Tarrant County

Commissioners Court

Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 10:00 AM

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2. INVOCATION

3. PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

4. AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS

5. COMMISSIONERS COURT ANNOUNCEMENTS

6. PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

1. Employee Recognition (Judge O'Hare)

2. Memorial Resolution - Honoring the Life of the Honorable Frank Moss (Commissioner Miles)

3. Resolution - Recognizing The Neighborhood Parade and Events Committee Upon its 8th Annual Martin Luther King Parade & Celebration (Commissioner Simmons)

4. Proclamation - Honoring Cole Koeninger (Commissioner Krause)

5. Proclamation - Lake Country Christian School Cheer Team (Commissioner Ramirez)

6. Proclamation - TCU Women's Soccer (Commissioner Ramirez)

7. CONSENT AGENDA

8. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

1. Approval of the Minutes of December 9, 2025

9. VARIOUS CLAIMS AND ADDENDUM

1. Consideration of Various Claims and Addendum

10. Administrator

1. Consideration of Consent to Assignment of the 2017 Tax Abatement Agreement for the Race Street Project, Fort Worth

2. Consideration of the Issuance of Series 2026 Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds in One or More Series by the Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation for Baylor Scott & White Health in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,070,000,000

11. Archives

1. Consideration to Accept Donations from Various Entities to the Tarrant County Archives

12. Auditor

1. Receive and File the Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Awarded to the Tarrant County Auditor’s Office for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2024

2. Consideration to Accept the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati Irrevocable Letter of Credit as Collateral in an Amount Not to Exceed $300,000,000.00 and Extend the Term

3. Consideration of the Release of Depository Collateral

4. Receive and File the Tarrant County Financial Statements for the One Month Ended October 31, 2025

5. Receive and File the Tarrant County Financial Statements for the Two Months Ended November 30, 2025

6. Receive and File the Auditor's Report of the Fiscal Year 2025 Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture Report Prepared by the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office

7. Receive and File the Auditor's Report for the Review of Registry of the Court Accounts Held by the County Clerk as of September 30, 2025

13. Budget and Risk Management

1. Consideration of Fiscal Year 2025 and Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriation Adjustments

2. Consideration of Interim Funding for One Urban Area Security Initiative Grant-Funded Position for the Tarrant County Emergency Management Department

3. Consideration of a Notice of Award for Supplemental Funding from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for the Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Modernization Program – Public Health

4. Consideration to Accept the Calendar Year 2026 Grant Award from the United Way of Tarrant County for the Tarrant County Veterans Treatment Court

5. Consideration of the Fiscal Year 2026 Professional Services Contract between Tarrant County and Challenge of Tarrant County for the Provision of Substance Abuse Planning and Advocacy Services and Support for the Benefit of Tarrant County Residents

6. Consideration of a Resolution and Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and Texas Department of Transportation for Continued Operation of the Courtesy Patrol Program

7. Consideration of the Fiscal Year 2026 Professional Services Contract with Court Appointed Special Advocates of Tarrant County, Inc. for the Provision of Court-Appointed Advocacy Services for the Benefit of Tarrant County Residents

8. Consideration to Submit a Detailed Application for the Texas Off-System Rail Grade Separation State Fund Program

9. Consideration to Submit the Fiscal Years 2024-2025 National Railroad Partnership Program / Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, for the Blue Mound Road Grade Separation Project

10. Consideration to Submit the Fiscal Year 2027 Juvenile Justice and Truancy Prevention Grant Application and Resolution to the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, for the School-Based Delinquency Prevention Program

11. Consideration to Submit the Fiscal Year 2027 Violence Against Women Formula Grant Application and Resolution to the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, for the District Attorney's Protective Order Unit

12. Consideration to Submit the Fiscal Year 2027 General Victim Assistance Direct Services Program Grant Application and Resolution to the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, for the District Attorney's Office Victim Services Unit

13. Consideration to Submit the Fiscal Year 2027 State Criminal Justice Planning Funds Grant Application and Resolution to the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, for District Attorney's Office Human Trafficking Unit

14. Consideration to Submit the Fiscal Year 2027 State Specialty Courts Grant Program Application and Resolution to the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, for the Mental Health Diversion Court

15. Consideration to Submit the Fiscal Year 2027 State Specialty Courts Grant Program Application and Resolution to the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, for the Tarrant County Public Safety Employee Treatment Court

16. Consideration to Submit the Fiscal Year 2027 State Specialty Courts Grant Program Application and Resolution to the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, for the Tarrant County Veterans Treatment Court

17. Consideration to Submit the Fiscal Year 2027 Grant Application and Resolution to the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, for the Tarrant County Family Recovery Court Program

18. Consideration of Exceptions to Fee Schedule for Court Interpreters

19. Consideration of Risk Management Board Minutes and Recommended Claims

14. Communications

15. Community Development

1. Consideration to Accept Monetary Donation from Tarrant County Housing Finance Corporation to Cover Eligible Expenses Incurred Under the Community Development Block Grant Program

2. Consideration of Change Order No. 1 to the Construction Contract between Tarrant County and Pipe Crew LLC for the City of Richland Hills, Texas 50th Year Community Development Block Grant Project

16. Community Supervision and Corrections Department

1. Consideration to Submit Fiscal Year 2027 Grant Applications and Resolutions to the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, for the Drug Impact Rehabilitation Enhanced Comprehensive Treatment and Reaching Independence Through Self-Empowerment Court Programs

17. Constable Precincts

18. County Clerk

1. Receive and File the County Clerk's Monthly Report - November 2025

19. Criminal Courts

20. Dispute Resolution

21. District Attorney

22. District Clerk

23. Domestic Relations

24. Elections Administration

25. Emergency Management

26. Engineering Services

1. Request for Public Hearing - Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 10:00 a.m. - To Consider Establishing Shelton Ranch Road - Precinct 4

2. Consideration of an Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and the Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District for the Review of Groundwater Availability Certifications Submitted with Plat Applications for Subdivided Rural Properties within the Unincorporated Areas of Tarrant County

3. Consideration of Fiscal Year 2026 Encumbrances and Discretionary, Interest Earnings, and Contingency Reallocation Funding - 2006 Transportation Bond Program

4. Consideration of Fiscal Year 2026 Encumbrances and Excess Project Funds Reallocation to Discretionary - 2021 Transportation Bond Program

5. Receive and File - City of Fort Worth Annexation Ordinance No. 28073-10-2025 (Case No. AX-25-002) - Precinct 2

6. Receive and File - City of Fort Worth Annexation Ordinance No. 28083-10-2025 (Case No. AX-25-003) - Precinct 4

27. Facilities Management

1. Consideration of a Property Use Request from the Texas Agrilife Extension to Use the Tarrant County Plaza Building for Various Agrilife Extension Group Meetings and Events During Calendar Year 2026

2. Consideration of a Building Renovation of the Justice of the Peace Suite at the Southlake Subcourthouse

3. Consideration of a Building Renovation of the Subcourthouse at Mansfield for the Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office

4. Consideration of Reassignment of Space and Building Renovation of the G.K. Maenius Administration Building for the Tax Assessor-Collector's Office

5. Consideration of Reassignment of Space and Building Renovation of the Plaza Building for the Facilities Management Security Electronics Division and the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office Evidence Storage

6. Consideration of a Professional Services Contract for Engineering Services with Baird, Hampton and Brown for the Replacement of Air Handling Units and Second Floor Variable Air Volume Boxes Project at the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center

7. Consideration of a Professional Services Contract with Palmetto Air and Water Balance for the Public Health Building Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory Upgrade Project

8. Consideration of a Professional Services Contract with Palmetto Air & Water Balance for Professional Consulting, Testing, and Balancing Services for the Replacement of Air Handling Units and Second Floor Variable Air Volume Boxes Project at the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center

9. Consideration to Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Contract with Parkhill, LLC for the Precinct 4 New Maintenance Center Project

10. Consideration of Change Order No. 2 to HM & MF LTD. d/b/a Muckleroy & Falls Construction Services Contract for the Plaza Garage Expansion

11. Consideration of Change Order No. 4 to the HM & MF Ltd. d/b/a Muckleroy & Falls Construction Services Contract for the Law Enforcement Training Center Renovation

28. Fire Marshall

29. Fleet Services

30. HIV Administration

1. Consideration of the Fiscal Year 2026 Health Resources and Services Administration Ryan White Part C Notice of Award

2. Consideration of Amendment No. 1 to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Texas Department of State Health Services Ryan White Treatment Extension Act Part B Subrecipient Contract with AIDS Healthcare Foundation

3. Consideration of Amendment No. 1 to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Texas Department of State Health Services Ryan White Treatment Extension Act Part B Subrecipient Contract with Tarrant County Hospital District

4. Consideration of Amendment No. 3 to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Health Resources and Services Administration Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America – Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Parts A and B Subrecipient Contract with Tarrant County Hospital District

31. Housing Assistance Office

1. Consideration of Housing Assistance Payments Contracts and/or Contract Amendments between Landlords and Tarrant County, d/b/a Tarrant County Housing Assistance Office

32. Human Resources

1. Consideration of an Agreement between Tarrant County and the Eighth Administrative Judicial Region of the State of Texas

2. Consideration of a Change to the Table of Organization – County Administrator

3. Consideration of a Change to the Table of Organization – Sheriff’s Office

4. Consideration of an Administrative Services Agreement and Related Documents Between Tarrant County and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

5. Consideration of the Benefit Program Application for the Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO with Prescription Drug Benefit Group Plan Between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and Tarrant County

6. Receive and File the Personnel Agenda

33. Information Technology

34. Judicial Courts

35. Juvenile Services

36. Law Library

37. Medical Examiner

1. Consideration of the Second Amendment to the Policy for the Dispositions of Deceased Paupers

2. Consideration of an Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County, d/b/a Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office and the City of Fort Worth for the Provision of Forensic Laboratory Services

38. Public Health

1. Consideration to Renew Syndromic Surveillance Data Use Agreements Between Tarrant County and Various Hospital Partners to Continue Sharing Electronic Health Data in Support of the North Texas Syndromic Surveillance Program

2. Consideration of Amendment No. 1 to the Texas Department of State Health Services Grant Agreement Under the Regional and Local Services System/Local Public Health Services Grant Program to Support the Provision of Public Health Services in Tarrant County

3. Consideration of Amendment No. 2 from the Department of State of Health Services for the Tarrant County Public Health Department’s North Texas Syndromic Surveillance Program

4. ​​Consideration of Amendment No. 4 to the Texas Department of State Health Services Community Preparedness Section/Cities Readiness Initiative – Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grant Agreement​

39. Purchasing

1. RFP No. F2025198 - Annual Contract for Audio and Video Redaction Software and Maintenance - District Attorney’s Office

2. RFP No. 2023-108 - Annual Contract for In-Car Video - Sheriff’s Office - Utility Associates, Inc. - Exercise Second and Final Option for Renewal - Same Contract Terms

3. RFP No. F2024018 - Annual Contract for Personal Financial Statement Management Software Subscription - County Clerk's Office - EasyVote Solutions, Inc. - Exercise Second and Final Option for Renewal - Same Contract Terms

4. Bid No. F2024078 - Annual Contract for Tactical Gear - Sheriff’s Office - Various Vendors - Exercise Second and Final Option for Renewal - Same Firm Fixed Prices and Discount from List Price

5. RFP No. F2024144 - Annual Contract for Risk Claim Management Solution - Budget and Risk Management - AI Soft LLC d/b/a/ Klear.ai - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Contract Terms

6. Bid No. F2024151 - Annual Contract for Overhead Door and Bi-Fold Door Preventative Maintenance and Repair - Facilities Management - D.H. Pace Company, Inc.

7. Bid No. F2024184 - Annual Contract for HVAC Chiller Maintenance, Repair, and Parts Replacement - Facilities Management - Spaeth Machine Shop, Inc.

8. RFP No. F2025146 - Annual Contract for Elevator Preventative Maintenance and Repair - Facilities Management - SW Elevators, LLC

9. Bid No. F2025184 - Annual Contract for Mechanical and Plumbing Services - Facilities Management - Various Vendors

10. Marketplace.city - Clearbox Source Subscription - Countywide

11. STACS DNA Inc. d/b/a InVita Healthcare Technologies - Forensic DNA and Laboratory Information Management Software - Medical Examiner's Office

12. Watch Systems, LLC - Offender Watch Systems - Sheriff’s Office

13. Consideration of Amendment No. 1 - RFP No. 2023-103 - Annual Contract for Inmate Communication Services - Sheriff’s Office - Smart Communications Holding, LLC - Per Contract Terms

14. Consideration of Cooperative for PoliceOne and CorrectionsOne Academy Subscription - Sourcewell Contract #011822-LXP - Sheriff's Office - Lexipol, LLC - Per Discount from List Price

15. Consideration of Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and City of Freeport for Cooperative Purchasing of Goods and Services

40. Resource Connection

41. Sheriff

1. Consideration of a Platform User Non-Disclosure Agreement between Tarrant County and Street Grace, Inc. to Access and Utilize Artificial Intelligence Platforms

42. Tax Assessor-Collector

1. Consideration to Pay a Certified Instructor Invoice from McCreary, Veselka, Bragg and Allen, P.C. Related to a Property Tax Education Coalition Course Hosted by the Tarrant County Tax Office

2. Consideration of webDEALER License Agreement between Tarrant County, d/b/a Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector and GEQ2 Operating Company LLC, d/b/a Land Rover Boerne and TX Vehicles LLC to Electronically Process Motor Vehicle Titles and Registrations

3. Consideration of Amended webDEALER License Agreement between Tarrant County, d/b/a Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector and Hiley Acura of Fort Worth

4. Consideration Property Tax Waivers of Penalty and Interest

5. Consideration of Tax Office Deputizations

43. Texas AgriLife Extension

44. County Judge

45. Commissioner Precinct 1

1. Consideration of Agreement with Fiesta Mart #76 for Offsite Parking at Tarrant County Miller Avenue Government Center

2. Consideration of Agreement with Grace Temple Seven Day Adventist for Offsite Parking at Tarrant County Miller Avenue Government Center

3. Consideration of a Grant Agreement between Tarrant County and Lake Como Cemetery Association, Inc. to Provide Support Services to Tarrant County Residents

46. Commissioner Precinct 2

47. Commissioner Precinct 3

1. Consideration to Assist the City of Colleyville with the Rehabilitation and Resurfacing of Briar Ridge from Saddlebrook to Shadow Ridge, Hardage Lane from SH26 to Pleasant Run Road, Jackson Court from Jackson Road to Cul-de-Sac, Meadow View Court from Green Oaks to Cul-de-Sac, Meadow View Drive from Jackson Road to Green Oaks Drive, Park Court from Ponderosa Street to Cul-de-Sac, Ponderosa Street from McClain Drive to Cul-de-Sac, Ronna Ct. from Ponderosa Street to Cul-de-Sac, Saddlebrook Drive from Bedford Road to Brown Trail, Shadow Ridge from Saddlebrook to Rodeo Drive, Shenendoah Drive from Jackson Road to Shady Creek Lane, Southwood East from Saddlebrook to Southwood West, Southwood West from Saddlebrook to Southwood East, Wild Wood Court from Meadow View Drive to Cul-de-Sac, and Pleasant Run Parking Lot at 6413 Pleasant Run Road

2. Consideration to Assist the City of Hurst with the Resurfacing of Hurstview Drive from Circleview South to Airport Freeway, Norwood Drive from Redbud Drive to Brown Trail, Thousand Oaks Drive from Precinct Line Road to Campus Drive

48. Commissioner Precinct 4

49. PUBLIC HEARINGS

1. Public Hearing - To Consider Amendment No. 1 to the Tarrant County 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and Program Year 2025 Action Plan - Community Development

50. REPORTS AND BUSINESS

51. Administrator

1. Consideration of Out-of-State Travel Requests

2. Consideration to Approve Additional Funding for Outside Counsel, Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc. in the Lawsuit Entitled Jackson et al. v. Tarrant County, et al., Cause Number 4:25-CV-00587

3. Consideration to Accept the Resignation of Judge Brooke Allen and Appoint the Statutory Probate Judge to Fill the Resulting Vacancy for Tarrant County Probate Court No. 2

52. Archives

53. Auditor

54. Budget and Risk Management

55. Communications

56. Community Development

57. Community Supervision and Corrections Department

58. Constable Precincts

59. County Clerk

60. Criminal Courts

61. Dispute Resolution

62. District Attorney

1. Consideration of the Attorney Employment Agreement Engaging the Firm of Oldham, Klement & Noga, PLLC as Outside Counsel for the Defense of Tarrant County Employee Royce Moody in a Lawsuit Entitled Anthony R. Johnson, Sr., et al. v. Tarrant County, Texas, et al., Case No. 4:24-cv-686

2. Consideration of the Attorney Employment Agreement Engaging the Firm of Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, L.L.P as Outside Counsel for the Defense of Tarrant County Employee Kimberly Nobles in a Lawsuit Entitled Anthony R. Johnson, Sr., et al. v. Tarrant County, Texas, et al., Case No. 4:24-cv-686

63. District Clerk

64. Domestic Relations

65. Elections Administration

66. Emergency Management

67. Engineering Services

68. Facilities Management

1. Consideration of a Property Use and Fee Waiver Request from the Tarrant County Historical Commission to Conduct Guided Public Tours of the 1895 Courthouse During the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Parade

2. Consideration of a Property Use and Fee Waiver Request from the Tarrant County Bar Association to Use the Tom Vandergriff Civil Courts Building for the 2025 Region 11 Texas High School Mock Trial Competition

3. Consideration of a Property Use and Fee Waiver Request from Commissioner Precinct Two Staff to Use the Subcourthouse in Arlington for a Kidney Wellness and Health Expo

69. Fire Marshal

70. Fleet Services

71. HIV Administration

72. Housing Assistance Office

73. Human Resources

74. Information Technology

75. Judicial Courts

76. Juvenile Services

77. Law Library

78. Medical Examiner

79. Public Health

80. Purchasing

1. RFP No. F2026006 - Annual Contract for Background Screening Services - Countywide - Information Discovery Services LLC - Per Contract Terms

2. Bid No. F2026019 - Annual Contract for Traffic Control Equipment - All Precincts - Various Vendors - Per Unit Price and Discount from List Price

3. Bid No. F2026027 - Guardrails for Tinsley Roadway Improvements - Precinct 4 - Garret Shields Infrastructure, LLC - Per Unit Price

4. Bid No. F2026041 - Purchase of ePollBook Printers - Elections Administration - New Tech Solutions Inc

5. Bid No. F2026042 - Purchase of Ballot Pouches - Elections Administration - Signs Verse, LLC

6. RFP No. F2026025 - Annual Contract for Aerial Application of Pesticides for Mosquito Control - Public Health

7. Bid No. F2026033 - Annual Contract for Custom Hose and Hose Components - All Precincts

8. Bid No. 2023-042 - Annual Contract for Custom Hose and Hose Components - Countywide - Stuart Hose and Pipe Co. - Same Firm Fixed Prices and Discount from List Price

9. Permission to Take Bids/RFPs

81. Resource Connection

82. Sheriff

83. Tax Assessor-Collector

84. Texas AgriLife Extension

85. County Judge

86. Commissioner Precinct 1

87. Commissioner Precinct 2

88. Commissioner Precinct 3

89. Commissioner Precinct 4

90. APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS

1. Consideration of Appointments to Various Boards, Commissions, Committees, or Tax Increment Finance District Boards

91. BRIEFING

1. Briefing Regarding Jail Death of Richard Gutkowski

2. Briefing Regarding Jail Death of Steven Whittley

3. Briefing Regarding Jail Death of Shuntae Broadus

4. Briefing Regarding CJ Grisham Lawsuit

5. Briefing Regarding Bishop Mark Kirkland Lawsuit

6. Operational Update Related to MHMR Services in Tarrant County Juvenile Services

92. PUBLIC COMMENTS

1. PUBLIC COMMENTS

93. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS

94. CLOSED MEETING

95. Pending or Contemplated Litigation

1. Ken-Do Contracting, LP v. Tarrant County, No. 096-371135-25

2. Brandon Walker v. Tarrant County, et al.; Case No. 4:24-v-245

96. Advice of Counsel

97. Real Estate Matters

98. Contract Deliberations

99. Personnel Matters

1. Position No. 20002177

2. Personnel No. 59089

3. Judge of Tarrant County Probate Court No. 2

100. Security and Cybersecurity Related Issues

1. Courthouse Personnel Security Discussion

101. Economic Development Prospects

102. COMMISSIONERS COURT RECONVENED

103. ADJOURNMENT