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Hunt County commissioners approve routine financial items, utility installations and two final plats
Summary
At its regular meeting the court corrected a consent calendar line item for jury software, approved routine fiscal items, authorized a bundle of utility/right-of-way permits after staff cited an attorney general opinion, and approved final plats for Escobar Estates Phase 2 and Celeste Oaks; an executive session under §551.071 yielded no action.
HUNT COUNTY — The Hunt County Commissioners Court on its regular session approved a series of routine fiscal and land-use items and addressed recurring questions over telecommunications work in county rights-of-way.
The court first corrected the consent calendar to specify that funding will be paid for "jury system software" and adjusted the line item number to read 10-62-3105-2246 before approving the consent calendar by motion. The court then approved accounts payable, line-item transfers, budget amendments and payroll and personnel matters by voice votes.
County staff briefed the court on recurring requests from telecommunications providers (AT&T was cited in staff remarks) to place lines inside county rights-of-way. Staff member Aaron told the court he reviewed an attorney general opinion from Caldwell County and the Texas Utilities Code and advised that telephone and telegraph corporations have a statutory exception to install facilities "along, on, or across the public road" so long as installations do not interfere with the use of the road. Aaron said the Texas Administrative Code contains depth and installation guidelines and recommended approving the pending permits; the court approved items 6 through 16 in a single motion.
The court also acknowledged completion of public improvements and the start of the two‑year warranty period for Escobar Estates Phase 2 (Precinct 4), and approved the two‑lot final plat for Celeste Oaks (Precinct 1). The court entered executive session under Texas Government Code §551.071 at 10:29 a.m. and returned without taking action. The meeting adjourned at 10:38 a.m.
No litigation, budget adoption or ordinance readings were conducted during the open session that produced a binding policy change.
