Remarks by Andra M. Wisian
282 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 12
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“I'm open to any suggestions. Alpha works as well. Judge, you have an idea?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“And some may or may not need to go into closed session as well. Well, we can take the org chart. Yeah, whatever. It's right there. General Counsel, County Engineer were the first top two.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“Good morning, everyone. I'd like to introduce Savannah and Lexi Womble, who attend Comfort High School, and they're going to lead us in our pledges.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, Judge. Good morning again, everyone. Well, quite an adventure this morning. Happy back to school, everyone. Just a reminder, when you're out there driving, please be courteous. Leave early, leave in plenty of time, and stay off your phone. Be safe.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Judge, I move to approve accounts payable claims for purchase of service and vendors in the amount of $380,675.91. We have a motion made by Commissioner Wieschen.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thanks for coming in, Pastor. Highest rated show in the county. Nice to meet you.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Just one thing. Would you just let everybody know a reminder to make sure that they are not burning at night, that they're watching your piles, that kind of thing?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Just I did a little research, and it looks good. It's a AAA money market fund rating.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“So on a $12.8 billion certified tax base, that's what, roughly $9.29 billion subject to the current rate after the freeze adjustments, right?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“So are we beginning to see that number level off, or do you expect, that frozen portion of the tax base will continue to grow given our demographics?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“I guess the other thing that stands out is that we added about $383 million in new value, but that looks like it's overwhelmingly residential. So I think that reinforces us to be very disciplined when it comes to spending because I'm not seeing a big increase in commercial.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay, just some observations. Everything looks good. Thank you. And we're still, what, at 98%, over 98% of the collections? Yes. And some of that could still come in that just may be kind of lagging?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Just a comment. I just think that for the first time in 29 years that we've been able to adopt the no new revenue rate is huge, particularly given the statewide conversation about lowering property taxes. And the legislature has done its part to make every effort to try to give us relief. And so they're asking local jurisdictions to do the same. And I think we're doing our part as well. So thanks for working with us on being able to do that.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“So I'd like to have Sheriff come up, and I know that Nicole Bishop, our district attorney, had some flight delays coming in. Nicole, were you able to zoom in? She was going to try to zoom from an airplane at 30,000 feet, probably not. She was doing her thing. No, not there. Okay. So this position is already included in the budget, and today's action is simply to ratify this job description through Commissioner's Court. The description clearly defines the county's grant management function, including grant research and writing, administration compliance, financial coordination, as well as…”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay. And with that, I move to ratify the Grants Management and Compliance Director Job Description.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay, so I amend my motion to approve the grants management and compliance director job description.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“I'll entertain a motion as agenda item 20. Judge, I move to order the general election for county and precinct officers to be held on November 3rd, 2026. We have a motion made by Commissioner Weijan.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Have you done any groundwater availability study to determine what is it, roughly 420 acres, 300 for the development of the 27 homes and 120 for this deal?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“And then did you calculate how many acre feet these 27 homes would be using?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“And you're going to encourage the rainwater capture, which they can do, and zero escaping.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“So if you don't know how much is there, you do know how much they're going to use, you don't know what would be left over, but whatever the remaining amount of water left over would be, my understanding is to shore up The supplies that you already have rather than using that to fuel new development.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Got somebody who can answer your questions. Do you want to ask all the questions first, or do you want to have them answered as you go?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“And we would be purchasing property from whom?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“So I have a question. What would the county do with those water rights practically? If we own the water rights below the 120 acres, we're not a utility. There's nothing called injection wells and water. It's aquifer storage and recovery. We do not have the topography. the structure underground to do an ASR in this area. So I want to know practically what could the county do with those water rushes?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026