Joe Don Dockery
About
Joe Don Dockery's platform focuses on regional infrastructure development and transportation planning, evidenced by his active leadership on the Wirtz Dam Bridge project and his appointment as a representative to the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO). His priorities center on managing county growth and improving connectivity within Burnet County.
Campaign promises (1)
- infrastructureJoe Don Dockery has taken a leadership role in advancing the Wirtz Dam Bridge project to address regional transportation needs.Related votes
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 18
- Total speaking time
- 52:29
- Avg per meeting
- 2:55
- Segments
- 987
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Top issues during term (2)(Budget)
FY27 Property Tax Rate Adoption
Affects all Burnet County property taxpayers based on the proposed 0.3541 tax rate.
disaster recovery funding
This $4.4 million injection provides a direct financial lifeline to homeowners who have been stuck with damaged, unlivable properties.
Moved or seconded (40)
Motions Dockery personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-07-28
to approve a-b with the clarification of b is for the entire county.
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-28
Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health Grant
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-28
to approve a-b
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-28
to approve a-c
- secondedpassed 5-02026-07-27
Appointment of Election Judges
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-20
Motion is made by Commissioner Precinct 4 Joe Don Dockery, Seconded by Commissioner Precinct 3 Chad Collier to adjourn at 3:50 p.m.
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-14
approve a-b
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-14
Windermere Oaks Replat
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-07-14
Modification of Commissioners Court Meetings
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-14
adjourn at 10:55 a.m.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-07-14
Solomon Subdivision Preliminary Plat
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-14
FY26 Third Quarter Cash Fund Audit
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-14
Budget Workshop Dates
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Replat of Lots 25 and 26, Log Country Cove Unit One
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Resolution for Burnet County Courthouse Preservation
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Burnet County Treasurer's Monthly Report - May 2026
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
approve the bid from Patillo, Brown & Hill in the amount of $155,150.00
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
accept the Bid with CTWP
- secondedpassed 5-02026-06-23
approve Qualifications (RFQ) 26-4090-04 vendor selected on May 12, 2026: (a) Enter into a contract with Stantec Engineering for the Historic Properties Inventory, Assessment, and L…
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Purchase of Printer/Scanner for South Annex Courtroom
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
Decisions during term (103)
Recorded while Dockery was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Adopt 2026 Tax Rates and FY27 Budget
Approve Budget Line-Item Transfers
Inter-Departmental Budget Transfers
Adoption of FY27 County Budget Amendments and Final Budget
Sheriff's Office Budget Transfers for Motorola Cloud Migration
Departmental Budget Line-Item Transfers
Set Public Hearing Dates for FY27 Tax Rate and Budget
Modify County Budget Fleet Policy
FY26 Budget Amendment for Emergency Command Trailer
Approve FY26 Jail Commissary Budget Amendments
Set FY27 Budget Public Hearing Date
Approval of Budget Policy Revision on Line Item Transfers
Jail Budget Amendment for Sales Expense
Jail Budget Amendment from Interest Earned
Budget Interdepartmental Line-Item Transfers (Duplicate 24 / Item 24b)
FY26 Budget Amendments for 911 Database Department
Approve FY27 Emergency Management Budget (4060)
Approve FY27 Veteran Services Budget (4050)
Approve Commissioners Budget (4010)
Approve Road & Bridge General Budget (Fund 300)
Voting record (26)(Budget)
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