October 27, 2026 Commissioners Court | Regular Meeting

Hardin County Commissioners Court regular meeting, October 27, 2026: The court approved the engineer’s recommendation for a bid of $930,519.54 for the GLO-funded regional mitigation channel improvements project (GLO contract 24-065065-E596), with 110 working days. The project was described as the sixth of six funded projects, all awarded under bid. The court also authorized solicitations for grant administration and engineering services for GLO mitigation and 2027–2028 Texas Community Development Block Grant work, and approved a resolution to apply for the community development grant. The court approved a Govolution LLC (Deluxe) credit-card-processing agreement for several county offices and a budgeted lease for a postage-machine power stacker. The proposed appraisal-district office project—estimated at about $4 million, with financing costs included—was not approved; the resolution authorizing the appraisal district to purchase land failed 3–2 amid questions about cost and future county obligations.

Other spending actions included approving $2,500 from Energy Texas and a $10,000 Blackpine donation for the annual Christmas tree lighting, with corresponding budget amendments; transferring $120,000 from the Road and Bridge fund balance for a railroad-road overlay and $53,000 for the Beasley Road overlay; and accepting the FY2025 independent audit, which reported an unmodified opinion and no significant deficiencies or material noncompliance. The court also approved payment of county bills, though the transcript’s expenditure figures are unclear. No vendor name for the $930,519.54 project award could be reliably determined from the transcript.