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Starr County commission approves burn ban, contract renewals, permits, loans and multiple donations
Summary
At its April 13 meeting the Starr County Commission Court approved a burn ban, renewed a tax collection contract for South Texas College, permitted Frontier Communications to place fiber, authorized interfund loans (including $25,000 to Texas A&M Forest Service and $260,000 for a truck), accepted several donations, and approved grouped budget amendments and corrections.
The Starr County Commission Court approved a slate of routine actions during its April 13 meeting, moving through a packed agenda after hearing departmental reports.
The court approved a county burn ban after a brief discussion of recent rains. Commissioners also renewed the contract for tax collection services for South Texas College for tax year 2026, described by staff as the same arrangement as the prior year.
The commission approved a permit allowing Frontier Communications to bore and place fiber under county road rights-of-way on specified roads, and accepted two right-of-way property donations (described as Track One, Los Mosquite 60-foot right-of-way and Track Two, Siso Road 50-foot right-of-way on Seven Mile Road). Commissioners noted the donated roadways did not require paving and discussed potential renaming.
On interfund financing, the court approved a $25,000 provisional interfund loan from the general fund to the Texas A&M Forest Service for Commissioner Pettis; the item was described as a reimbursable grant. The court also approved a $260,000 interfund loan to purchase a truck; staff said this loan likewise would be reimbursed.
The commission accepted several small donations: $436 to the 229th Crime Victim Center, $870 to Precinct One Fire Department and $75 to the Precinct Three food pantry. Commissioners approved a bundled package of budget amendments (items 19–30) and separately approved budget corrections for items 31 and 32.
The court recessed into executive session under section 551.074 to discuss order of salaries and returned at 10:58 a.m. to approve the order of salaries by motion and second.
Votes on the listed items were taken by voice; the transcript records motions, seconds and a majority carriage on the items above, with one or more commissioners recorded as opposing in several roll calls. Where specific mover/second or individual vote tallies were not included in the transcript, the outcomes reported here reflect the court's recorded actions.
