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Commissioners urge state to fix 9‑1‑1 fee structure to sustain NextGen services
Summary
The court unanimously approved a resolution asking the legislature to reform 9‑1‑1 funding after a presenter said a one‑time ARPA allocation and a 50¢ mobile fee are insufficient to fund Next Generation 9‑1‑1 operations.
A county official presented a resolution asking the Texas legislature to revise the funding structure for Next Generation 9‑1‑1 (NextGen 911). He said the 2023 legislature mandated NextGen 9‑1‑1 and provided a one‑time federal ARPA allocation of $150,000,000 that was a temporary fix, but did not create an ongoing mechanism to fund enhanced 9‑1‑1 services.
"The mobile phone fee is only 50¢ per phone, and it isn't enough to sustain," the presenter said, and asked the court to approve a resolution urging the legislature to address the structural funding gap. A commissioner moved for approval, a second was recorded, and the court passed the resolution unanimously.
