outcome: approved.
- Approval of Titus County tax roll and tax levy for tax year 2025 (property tax code compliance noted; presented by Melissa Stevens): Motion by Commissioner Parker; second by Commissioner Mitchell. Outcome: approved.
- Authorization to request financing terms from the State Infrastructure Bank for a proposed weigh station (informational only; not a borrowing authorization): Motion by Commissioner Mitchell; second not specified. Outcome: approved (court directed staff to obtain SIB rate information).
- Approval of 2026 Titus County holidays: Motion by Commissioner Parchman; second by Commissioner Applewhite. Outcome: approved.
- Approval of 2026 Commissioners Court dates: Motion by Commissioner Parker; second by Commissioner Parchman. Outcome: approved.
- Acceptance of written reports of county officials: Motion by Commissioner Applewhite; second by Commissioner Parchman. Outcome: approved.
- Approval of budget amendments (including transfers to the maintenance barn and payroll/corrections): Motion by Commissioner Parchman; second by Commissioner Applewhite. Outcome: approved.
- Acceptance of Treasurer's report as a matter of record: Motion and second recorded; outcome: accepted.
- Signing of pay orders and approval of payments: Motion by Commissioner Parker; second by Commissioner Parchman. Outcome: approved.
All motions that were recorded in the transcript carried; where the transcript recorded the result it was noted as "carries unanimously" or otherwise approved.
Provenance: votes and motions are recorded throughout the meeting transcript; minutes approval begins at tc 00:01:42; NetRMA award acceptance at tc 00:05:18; SIB financing motion at tc 00:39:28.
