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Howard County Commissioners Court met Nov. 9, 2026. The court heard a presentation from Public Power Pool on electricity procurement and reported $189,286 in savings since 2018; approved a resolution opposing unfunded state mandates; lifted the county burn ban; discussed library renovations and handicap parking; tabled acceptance of the county treasurer's resignation pending bond questions; approved routine financial items and a budget amendment; and received road and fleet updates.
Howard County Commissioners Court covered library computer replacements and renovation change orders, grant application permissions for the library, approval of a $96,225.51 contractor payment with $3,860 retainage, acceptance of an HVAC repair bid pending signature, approval to seek outside counsel in the J.R. Avalos lawsuit, floodplain permitting and 25th Street drainage planning work, several purchase requests and personnel promotions, and creation of a fleet manager assistant position.
Howard County commissioners met to approve routine budget and procurement items, set the countyChristmas 2027 courthouse closure (Dec. 23-24), hear a roadway maintenance report from the county road engineer, accept several interlocal/lease/grant agreements in closed session, and table a library computer purchase and a drainage plan for further review.
Howard County commissioners heard a presentation from the National Weather Service about relocating a NOAA Weather Radio transmitter to the county-owned South Mountain tower, approved several interlocal and procurement items including a digital case-management agreement for Stanton and a $12,540 breath-alcohol testing service with Midland College, adopted the 2027 regular meeting schedule and holidays, and approved the county clerk's annual archive plan and destruction of duplicate nonhistorical records. Commissioners formed a two-commissioner subcommittee to negotiate the NOAA/NOAA radio site details.
Howard County Commissioners Court held a public hearing and adopted the FY2026–27 budget and a no-new-revenue tax rate after public comment; multiple agenda items including library renovation payouts, roadway maintenance updates, interlocal agreements and closed-session negotiations were also handled.
Howard County commissioners held a public hearing on the proposed 2026–27 budget and heard multiple public commenters urging a lower tax rate; the court postponed votes on the budget and related tax-rate items and approved several administrative items including a library change order, a burn ban, road and fleet updates, and vendor awards for jail pharmaceuticals.
Howard County Commissioners Court reviewed routine county business, heard updates on a library renovation, juvenile probation budget filing, road maintenance and safety work, approved interlocal inmate-housing and several purchase requests, and discussed the community response to the announced closure of the Federal Corrections Institute in Big Spring.
July 13 Howard County Commissioners Court approved contracts with West Texas Centers, accepted three tax-deed bids, approved library construction payments and a change order, passed budget amendments to cover appraisal and school-district allocations, approved personnel and invoice reports, and discussed election equipment upgrades.
Howard County Commissioners Court discussed Opportunity Zones nominations, approved a 5-year Time Clock Plus licensing agreement, advanced library renovation changes after asbestos and structural issues were found, approved personnel and purchase items, accepted a $9,030 EOCCP refund, authorized several disbursement agreements and bid solicitations, and heard roadway and fleet updates.
Howard County commissioners discussed site preparation for two new backup generators, approved routine personnel and purchasing items, accepted a surplus-auction request, agreed to join a regional weather-modification agreement, and approved a road-stabilizer purchase; they recessed to a budget workshop.
Howard County Commissioners met for their regular June session where they opened with a prayer and pledges, recognized outstanding students including Bergen Kingley, approved routine fiscal items (tax deed parcels, personnel report, invoices, budget amendments, purchase requests), heard a 4‑H travel funding request, and received a roadway maintenance and fleet update. The court also read a slate of potential grand jury community members and discussed scheduling for a June 8 workshop.
Howard County commissioners held a routine meeting that included recognition of outstanding local high school students, routine consent-agenda approvals (personnel, invoices, budget amendments, purchase requests), approval of the Marita Ranch subdivision application, road maintenance and fleet fuel-system updates, and scheduling of upcoming budget workshops and a June easement discussion.
Howard County Commissioners Court met to consider claiming unclaimed property from the state comptroller, review library construction budget items, accept a constable resignation, approve invoices and budget amendments, authorize a phone-system purchase for dispatch, review roadway maintenance and fleet surplus, and discuss mutual-aid radio problems with Martin County.
Howard County Commissioners Court met to approve a library renovation contract, join a tax increment reinvestment zone with Big Spring, extend a grant-writer contract, accept the county audit, authorize spending and budget transfers for elections equipment, consider a jail reentry/substance-use grant application, approve a seal-coat change order for road work, and schedule budget workshops.
Howard County Commissioners Court met to consider routine county business including record disposal, project closeouts and pay apps for the law enforcement/dispatch center, tax-deed approvals, grant applications for hazard mitigation, personnel actions, library renovation financing, roadway maintenance updates, a sheriff contract renewal, and a countywide burn ban. Several motions passed unanimously and two items were handled in closed session (general-contractor negotiations and a sick-leave request).
Howard County Commissioners Court (March 9, 2026) opened with a Red Cross Month proclamation, approved routine consent items and several contracts, heard road maintenance and fleet updates, approved school resource officer MOUs, and approved an 80-hour sick-leave-pool request following an executive session.
Howard County Commissioners heard a presentation from Pettit & Ayala Consulting on a proposed Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) for the Crossroads Business Park and authorized staff to enter negotiations with the city; the court approved several procurement and budget adjustments, accepted a $45,000 donation for the sheriff, and approved routine personnel, payroll and invoice items.
County commissioners heard a presentation and approved a memorandum of understanding to reroute Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) shipments onto a 4‑lane route through Howard County, approved several routine invoices and contracts including a pipeline easement with Medallion, and handled administrative items including personnel and bidding schedules.
Howard County Commissioners Court met Jan. 28 to approve construction contingency adjustments for the law enforcement center, pass a cybersecurity grant resolution, accept personnel and invoice items, approve a $75,000 donation to the sheriff's mental-health program, review roadwork grant opportunities and fleet fuel system repairs, accept low bids for road work, and approve the 2025 racial profiling report.
Howard County Commissioners Court handled routine county business including approval to use an existing MOU for a grant application, construction and insurance updates for county facilities, appointments of outside counsel for a confidential economic development project, several purchase approvals (including a $265,621 pay request to Butler Cohen and a $2,035 BNB Electric requisition), a road department request to buy two radar counters, review of opioid-settlement balances (about $15,900), sick-pool approvals in executive session, and scheduling of follow-up workshops and a February 4 county summit.
