The vehicles will be purchased through a statewide cooperative purchasing contract which guarantees counties the lowest competitive bid and streamlines the mandatory bidding process.
Commissioner Sammy Farmer, precinct 2, told the Tom Green County Commissioners’ Court this morning that the county is down to three finalists for the attorney who will head the new public defender office.
Three of the four constables requested the hearing after they asked County Commissioners for an 18% raise during the budget process earlier this summer.
