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- [Development](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/development): Development applications and impact summaries
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## Recent meetings (19)

- [2026-11-04 — Van Zandt County Commissioners' Court set to meet Tuesday — agenda details still posted on the county site](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/d51b5a1e-c3b4-4714-900e-24824afc9598): Commissioners' Court Regular Meeting
- [2026-10-21 — Van Zandt County Commissioners' Court was scheduled to meet](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/ccdf6569-492f-4fe5-871f-2c7032935f13): Commissioners' Court Regular Meeting
- [2026-09-30 — New indigent defense attorneys hired, pipeline permit tabled amid safety questions](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/1a4916e4-17cf-4b2f-8d85-ef72b2bd6b3e): Commissioners Court SPECIAL SESSION
- [2026-08-17 — No quorum: special commissioners session ends after one public comment](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/fddd79ec-b7a5-47c1-9c79-aa45387b41a0): Commissioners Court SPECIAL SESSION
- [2026-08-04 — County faces ~$407K revenue drop as budget talks open; 5% raises, jail costs and $9.9M courthouse grant on the table](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/d876d501-7fdc-4116-aba9-114b73cc2e61): Commissioners Court BUDGET WORKSHOP
- [2026-06-29 — Budget workshop hears from library, history commission and election officials — no votes taken](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/4799fe93-330e-4208-9190-8f3c54f2484e): Commissioners Court BUDGET WORKSHOP
- [2026-06-26 — County road budgets aired: Precinct 3 wants $400K more and two extra crew members](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/bdb05b8f-9fe2-443b-817f-d49ffec14b45): Commissioners Court BUDGET WORKSHOP
- [2026-06-25 — Veterans officer asks county to go full-time, citing 5,000 vets and $32M in benefits at stake](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/62f46dfe-a8fc-4a02-9423-6ce3cbc0584e): Commissioners Court BUDGET WORKSHOP
- [2026-06-24 — Budget workshop tackles rising tech costs, fire dept funding boost, and a big debate over how the county budgets](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/1e637cc7-982a-44d5-a360-ac180d4cb8d0): Commissioners Court BUDGET WORKSHOP
- [2026-06-23 — County pitches retirement match boost, new deputies and dispatchers at 2027 budget workshop](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/362847b8-9969-4a3f-820f-dd0b9d2b4361): Commissioners Court BUDGET WORKSHOP
- [2026-06-22 — County budget workshops kick off: road tax splits debated, constables push for deputies](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/eaa91072-4e73-4cb4-82f4-4fa30635c97d): Commissioners Court BUDGET WORKSHOP
- [2026-06-09 — Van Zandt County commissioners talk about adding a 2% sales tax to fund roads and fire departments.](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/6a8375ca-651d-4d33-b92f-feafbf036999): Commissioners Court WORKSHOP
- [2026-05-20 — Van Zandt County to Publish Redacted Agendas Online in Transparency Push](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/3bc47747-0a43-4ddd-a383-46e7c7342c7b): Commissioners' Court Regular Meeting
- [2026-05-06 — Van Zandt County debates game room rules as charities warn of budget disaster](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/313b1c16-2ea1-45a8-af3b-08881676abdf): Commissioners' Court Regular Meeting
- [2026-03-20 — County commissioners hash out road & bridge fuel and materials bid awards in workshop](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/ed954982-0cbd-4065-83ea-bbd3cb8278ab): Commissioners Court WORKSHOP
- [2026-02-18 — County won't hand cities road tax money — but commissioners offer to plan city road work together](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/955f24f0-3938-4f93-a9d1-48338edf7338): Commissioners Court WORKSHOP
- [2026-02-11 — Van Zandt County passes temporary moratorium on green energy projects after hours of testimony](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/983dfc5d-4061-45b1-9b2c-6811749a32a1): Commissioners' Court Regular Meeting
- [2026-01-29 — Court OKs push for bigger share of state gas tax, ambulance grant bid, and courthouse cost study](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/12c3bbfe-b6ad-46e4-a812-58d6a82a38a0): Commissioners Court Regular Meeting
- [2026-01-14 — County says yes to grant resolutions, cheaper hotel stays, and crushed concrete roads](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/meetings/ba6bd4f3-3d0d-45e9-b740-d314aa70c8bf): Commissioners' Court Regular Meeting


## Civic issues (50)

- [fallen deputy funeral / ongoing shooting investigation](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/fallen-deputy-funeral-ongoing-shooting-investigation): general · priority: medium
- [2026 primary elections administration](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/2026-primary-elections-administration): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [Courthouse restoration and 2026 historical grant](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/courthouse-restoration-and-2026-historical-grant): development · priority: high
- [Dixie Land Energy pipeline in county right-of-way](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/utility-line-crossings-under-county-roads): roads · priority: high
- [Officer tracking and radio system improvements](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/officer-tracking-and-radio-system-improvements): public-safety · priority: medium
- [county resolution on Sharia law](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/county-resolution-on-sharia-law): general · priority: medium
- [law enforcement conduct](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/law-enforcement-conduct): general · priority: high
- [mayor resignation](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/mayor-resignation): governance · priority: high
- [Creation of County Assistance District (CAD) and 2% Sales Tax](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/creation-of-county-assistance-district-and-2-sales-tax): taxes-budget · priority: critical
- [Indigent defense representation in the 294th District Court](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/indigent-defense-representation-in-the-294th-district-court): public-safety · priority: high
- [Road and bridge funding allocation percentages](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/special-road-and-bridge-tax-distribution-to-cities): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [Sheriff's Office staffing, pay, and dispatch capacity](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/sb-22-rural-law-enforcement-salary-grant): public-safety · priority: high
- [disaster relief](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/disaster-relief): general · priority: medium
- [Employee salary increases (5% proposed)](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/county-employee-pay-raise-and-health-insurance-costs): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [ARPA grant compliance policies](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/arpa-grant-compliance-policies): taxes-budget · priority: low
- [district attorney resignation](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/district-attorney-resignation): general · priority: medium
- [law enforcement accountability](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/law-enforcement-accountability): general · priority: medium
- [Volunteer fire department funding increase](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/volunteer-fire-department-funding-increase): public-safety · priority: high
- [Slowing new property growth means less new revenue](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/slowing-new-property-growth-means-less-new-revenue): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [Regional water conservation district](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/water-infrastructure-project): environment · priority: high
- [County Jail Security and Infrastructure Upgrades](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/jail-construction-project): general · priority: high
- [Green energy moratorium (battery storage, solar, wind)](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/green-energy-moratorium): zoning · priority: critical
- [Youth Diversion Program funding](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/youth-diversion-program-funding): public-safety · priority: medium
- [Growth pressures: subdivisions and traffic gridlock](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/growth-pressures-subdivisions-and-traffic-gridlock): development · priority: medium
- [disaster recovery](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/disaster-recovery): general · priority: medium
- [Online Agenda Transparency and Redaction](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/online-agenda-transparency-and-redaction): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [Veterans Memorial Drainage and Flooding Issues](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/water-infrastructure): environment · priority: critical
- [Road and bridge fuel and materials bid awards](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/road-and-bridge-fuel-and-materials-bid-awards): roads · priority: high
- [water infrastructure policy](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/water-infrastructure-policy): environment · priority: high
- [Alligator Creek bridge replacement (Precinct 4)](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/public-infrastructure-project): general · priority: high
- [Truck lease buyout and equipment replacement across precincts](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/truck-lease-buyout-and-equipment-replacement-across-precincts): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [Precinct 3 staffing and road funding shortfall](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/precinct-3-staffing-and-road-funding-shortfall): roads · priority: high
- [DPS trooper staffing and traffic enforcement](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/dps-trooper-staffing-and-traffic-enforcement): public-safety · priority: medium
- [JP court technology and civil caseload growth](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/jp-court-technology-and-civil-caseload-growth): public-safety · priority: medium
- [County Auditor staffing request](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/county-auditor-staffing): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [Dam site mowing costs](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/dam-site-mowing-costs): environment · priority: medium
- [Veteran Services funding and staffing](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/veteran-services-funding-and-staffing): public-safety · priority: high
- [November election and possible May bond election](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/november-election-and-possible-may-bond-election): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [Library funding and young adult books](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/library-funding-and-young-adult-books): parks-rec · priority: medium
- [County records going online](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/county-records-going-online): taxes-budget · priority: low
- [County likely ended FY2025 in the black](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/county-likely-ended-fy2025-in-the-black): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [Auditor purchasing rules: uniforms and water line items](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/auditor-purchasing-rules-uniforms-and-water-line-items): taxes-budget · priority: low
- [Constable staffing shortages and rising civil process workload](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/constable-staffing-shortages-and-rising-civil-process-workload): public-safety · priority: high
- [Per diem and mileage reimbursement rates](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/per-diem-and-mileage-reimbursement-rates): taxes-budget · priority: low
- [Rising IT and software costs](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/rising-it-and-software-costs): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [License plate reader surveillance](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/license-plate-reader-surveillance): public-safety · priority: medium
- [Budget process methodology dispute](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/budget-process-methodology-dispute): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [JP clerk reclassification and pay](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/jp-clerk-reclassification-and-pay): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [Courthouse restoration uncertainty](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/courthouse-restoration-uncertainty): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [Legal defense of green-energy moratorium and game rooms](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/issues/legal-defense-of-green-energy-moratorium-and-game-rooms): taxes-budget · priority: high


## Development applications (4)

- [Dixie Land Energy pipeline installation, CR 3218 and CR 3105](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/development/dixie-land-energy-pipeline-installation-cr-3218-and-cr-3105): other · tabled
- [Reserve Canton Subdivision](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/development/reserve-canton): subdivision · approved
- [Christie's Place Subdivision](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/development/christies-place-subdivision): subdivision · approved
- [Edgewood Acres Subdivision](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/development/edgewood-acres): subdivision · denied


## Community topics (23)

- [Green energy moratorium](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/green-energy-moratorium): zoning
- [Game Room Regulation and Gambling](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/game-room-regulation-and-gambling): zoning
- [Dixie Land Energy pipeline on CR 3218](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/dixie-land-energy-pipeline-on-cr-3218): public-safety
- [Proposed county assistance district (CAD)](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/proposed-county-assistance-district-cad): taxes-budget
- [Veteran Services funding](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/veteran-services-funding): public-safety
- [County Road 3505 dust and condition](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/county-road-3505-dust-and-condition): roads
- [Road tax restricted to county roads](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/road-tax-restricted-to-county-roads): taxes-budget
- [Game Room Regulation and Charities](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/game-room-regulation-and-charities): zoning
- [Veterans Memorial Drainage](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/veterans-memorial-drainage): infrastructure
- [Dust control and road criteria](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/dust-control-and-road-criteria): roads
- [Road budget utilization](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/road-budget-utilization): budget
- [Burn ban](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/burn-ban): public-safety
- [Elections budget](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/elections-budget): budget
- [History Detectives Scavenger Hunt](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/history-detectives-scavenger-hunt): parks-rec
- [Interlocal Road Agreement](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/interlocal-road-agreement): roads
- [Agenda Binders Transparency](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/agenda-binders-transparency): taxes-budget
- [County Clerk budget](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/county-clerk-budget): budget
- [Historical Commission funding](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/historical-commission-funding): budget
- [Dam site mowing](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/dam-site-mowing): budget
- [Library budget](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/library-budget): budget
- [Road tax legal restrictions](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/road-tax-legal-restrictions): taxes-budget
- [City road funding / Grand Saline](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/city-road-funding-grand-saline): roads
- [State motor fuels tax history](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/community/state-motor-fuels-tax-history): taxes-budget


## Officials (10)

- [Andy Reese](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/officials/andy-reese): County Judge
- [Mitch Curtis](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/officials/mitch-curtis): Commissioner Precinct 1
- [Cliff Williams](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/officials/cliff-williams): Commissioner Precinct 2
- [Bobby Phillips](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/officials/bobby-phillips): Commissioner Precinct 3
- [Brandon Barton](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/officials/brandon-barton): Commissioner Precinct 4
- [Christie Taylor](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/officials/christie-taylor): County Court Coordinator — Administration
- [Susan Strickland](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/officials/susan-strickland): County Clerk — Administration
- [Ben Miraglia](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/officials/ben-miraglia): County Auditor — Administration
- [Kenny Edwards](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/officials/kenny-edwards): County Treasurer — Administration
- [Tonda Curry](https://mytexasrecord.org/van-zandt-county/officials/tonda-curry): Criminal District Attorney — Administration