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Commissioners approve routine contracts, extend flood declaration and authorize refunds in Newton County court
Summary
The court approved renewal of a five-year child-welfare services contract, extended a disaster declaration for April flooding events, approved a refund for a duplicate Waste Management tax payment, and confirmed appointments to the Newton County Historical Commission.
Newton County Commissioners Court handled a series of routine and substantive actions, approving contract renewals, extending a disaster declaration related to April flooding, authorizing a refund for a duplicate corporate tax payment, and approving volunteer appointments to the county historical commission.
The court unanimously renewed a five-year contract with the Department of Family and Protective Services to continue child-welfare services in the county. Commissioners also voted to extend a declaration of disaster for flooding events that occurred April 10 and April 27, 2024, continuing the declaration through March 25 (date as recorded).
On tax matters, staff reported duplicate payments from Waste Management for a county property (property ID 66887). The court approved a refund of the overpayment—$5,427 was cited in the motion—and staff said duplicate payments are a recurring issue caused by multiple corporate/local office remittances.
The court also approved the 2025–2026 roster for the Newton County Historical Commission, as required by the Texas Historical Commission, and approved the county’s payments of bills across funds presented at the meeting. Multiple items, including an ESD No. 3 budget presentation and a discussion of tax office operations and Harris system upgrades, were tabled or not acted on pending staff follow-up.
The court approved the listed motions by voice votes among commissioners present; several items were tabled until staff can provide more information.
