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Commissioners terminate Underwood Law Firm and approve routine financial actions; executive session held
Summary
On Nov. 10 the Dickens County Commissioners Court voted to terminate representation by Underwood Law Firm, approved claims and payments, authorized a line-item transfer and recessed into executive session at 12:30 p.m.; the court returned to open session and adjourned at 1:00 p.m.
The Dickens County Commissioners Court on Nov. 10, 2025 approved termination of the county's representation agreement with Underwood Law Firm and took several routine administrative actions before recessing to an executive session.
Commissioner Mike Smith moved to terminate the representation agreement and directed County Attorney Aaron Clements to prepare the termination; Commissioner Greg Arnold seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. The court also approved action on claims incurred since the last meeting, authorized payment of Historical Commission bills and approved a line-item transfer; the minutes record no budget amendments.
The court recessed into an executive session at 12:30 p.m. to consult with counsel and returned to open session at 1:00 p.m., at which point a motion to adjourn (moved by Commissioner Chris Horn and seconded by Commissioner Dennis Wyatt) passed and the court adjourned. Danay Carnes, Dickens County Clerk, attested to the minutes.
The minutes do not record the reason for the termination of Underwood Law Firm or the specifics of the claims and payments approved; those details were not specified in the transcript.
