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Commissioners clarify food pantry ordering process after precinct complains of shorted allocations

Dimmit County Commissioners Court · February 1, 2026
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Summary

A prolonged courthouse exchange over commodities ordering led commissioners to require clearer templates and communication: commodities staff will continue to place orders but must provide commissioners with a template and allow timely, limited changes before submission.

Commissioner Dalla Montez raised multiple complaints that her precinct’s commodity order arrived short of expected quantities. She said she had asked for the ability to make limited changes to items (not quantity) and sought a template or advance notice to avoid shortfalls.

Maribel, the commodities manager, and county…

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