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Votes at a glance: DeWitt County Commissioners Court actions April 20 and 27, 2026
Summary
A concise roll-up of motions and outcomes from the April 20 and April 27 DeWitt County Commissioners Court meetings, including appointments, proclamations, contract renewals, audit receipts, budget amendments and schedule changes. Most motions passed unanimously.
DeWitt County Commissioners handled routine county business in meetings on April 20 and April 27, 2026. Below is a concise list of motions, movers and recorded outcomes drawn from the court minutes.
Key items approved (motion mover → second → outcome): - Appointment: Rebekah Lincke to the DeWitt County Historical Commission (Ryan Varela → Brian Carson) — approved 4–0 (April 20). - Proclamations: 2026 Texas Soil & Water Stewardship Week (April 26–May 3) and Every Kid Healthy Week (April 20–24) (Ryan Varela → Brian Carson) — both approved 4–0 (April 20). - Joint Election Agreement for Cuero ISD and Yorktown ISD for May 2, 2026 (Ryan Varela → Brian Carson) — approved 4–0 (April 20). - Motorola tower one-year service agreement renewal (Brian Carson → Ryan Varela) — approved 4–0 (April 20). - Corrections/clarifications to prior procurement actions: Asphalt Oils Bid No. 2026-0005 and Fuel Bid No. 2026-0007 (Brian Carson → Ryan Varela) — clarifications approved 4–0 (April 20). - Time-entry designee court orders (Nos. 2026-016, 2026-017, 2026-018) designating the County Judge for specified offices (Ryan Varela → Brian Carson) — approved 4–0 (April 20). - Economic-development financing authorization and promissory note to Thomaston Volunteer Fire Department (Daryl L. Fowler → Ryan Varela) — authorization approved 4–0 (April 20); promissory note terms approved 5–0 (April 27). - Multiple temporary right-of-way permits for Select Water Solutions and NexGen Water Solutions LLC and three pipeline crossing permits for Burlington Oil & Gas Company LP (motions typically by Ryan Varela or James B. Pilchiek Jr.; second by Brian Carson) — approvals recorded 4–0 (April 20) and 5–0 (April 27). - Budget amendments including return of unspent Rural Sheriff's Salary Assistance Grant (SB 22) funds and transfers for Atzenhoffer Road Improvement CDBG MIT-MOD grants (Brian Carson → Ryan Varela) — approved 5–0 (April 27). - Rescission of county burn ban (ratified Court Order No. 2026-019) (Ryan Varela → Brian Carson) — ratified 5–0 (April 27).
Items that did not pass: - Amendment to the DeWitt County Salary Order to increase funding for an executive secretary in the county attorney's office (motion by Ryan Varela) — died for lack of a second (April 20 minutes).
For full vote context, including agenda item numbers and court-order citations where provided, see the court minutes. The minutes record motions, seconds and unanimous or near-unanimous outcomes for the listed items; more detailed contract terms, permit conditions, and repayment language (where relevant) are not recorded in the minutes.
