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Commissioners approve attorney-client contract for litigation against Waste Solutions LLC
Summary
The Comanche County Board approved a contract with Houts Law, P.L.L.C., to represent the county in litigation against Waste Solutions LLC. The motion passed unanimously during the Jan. 20 meeting.
The Comanche County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 20 approved an attorney-client contract with Houts Law, P.L.L.C., to provide legal services for litigation against Waste Solutions LLC. Commissioner Josh Powers moved to approve the contract; Commissioner Ryan John seconded and the motion passed with all three commissioners voting aye.
County records in the Jan. 20 minutes do not list contract terms, fee amounts or the litigation's underlying claims. The action was recorded as a formal motion and vote; no public comment on the contract was included in the minutes. The board did not state a timeline for engaging the firm or next procedural steps in the published minutes.
The approval places the board on record as authorizing outside counsel to represent Comanche County in the named litigation. The minutes show no amendments to the motion and no questions from the public during the vote. The board moved on to additional consent-agenda items after the motion passed.
