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Commissioners debate food‑bank ordering, distribution and delivery rules after complaints
Summary
A heated Nov. 10 exchange over the South Texas Food Bank program culminated with the court restricting commissioners’ unregulated deliveries and allowing limited participation in ordering; the county commodity clerk remains the primary ordering authority.
Dimmit County commissioners spent a prolonged portion of the Nov. 10 meeting debating procedures for ordering and distributing commodities from the South Texas Food Bank after multiple complaints about inconsistent distribution and alleged misuse.
Commissioner(s) raised concerns that past practice allowed commissioners to order and deliver commodities directly to constituents, which some said led to uneven distribution and confusion over…
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