Richard F. Cortez
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- Meetings spoken in
- 24
- Total speaking time
- 3:05:36
- Avg per meeting
- 7:44
- Segments
- 7753
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Top issues during term (2)(Infrastructure)
New Courthouse and Capital Improvement Projects
Involves hundreds of thousands of dollars in change orders, final payments, and contract adjustments for county facilities.
Colonia Public Lighting Expansion in Rancho Escondido
Funded through county colonia lighting program allocations.
Moved or seconded (19)
Motions Cortez 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 4-02026-05-12
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 2, EDUARDO “EDDIE” CANTU, seconded by JUDGE, RICHARD F. CORTEZ, the Court made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 19.B.1.C., with L&G Engine…
- movedpassed 5-02026-05-12
On motion by JUDGE, RICHARD F. CORTEZ, seconded by COMMISSIONER PCT. 2, EDUARDO “EDDIE” CANTU , the Court made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 7.A.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-05-12
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 3, “EVER” VILLARREAL, seconded by JUDGE, RICHARD F. CORTEZ, the Court made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 18.B.1.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-04-14
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 3, “EVER” VILLARREAL, seconded by JUDGE, RICHARD F. CORTEZ, the Court made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 7.A.
- secondedpassed 2-02026-03-31
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 2, EDUARDO –EDDIE— CANTU, seconded by JUDGE, RICHARD F. CORTEZ, the Court made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 24.B.3.
- movedpassed 3-02026-03-31
On motion by JUDGE, RICHARD F. CORTEZ, seconded by COMMISSIONER PCT. 3, EVERARDO –EVER— VILLARREAL, the Court made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 25.E.
- secondedpassed2026-03-17
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 2, EDUARDO –EDDIE– CANTU, seconded by JUDGE, RICHARD F. CORTEZ, the Court made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 12.C.
- secondedpassed 2-02026-03-03
approval on agenda items 5.A.1,2,&3.
- secondedpassed 2-02026-03-03
approval on agenda items 4.A.2&3.
- secondedpassed 2-02026-03-03
approval on agenda items 3.A.1&2.
- secondedpassed 2-02026-03-03
approval on agenda item 3.A.5.
- secondedpassed 2-02026-02-17
Approval of Application for Payment No. 10 in the amount of $113,499.00 from Synergy Development & Construction pertaining to Construction Contract C-HCDD1-24-057-10-23 Mission McA…
- secondedpassed 2-02026-02-17
Approval of Application for Payment No. 7 in the amount of $111,674.08 from Mor-Wil, LLC pertaining to Construction Contract C-HCDD1-24-055-11-12 Southwest Weslaco. Project Engineer S2 Engineering PO#650124 8. 2023 Bond Referendum Projects: A
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 2-02026-02-17
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 3, EVERARDO –EVER” VILLARREAL, seconded by JUDGE, RICHARD F. CORTEZ, the Court made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 16.D.
- secondedpassed 3-02026-02-17
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 1, DAVID FUENTES, seconded by JUDGE, RICHARD F. CORTEZ, the Court made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 22.B.
- secondedpassed 2-02026-02-17
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 3, EVERARDO “EVER” VILLARREAL, seconded by JUDGE, RICHARD F. CORTEZ, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 3.A.
- secondedpassed 2-02026-01-27
Legal Counsel recommended a motion to approve real property acquisition as discussed in Closed Session.
- secondedpassed 3-02026-01-27
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 4, ELLIE TORRES, seconded by JUDGE, RICHARD F. CORTEZ, the Court made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 22.C.
- movedpassed 4-02026-01-20
approval on agenda item 6.A.1
Decisions during term (7)
Recorded while Cortez was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Requesting authority to ratify Agenda Item 104344, approved in CC on 6/18/2026, for the Supplemental Agreement No. 4 between Hidalgo County and Texas Infrastructure Development Group, LLC, to reflect the correct termination date of the…
Requesting approval of Supplemental Agreement No. 4 to the Contract (C-24-0289-09-24) between HC and Texas Infrastructure Development Group, LLC, to extend the termination date of the agreement.
Alpha Management Professionals Proposal for Pct. 1 Infrastructure Transparency Services
AI-103559 Requesting approval to accept and for County Judge to e-sign the Public Health Infrastructure Grant Contract HHS001312200001, Amendment No. 2. The purpose of the amendment is to redistribute funds among budget categories and…
Requesting approval of Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to the Contract (C-24-0289-09-24) between HC and Texas Infrastructure Development Group, LLC, to extend the termination date of the agreement.
Requesting approval to process Invoice No. 16 for Work Authorization's 1 and 2 in the total amount of $15,842.48 from Texas Infrastructure Development Group, LLC (TXIDG) for professional construction management services in connection with…
Requesting approval to process Invoice No. 15 for Work Authorization's 1 and 2 in the total amount of $13,970.55 from Texas Infrastructure Development Group, LLC (TXIDG) for professional construction management services in connection with…
Voting record (0)(Infrastructure)
No votes found matching Infrastructure.