Commissioner, Precinct 1· 2013-2029
Dee Stephens
Erath County, TX
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 12
- Total speaking time
- 55:15
- Avg per meeting
- 4:36
- Segments
- 1137
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Top issues during term (20)
Burn Ban
Reduces potential emergency response and firefighting expenditures.
County Budget and Staffing Requests
Reduces estimated property tax bills for the median homestead from $1,465.91 to $1,423.22 under the proposed tax rate.
Flock Automated License Plate Reader Controversy
The second-year cost for the Flock camera contract is budgeted at $30,000, subject to a non-appropriation cancellation clause.
Subdivision Rule Revisions
None directly from replat approvals.
Precinct 1 Infrastructure
Initial construction bids range from approximately $608,330 to over $767,697.
November 2026 Election Administration and Contracts
Estimated capital expenditure of approximately $600,000 for new voting hardware, offset partially by 3% contributions from joint election entities.
County Floodplain Order Updates
Helps minimize future public expenditure for flood control and disaster relief.
Data Center Speculation and Land Use
Potential future infrastructure costs and economic impacts on county roads and water resources remain unquantified.
Emergency Road Material Purchases
Bids establish pricing for future county road maintenance and construction projects.
Sheriff's Office Withdrawal from ICE 287(g) Agreement
Saves the county potential future costs for jail facility upgrades and specialized staff training.
Commissioner Precinct 4 Vacancy Process
None.
Volunteer Fire Department Interlocal Agreement
Allocates budgeted county funds to support volunteer fire department operations.
Employee Medical Insurance Benefits
Maintains county health benefit expenditures with an overall renewal increase of approximately 8.58%.
Youth Outreach and Drug Education (Pizza with Patrol)
Approximately $2,000 to $2,400 to fund program materials and meals across participating schools.
Volunteer Fire Department Rescue Truck Acquisition
Requires capital expenditure of approximately three-quarters of a million dollars with a multi-year build time.
Unified Dispatch Center Internet Upgrade
$6,679.20 annually, split with the City of Stephenville
personnel change
You might end up paying more in holding costs or project delays if your permit gets stuck in the transition shuffle.
Tax Collection and Payment Processing Updates
Legal costs for deed correction.
Records Management Transition
May necessitate additional staff support or centralized handling to manage legal compliance costs.
Precinct 4 Assistance for Huckabay ISD Baseball Field
Absorbed within existing precinct operational capacity using donated materials.
Moved or seconded (40)
Motions Stephens 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.
- movedpassed 4-02026-08-10
Discussion and action to approve accepting the warranty bond for Pinnacle Estates located in PCT4
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-10
Discussion and action to approve accepting the warranty bond for Rafter T Ranch Estates located in PCT3
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 4-02026-08-10
Discussion and action to approve the road for ma intenance for Pinnacle Estates located in PCT4
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-08-10
Meals on Wheels Grant
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-10
Road Base Vendor Authorization
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-10
Discussion and action to approve the replat application filed to revise LOT 107 AND LOT 108 OF MOUNTAIN LAKES, SECTION ONE, AN ADDITION TO ERATH COUNTY TEXAS, replat into LOT 107- R, MOUNTAIN LAKES, SECTION ONE. Located in PCT3
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-10
Pecan Valley Centers Trustee Renewal
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 4-02026-08-10
Discussion and action to approve the final plat for Pinnacle Estates located in PCT4
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-08-10
Discussion and action to waive the Erath County OSSF portion of the permit fee for the Selden VFD
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-13
Approval of Contract with Acid Remap, LLC
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-13
Approval of Memorandum of Agreement for 9-1-1 Mural Installation
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-07-13
resume in regular session (10:21 a.m.)
- secondedpassed 5-02026-07-13
Bids Authorization for Precinct 4 Brush Cutter
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-13
Approval of Amendment Number 4 to L3 Harris Technologies Agreement
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-07-13
Sheriff's Office Out-of-State Training Travel
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 4-02026-06-08
Line Item Transfers
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-08
Sale of Sheriff's Office Tahoe
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-08
Precinct 1 Maintenance Barn Bid
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-06-08
Kirbo's Copier Maintenance Agreement
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-08
Re-appointment of Ken Luker
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
Decisions during term (303)
Recorded while Stephens was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Cancel Lots 2 and 3 of Saddle Ridge Subdivision
Approve September 2026 Monthly Departmental Reports
Approve Regular and Recurring Invoices
Approve Operation Green Light for Veterans Proclamation
Approve Interlocal Agreement with Gordon Volunteer Fire Department
Renew Pitney Bowes Lease Agreement for Postage Services
Approve Out-of-State Travel for Thomas Boyle to Arizona
Approve Out-of-State Travel for Andrea Brooks to Louisiana
Table Purchase of Rescue Truck for Erath Volunteer Fire Department
Approve Pizza with Patrol Program and Funding
Approve 287(g) Service Agreement with ICE and Sheriff's Office
Adopt Revised Flood Damage Prevention Order
Adopt Access Driveway Order
Approve Sheriff's Office and Constables/Fire Marshal MOU for PIO
Authorize Essential Road Material Purchases
Burn Ban Removal
Award Group Medical Insurance Benefits
Renew Ancillary Insurance Policies
Approve Regular and Recurring Payables
Approve Line Item Transfers
Voting record (207)
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