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Marion County discusses $10 million water-sewer grant and transparency concerns over private partner
Summary
Marion County Commissioners Court discussed a $10 million Texas Water Board grant for water and sewer upgrades, public concerns that much of the funding could flow to a private grocery company named in the transcript, and the county’s plan for grant administration and local match requirements.
Marion County Commissioners Court spent a large portion of its December 2025 meeting addressing public concerns about a $10,000,000 grant secured from the Texas Water Board to fund water and sewer upgrades in the county.
During public comment, a resident relayed a representative’s announcement that the office had secured the grant and urged the court to use the funds to relieve infrastructure needs. The commenter then raised a transparency concern, saying it was their understanding “that we may be considering giving more than half of this grant money to a private company, the Brookers Berkshire's Grocery Company,” and asked the court to justify such an allocation.
The county judge (name not stated in the transcript) responded that Marion County…
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