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Matagorda County commissioners enter executive session to consult on contract negotiations
Summary
The Matagorda County Commissioners' Court voted unanimously Aug. 21, 2025, to go into executive session under Section 551.0725 of the Texas Government Code to consult with county attorneys about a contract being negotiated; no public details were disclosed and the meeting adjourned the same afternoon.
The Matagorda County Commissioners' Court met in special session Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. in the Matagorda County Courthouse in Bay City and voted to go into an executive session under Section 551.0725 of the Texas Government Code to consult with county attorneys about a contract that is being negotiated.
Commissioner Troy Shimek moved at 3:06 p.m. to convene the executive session; Commissioner Edward "Bubba" Cook seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously, recorded as 5 ayes and 0 nays. The minutes list Judge Bobby Seiferman presiding and note Commissioners Mike Estlinbaum and Charles "Bubba" Frick present; Kristen Kubecka, Matt Sloan and Stephanie Wurtz were also listed as present.
The minutes record a subsequent procedural motion at 3:55 p.m. — again to meet in executive session under the same statutory citation — moved by Commissioner Troy Shimek and seconded by Commissioner Mike Estlinbaum; the minutes show the motion carried. The document does not include any public discussion of the contract's terms, parties, dollar amounts or other substantive details, and no public comment or speakers were recorded on that agenda item.
The special session was adjourned at approximately 3:56 p.m. The minutes are signed and show the document was approved in open court on Sept. 8, 2025. The court did not disclose action taken in executive session in the public minutes for this special session.
