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In these two agenda items, the Court hears presentations from Tim Krause with TCDRS concerning increasing the retirement match made by the county from 175% to 200%, and from Kim Wilder of Coregridge regarding retirement...

In this final budget workshop, the proposed budget is approved. The Court discusses tax department requests, the Chief Appraiser comments on the tax rate, department requests again, Road & Bridge salary caps, pay...

In this budget workshop, the Court completes most of the budget discussions and makes most its decisions. Frustration with the process is apparent, tensions build and frustration becomes visible. The Court discusses tax...

In this brief budget workshop, the Court discusses employee and dependent healthcare increases.

In this budget workshop, the Court discusses specific department requests, Road & Bridge salary policy (must listen), salaries, community assistance, salaries again and elected official salaries. This is the primary and...

In this budget workshop, the Court discusses salaries, the nature of Road and Bridge employees, the difficulty staffing EMS, community assistance and more.

In this budget workshop, the Court discusses community assistance, lacking budgets from 12 departments, salaries, retirement, employee dependent health care increases, a salary survey and more. It was a detailed and...

This is the first significant budget workshop for the 2027 budget year (the first workshop is usually brief, covering general topics like the tax calendar). The main topics are salaries, retirement increase and...

Today in Commissioners Court, the ownership of the Round Top Courthouse was debated as the County authorized an application to the Historical Commission for its historical preservation. Also of interest, the Elections...

The Round Top Town Council went into closed session to discuss 4 potential lawsuits. After over two hours in closed session, the Council voted on item 1 to go to arbitration, on items 2 and 3 they took no action and on...

On this day in Commissioners Court, I was attacked personally by two members of the Court for several minutes and thrown out. They were trying to send me a message; a public spanking. It didn’t work. Listen to the...

The entire population of the Town of Round Top must have attended tonight’s meeting. I counted nearly 80 members of the public in attendance at one point, not including the council. The tiny Courthouse was packed wall...

The Fayette County Republican Party was treated to a visit from the Senior Editor of Texas Scorecard, Brandon Waltens. Brandon shared his thoughts on the successes and failures of the past legislative session, the...

It was a crowded room for today’s 98-minute meeting with lots of public participation. There were public comments, a proclamation recognizing September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, an uncommonly lengthy public...

Today’s 3-hour marathon was another delightful, substantive, meaningful and consequential budget workshop. The salary contest was on full display as the County Clerk pleaded passionately for the ladies in her office...