Leanord "Bubba" Powell
Republican · TX · Newton County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Leanord "Bubba" Powell is the Newton County Commissioner, Precinct 4. The office is elected by voters and serves a four-year term.
Where Leanord "Bubba" Powell stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Voted against Newton County's 2025 budget and against the 2024 property tax rate on September 24, 2024. He was the only member of the commissioners court to vote no on both. The adopted rate of $0.700926 per $100 of value raised the county's total tax bill by $564,583, a 5.75 percent increase over the year before.
September 24, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: co.newton.tx.us · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Joined a meeting of county officials, Deweyville school staff, the local water supply company, and Highline fiber optic contractors over construction damage and road hazards in Precinct 4, then published the meeting's outcome. The changes agreed there included a later daily start time for construction, a sheriff's deputy paid by the contractor to handle traffic and property complaints, and flaggers on crowded roads. Powell was named the contact for road damage calls.
April 17, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: easttexasbanner.com · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Asked the Newton County Commissioners Court to table a request from WSR Water Company for county backing of a bottling plant and industrial park near Burkeville, saying he wanted more time and outside experts. He raised concerns about the company's permit to draw 168 million gallons of water a year and about a tax break listed on the agenda item. The court took no action on the request.
August 22, 2026
Source: easttexasbanner.com · researched September 6, 2026
Argued against the Precinct 2 commissioner's push to redraw precinct road duties at a Newton County commissioners workshop on July 28, 2026. Precinct 2 said it maintained 203.71 miles of county road against Precinct 4's 77.48 miles. Powell answered that traffic use, not miles alone, measures the workload, and said Precinct 2 had spent $8.6 million since its commissioner took office and still had about half a million dollars left.
July 28, 2026
Source: easttexasbanner.com · researched September 6, 2026
Told residents at a Newton County public workshop on a proposed carbon capture project near Deweyville that the county's only option was to pass a resolution saying the commissioners court does not welcome carbon capture, and that such a resolution carries no legal force. He also described his own talks with the company's representatives. ExxonMobil was invited but sent no one to the workshop.
March 13, 2026
Source: easttexasbanner.com · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Other records
Other records · 1 record
Voted for Newton County's 2026 budget and the 2025 property tax rate on September 23, 2025. No member voted against. The adopted rate of $0.696645 per $100 of value was lower than the prior year's rate, and the county collected $2,861 less in property tax than the year before.
September 23, 2025
Source: co.newton.tx.us · researched September 6, 2026
Race Leanord "Bubba" Powell is in:
- Newton County Commissioner Precinct 4 · November 3, 2026 · Newton County, Texas · incumbent
Profile last researched September 6, 2026.