{ "city": "Polk County", "state": "Texas", "page": "https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/polkcotx/", "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "generated": "2026-07-23", "upcoming": [ { "date": "2026-07-28", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3346,plainText=false)", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-08-11", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-08-25", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-09-08", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-09-22", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-10-13", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-10-27", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-11-10", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-11-24", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-12-08", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-12-22", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2027-01-12", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2027-01-26", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2027-02-09", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2027-02-23", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2027-03-09", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" } ], "recent": [ { "date": "2026-07-14", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": "Polk County Court to discuss budget, road projects, and recycling options", "summary": "The Polk County Commissioners Court will consider budget revisions, approve contracts for road and jail repairs, and discuss the future of county recycling operations. The court will also hold a workshop on the FY2027 budget.", "agenda_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3336,plainText=false)", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-06-23", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": "Commissioners Court will decide on a 9‑1‑1 recorder purchase and other property matters.", "summary": "The Polk County Commissioners Court will hold a public hearing on a replating request for Indian Hills Estate and will consider several approvals, including the purchase of a 9‑1‑1 voice recorder system for the Sheriff’s Office, offers to buy tax‑foreclosed lots at Big Thicket Lake Estates, and a memorandum of understanding for a legal‑help kiosk. Additional agenda items cover routine consent approvals, personnel actions, budget revisions, and upcoming budget workshops.", "agenda_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3317,plainText=false)", "minutes_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3330,plainText=false)", "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-06-09", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": "Court to decide on Big Sandy Ranchettes subdivision", "summary": "The Polk County Commissioners Court will consider approval of the Big Sandy Ranchettes subdivision in Precinct 4, discuss drought index and possible fireworks restrictions for July 4th, and vote on budget revisions and personnel matters. The meeting also includes routine consent items such as approving minutes, bills, surplus property, and opening new TexPool investment accounts for opioid abatement and sheriff's 287(g) program.", "agenda_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3304,plainText=false)", "minutes_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3324,plainText=false)", "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-05-26", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": "Polk County Court to discuss budget, jail HVAC, and sheriff's facility contract", "summary": "The Polk County Commissioners Court will consider budget revisions, approve a $5,645 HVAC repair for the jail, and discuss canceling a sheriff's facility construction contract. The court will also discuss a proposed agreement with Goodrich ISD for campus law enforcement services.", "agenda_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3292,plainText=false)", "minutes_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3312,plainText=false)", "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-05-12", "body": "General", "headline": "Commissioners Court holds workshop on discrimination and harassment", "summary": "The Polk County Commissioners Court will convene for a special meeting to discuss discrimination and harassment, followed by an adjournment. The session is a Texas Association of Counties Supervisor Workshop.", "agenda_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3276,plainText=false)", "minutes_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3297,plainText=false)", "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-05-12", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": "Polk County Court to discuss budget, tax rates, and disaster recovery grants", "summary": "The Commissioners Court will hold a budget workshop to review tax rates and the preliminary draft budget book. The body is also considering several expenditures for law enforcement and facility maintenance, as well as a grant application for disaster recovery.", "agenda_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3275,plainText=false)", "minutes_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3295,plainText=false)", "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-04-28", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": "Court to consider accepting $413,472 for courthouse restoration", "summary": "The Polk County Commissioners Court will discuss and consider accepting $413,472 in additional funding from the Texas Historical Commission for courthouse restoration. Other major items include approval of multiple HVAC and roof repairs totaling over $105,000, a grant application for the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority with a $9,000 county match, and a budget workshop to review personnel, capital purchases, and vehicle leases for FY2027. The court will also consider new boundary lines for the Alabama Coushatta and Indian Springs Volunteer Fire Departments and a resolution supporting a statewide 9-1-1 fee adjustment.", "agenda_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3266,plainText=false)", "minutes_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3285,plainText=false)", "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-04-14", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-04-14", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": "Commissioners Court to consider industrial high‑load site impact permit policy and fee schedule", "summary": "The Polk County Commissioners Court will hold a public hearing on a proposed industrial high‑load facility site impact permit policy and its associated fee schedule, with final approval slated for a later regular session. The Court will also act on several routine items, including software service agreements, lease renewals, and budget revisions. Additional discussion items cover sheriff‑requested jail equipment funding, a proposed RV‑park regulation exemption, and a settlement related to the national prescription opioid litigation.", "agenda_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3242,plainText=false)", "minutes_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3284,plainText=false)", "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-03-24", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": "Court to vote on authorizing fireworks sales for San Jacinto Day", "summary": "The Polk County Commissioners Court will consider several budget revisions, personnel matters, and lease agreements. The most notable item is the order to authorize the sale of fireworks from April 16 through April 21, 2026. Additional items include a $24,000 refund to Onalaska Water Supply Corporation and a software agreement with ESRI.", "agenda_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3232,plainText=false)", "minutes_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3262,plainText=false)", "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-03-20", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": "Polk County to review drought index and potential burn ban", "summary": "The Polk County Commissioners Court will hold a special meeting to review the county's drought index. The body will consider whether any action is necessary regarding a county-wide burn ban.", "agenda_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3228,plainText=false)", "minutes_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3255,plainText=false)", "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-03-10", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": "Court to approve bridge waiver and matching‑fund changes on W CANEY LOOP AT CANEY CREEK", "summary": "The Polk County Commissioners Court will consider a resolution to waive the local match fund requirement for the federal off‑system bridge program to replace the bridge on W CANEY LOOP at CANEY CREEK. The meeting also includes routine consent‑agenda items such as minutes, budget schedules, personnel actions, a revised fire‑protection agreement with the Alabama Coushatta Tribe, and a 4‑H overhead easement request. In the regular agenda, commissioners will review FY2026 budget revisions, select up to two disaster‑recovery projects for the Texas General Land Office program, and discuss a community‑development block‑grant change order.", "agenda_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3216,plainText=false)", "minutes_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3229,plainText=false)", "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-03-04", "body": "General", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-02-24", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": "Polk County Court to consider $53,047 grant, road paving bid, RV park variances", "summary": "The Polk County Commissioners Court will vote on several routine consent‑agenda items, including a grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice for $53,047.22 and a cafeteria plan for FY2026. The Court will also review budget revisions, a road‑paving contract (Bid #2026-17) for Road & Bridge Precinct 3, and variances requested by Piney Ranch RV Park. Additional discussion will cover a solid‑waste funding agreement for a tire‑collection event and a hazard‑mitigation grant amendment.", "agenda_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2190,plainText=false)", "minutes_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3226,plainText=false)", "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-02-24", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": "Commissioners Court to consider a burn ban in unincorporated areas amid drought", "summary": "The Polk County Commissioners Court will hold an emergency meeting on February 24, 2026. The court will receive a drought status update and consider whether to initiate a burn ban in the county’s unincorporated areas. Public comments are allowed, but the court cannot act on items not listed on the agenda.", "agenda_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3197,plainText=false)", "minutes_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3225,plainText=false)", "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-02-10", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": "Commissioners Court to vote on joining the ICE 287(g) warrant service program", "summary": "The Polk County Commissioners Court will consider a resolution authorizing participation in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 287(g) warrant service officer model program, with the County Judge empowered to execute agreements. Other items include approvals of budget revisions, a firework sales order, and property conveyances to the Livingston Volunteer Fire Department. The meeting also includes routine consent agenda items such as minutes approval and a donation receipt for the Sheriff’s Office.", "agenda_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2178,plainText=false)", "minutes_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2194,plainText=false)", "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-01-27", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": "Polk County Court to consider tractor purchase, inmate housing, and fireworks sale", "summary": "The Polk County Commissioners Court will meet to approve routine reports, consider the purchase of a John Deere tractor for Precinct 4, and discuss a six-month inmate housing agreement with Angelina County. The Court will also consider authorizing the sale of fireworks during the Lunar New Year period.", "agenda_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2166,plainText=false)", "minutes_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2175,plainText=false)", "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-01-13", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": "Risk Management Workshop covering employment laws and claims overview", "summary": "The Polk County Commissioners Court will hold a special meeting for a Risk Management Workshop. The workshop will discuss employment laws, risk management, the county’s risk profile, a high‑level overview of claims, and how policies, practice, and engagement are necessary. No formal decisions or votes are listed; the agenda is informational.", "agenda_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2157,plainText=false)", "minutes_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2174,plainText=false)", "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" }, { "date": "2026-01-13", "body": "Commissioner's Court", "headline": "Court to vote on tax abatement guidelines and budget revisions", "summary": "The Polk County Commissioners Court will consider renewing tax abatement criteria for two years, approve budget amendments, and discuss purchasing new equipment and software for the Sheriff's Office and Jail.", "agenda_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2154,plainText=false)", "minutes_url": "https://polkcotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2173,plainText=false)", "source": "https://polkcotx.civicclerk.com/" } ] }