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Panola County public meetings in 2025

42 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.

Tue Dec 30, 2025

Commissioners Court

Commissioners Court to consider 2025 Budget Amendment No. 17

The Panola County Commissioners Court will hold a special meeting to act on a range of items, including approval of the fiscal year 2026 salary schedule and a water‑line request on County Road #246. The Court will also approve current county bills and payroll, appoint members to the Airport‑Sharpe Field Advisory Board, and consider Budget Amendment No. 17 for 2025.

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Tue Dec 16, 2025

Commissioners Court

Commissioners Court to approve 2025 Budget Amendment No. 16

The Panola County Commissioners Court will act on a range of items, including personnel status changes, road and bridge infrastructure requests, appointments to the Emergency Services District Board, and several service agreements. It will also adopt payment schedules for election workers and jurors, and consider a surplus property declaration. The meeting concludes with a vote on the 2025 Budget Amendment No. 16.

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Wed Dec 10, 2025

Panola County Child Welfare Board

Panola County Child Welfare Board to meet December 10

The Panola County Child Welfare Board will meet via Zoom to review financial reports and supervisor updates. The board is scheduled to approve purchase orders and discuss the Rainbow Room report.

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Tue Dec 2, 2025

Commissioners Court

Panola County considers 2026 service contracts and bidding exemptions

The Commissioners Court will discuss several one-year service contracts for fire safety, pest control, and elevator maintenance starting January 1, 2026. The body will also act on bidding exemptions for utilities, food, and medical treatment for the Detention Center for Fiscal Year 2026.

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Tue Nov 18, 2025

Commissioners Court

Commissioners Court to approve 2025 Budget Amendment No. 15

The Panola County Commissioners Court will consider several consent items, including infrastructure requests by Spectrum Gulf Coast, LLC, a donation to the Sheriff’s Department, and a liability insurance proposal from the Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool. The Court will also discuss cancelling a lease for dirt supplies and will vote on 2025 Budget Amendment No. 15. Additional routine items such as recording election results and approving current bills and payroll are also on the agenda.

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Wed Nov 5, 2025

Panola County Child Welfare Board

Board will review financial report and approve purchase orders

The Panola County Child Welfare Board will consider the October 20, 2025 financial report. It will vote on approval of purchase orders. The meeting also includes a supervisor's report and discussions of old and new business items.

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Tue Nov 4, 2025

Commissioners Court

Panola County Commissioners Court to meet November 4, 2025

The Commissioners Court will hold a regular meeting to discuss county business and review personnel changes. The agenda includes reports from commissioners and the county judge.

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Tue Oct 21, 2025

Commissioners Court

Commissioners Court will approve multiple utility line projects in county right-of-ways.

The Panola County Commissioners Court will consider and act on a series of consent items, including personnel changes, utility line installations, and contract authorizations. Specific approvals include requests from AGIS Energy, TGNR Panola, and Spectrum Gulf Coast to place various underground lines in the right-of-way of several county roads. The Court will also authorize advertising for sealed bids on electrical work for county buildings and discuss a 2025 Budget Amendment No. 14.

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Tue Oct 14, 2025

Commissioners Court

Commissioners Court to adopt order banning outdoor burning

The Panola County Commissioners Court will meet on October 14, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in the courthouse. The court will discuss and act on adopting Order #2025-11, which would prohibit outdoor burning in Panola County under Local Government Code 551.045(a). The meeting includes an opening prayer and adjournment.

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Tue Oct 7, 2025

Commissioners Court

Panola County to approve utility conduit and road maintenance bids

The Panola County Commissioners Court will meet to approve utility conduit requests, record personnel changes, and open sealed bids for road maintenance materials and aviation fuel.

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Wed Oct 1, 2025

Panola County Child Welfare Board

Panola County Child Welfare Board to meet October 1

The Panola County Child Welfare Board will meet via Zoom to review financial reports and purchase orders. The agenda consists of standard procedural items and reports.

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Tue Sep 23, 2025

Commissioners Court

Panola County considers license plate cameras and budget amendment

The Commissioners Court will review multiple utility right-of-way requests and personnel changes. The body will also discuss a resolution for automated license plate recognition cameras and a 2025 budget amendment.

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Tue Sep 9, 2025

Commissioners Court

Panola County Court to consider budget amendment and utility right-of-way requests

The Commissioners Court will discuss a 2025 budget amendment and an independent audit exemption. The body is also reviewing numerous requests from Spectrum Gulf Coast and water supply corporations to place lines in county road rights-of-way.

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Wed Sep 3, 2025

Panola County Child Welfare Board

Panola County Child Welfare Board to meet September 3

The Panola County Child Welfare Board will meet via Zoom to review administrative reports and conduct general business. The agenda consists of standard procedural items.

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Fri Aug 29, 2025

Juvenile Board

Panola County Juvenile Board to approve FY'26 annual budget

The Panola County Juvenile Board will meet to approve the annual budget for the Juvenile Department for FY'26. The board will also consider a budget amendment for FY'25 and set department salaries.

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Tue Aug 26, 2025

Commissioners Court

Panola County to hold budget hearing and set 2025 tax rate

The Commissioners Court will conduct a public hearing for the Fiscal Year 2026 budget and vote to adopt the budget and elected officials' salaries. The body will also act on Order #2025-07 to set the 2025 tax rate and tax levy.

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Tue Aug 12, 2025

Commissioners Court

Commissioners to approve temporary staffing, road conduit permits, and county budget items

The Panola County Commissioners Court will meet to act on personnel changes, road right-of-way permits for utility conduit, and multiple budget-related items including a 2026 budget hearing. Several informational reports and future-action items are also listed.

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Wed Aug 6, 2025

Panola County Child Welfare Board

Panola County Child Welfare Board to meet August 6

The Panola County Child Welfare Board will meet via Zoom to review financial reports and supervisor updates. The board will also discuss the Rainbow Room Report and approve purchase orders.

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Tue Jul 29, 2025

Commissioners Court

Panola County Court to consider budget amendment and utility conduit requests

The Commissioners Court will review several requests from Spectrum Gulf Coast, LLC to place underground conduits in county road rights-of-way. The body will also discuss a budget amendment and the allocation of funds for District Clerk employee salaries.

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Tue Jul 15, 2025

Commissioners Court

Panola County considers new records archive fee and budget amendment

The Commissioners Court will review several road donations and utility right-of-way requests. The body is also deciding on a new $10.00 records archive fee and a 2025 budget amendment.

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Wed Jul 2, 2025

Panola County Child Welfare Board

Panola County Child Welfare Board to meet July 2

The board will meet via Zoom to review reports and conduct general business. The agenda consists of procedural items and reports.

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Tue Jul 1, 2025

Commissioners Court

Panola County Court to consider 2025 Budget Amendment No. 8

The Commissioners Court will review personnel changes, utility right-of-way requests, and budget adjustments. The body is also deciding on the appointment of a representative to calculate 2025 tax rate schedules.

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Tue Jun 17, 2025

Commissioners Court

Panola County considers software for electronic poll books and equipment rentals

The Commissioners Court will review several right-of-way requests for utility lines and a donation of materials for road work. The body will also discuss a software agreement for electronic poll books and equipment rentals from Holt Cat.

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Wed Jun 4, 2025

Panola County Child Welfare Board

Panola County Child Welfare Board to meet June 4

The board will meet via Zoom to review reports and conduct general business. The agenda consists of procedural updates and standing reports.

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Tue Jun 3, 2025

Commissioners Court

Panola County Commissioners to consider 2025 Budget Amendment No. 7

The Commissioners Court will meet to approve personnel changes, utility right-of-way requests, and county payments. The body will also discuss a budget amendment and several items related to the Panola County Sheriff's Department.

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Tue May 20, 2025

Commissioners Court

Commissioners to vote on payroll, bills, and utility line placements

The Panola County Commissioners Court will meet to approve payroll and bills, record personnel actions including new hires and pay raises, and act on utility line placement requests within county road right-of-ways. Informational reports and citizen comments are scheduled, and the body will discuss canceling a prior equipment quote and amending the 2025 budget.

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Wed May 7, 2025

Panola County Child Welfare Board

Child Welfare Board discusses routine reports and old business

This is a procedural meeting with standard agenda items: approval of minutes, financial report, supervisor's report, old business, and a Rainbow Room report. No specific decisions or proposals are detailed in the agenda.

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Tue May 6, 2025

Commissioners Court

Panola County to accept $41,183 donation for road work, hire deputy sheriff

The Commissioners Court will consider consent items including personnel changes (retirements, resignations, new hires), road and bridge permits for Spectrum fiber optics, and acceptance of a $41,183.44 donation from TGNR for road repairs. They will also discuss and act on open bids for trucks, re-appointing a board member, a fence estimate for the airport, and a corrections mobile cost proposal.

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Tue Apr 22, 2025

Commissioners Court

County to vote on Flock Safety camera grant, road renaming, budget amendment

The Panola County Commissioners Court will discuss and act on several resolutions, including one to apply for a grant for a Flock Safety camera system and another to rename FM 10 as the Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson Memorial Highway. A budget amendment and a proposal for restoring civil minute books are also on the agenda. Consent items cover personnel changes and a donation of soil cement valued at $214,546.

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Tue Apr 8, 2025

Commissioners Court

Court to consider equipment purchases, fiber optic permits, and grant awards

The Panola County Commissioners Court will hold a regular meeting on April 8, 2025, to discuss and act on consent items including personnel changes, road right-of-way permits for fiber optic conduit, and equipment purchases. Other agenda items include approving a solid waste grant agreement, proclaiming Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and appointing a new Emergency Services District board member. The court will also consider buying a John Deere trackloader, a Mack dump truck, and a Caterpillar skid steer, and will open sealed bids for hay lease at the airport.

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Wed Apr 2, 2025

Panola County Child Welfare Board

Panola County Child Welfare Board to hear reports, approve purchase orders

The board will review minutes, financial reports, and a supervisor's report. They will approve purchase orders and discuss old and new business. The meeting also includes a Rainbow Room report and recognition of Prevent Child Abuse Awareness Month.

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Tue Mar 25, 2025

Commissioners Court

Panola County Court to consider budget amendment and equipment purchases

The Commissioners Court will discuss a budget amendment and several equipment contracts for the Sheriff's and District Attorney's offices. The body will also act on appointments for the May 3, 2025, election and personnel changes.

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Tue Mar 11, 2025

Commissioners Court

Commissioners to consider 2025 Budget Amendment No. 3

The Panola County Commissioners Court will hold a regular meeting on March 11, 2025, to discuss and act on a consent agenda and multiple action items, including a budget amendment. The meeting is largely procedural with routine personnel changes, road right-of-way permits, airport lease agreements, and a proposal for a video surveillance system at the airport.

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Tue Mar 4, 2025

Panola County Child Welfare Board

Panola County Child Welfare Board meets to review finances and discuss upcoming events

The Panola County Child Welfare Board will hold a routine meeting via Zoom. Items include approval of purchase orders, supervisor and Rainbow Room reports, and discussion of the Region 4 Conference and Prevent Child Abuse Awareness Month.

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Fri Feb 28, 2025

Commissioners Court

Panola County Court to consider airport leases and prisoner agreements

The Commissioners Court will discuss several ground and hangar leases at Panola County Airport-Sharpe Field. The body will also consider interlocal agreements with Shelby and Nacogdoches counties to hold their prisoners in the Panola County Detention Center.

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Tue Feb 25, 2025

Juvenile Board

Juvenile Board to approve audit report, policy manual, and engagement letter

The Panola County Juvenile Board will meet on February 25, 2025, to consider several routine but essential actions. They will vote on approving the minutes from August 2024, the annual audit report and related engagement letter from CPA Rachael Payne, and the Juvenile Probation Department's Policy and Procedure manual. A report on Chief JPO Tracy Anderson's completed re-certification is also on the agenda.

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Tue Feb 25, 2025

Commissioners Court

Panola Co. to consider interlocal agreements to house out-of-county prisoners

The Commissioners Court will discuss and act on consent items including personnel changes, road permits, and financial reports, followed by individual action items such as awarding a bid for courthouse carpet and blinds, revising a dump trailer quote, approving multiple airport leases at Sharpe Field, approving plats for two subdivisions, and interlocal agreements to house prisoners from Shelby and Nacogdoches counties. The meeting also includes a 2024 budget amendment.

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Tue Feb 11, 2025

Commissioners Court

County to consider 2025 Budget Amendment No. 2 at regular meeting

Panola County Commissioners Court will hold its regular meeting on February 11, 2025. The agenda includes consent items such as personnel changes, reports, and budgets, as well as action items including approving election agreements with Gary ISD, City of Carthage, and Carthage ISD; considering a quote from Johnson Controls for replacement of 10 HVAC systems at the detention center; and discussing Budget Amendment No. 2. Other items include lease agreements at the airport, surplus equipment declaration, and purchases for road and bridge departments.

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Wed Feb 5, 2025

Panola County Child Welfare Board

Panola County Child Welfare Board holds routine meeting with reports and old business

This is a regular monthly meeting of the Panola County Child Welfare Board. The agenda consists of routine items including approval of minutes, financial and supervisor reports, old business, and a Rainbow Room report. No specific decisions, proposals, or dollar amounts are listed; the meeting appears to be procedural only.

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Tue Jan 28, 2025

Commissioners Court

Panola County Commissioners to vote on Luminant Mining license, jail HVAC, and equipment purchases

The Commissioners Court will consider approving a license agreement with Luminant Mining Company LLC for 2025, a new HVAC system for the detention center, and equipment purchases for road departments. They will also act on consent items including personnel changes, reports, and routine approvals.

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Tue Jan 14, 2025

Commissioners Court

Panola County to decide on moving two polling places in upcoming meeting

The Panola County Commissioners Court will hold a regular meeting on January 14, 2025, to discuss and act on a variety of items, including consent matters, proclamations, a revised lease agreement, polling place relocations, budget amendments, and a new deputy position. Most items are routine consent, but the court will vote on moving polling places for boxes #8 and #13 and creating a part-time warrant deputy for the Sheriff's Department.

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Wed Jan 8, 2025

Panola County Child Welfare Board

Panola County Child Welfare Board to meet January 8

The board will meet via Zoom to review reports and conduct general business. The agenda consists of standing procedural items.

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