Bill Whitmire

Signed a resolution on December 2, 2024 opposing cryptocurrency mining plants in the unincorporated parts of Milam County. The resolution cited noise, risks to residents and livestock, lower property values, and strain on the power grid and water supply, and asked the Texas Legislature to give the state and counties power to regulate where these plants go. The court adopted it 5-0.

December 2, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

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Moved to send a notice of non-performance to the architecture firm Architexas over the county Professional Building renovation on August 14, 2023. At the same meeting he moved to call a public election on creating an emergency services district for ambulance service in Milam County. Both motions passed with no votes against.

August 14, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted for the 2025 Milam County budget on September 9, 2024. The budget raised property tax collections by $637,199.08, a 3.75 percent rise. It passed 3-2, with Commissioners Art Neal and Wesley Payne opposed. He then moved the 2024 total tax rate of $0.542000 per $100 of value, which passed with no votes against.

September 9, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Moved to adopt the 2024 Milam County budget on September 11, 2023. The budget raised property tax collections by $1,384,210, an 8.88 percent rise. It passed 4-1, with Commissioner Wesley Payne opposed. He then moved the total tax rate of $0.6132 per $100 of value, described in his own motion as a 16.73 percent increase in the rate. That passed with no votes against.

September 11, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Moved to declare a local disaster for the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse on March 25, 2024. The declaration let the county prepare for large crowds. The motion passed with no votes against.

March 25, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for the county's contract with Hill Country Transit on November 27, 2023, which passed 3-2 with Commissioners Art Neal and Wesley Payne opposed. At the same meeting he moved to borrow money through Milam County Tax Notes, Series 2023, backed by an annual property tax levy. That motion passed with no votes against.

November 27, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted to pay for one more year of the HOP public bus service in Milam County on October 10, 2023. The motion passed 3-2. Commissioners Art Neal and Wesley Payne voted no.

October 10, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

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Testified in favor of a bill letting the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District spend water export fees on county road repairs and groundwater environmental programs (Senate Bill 3058). He appeared as Milam County Judge, speaking for himself and for Milam County. The Senate passed the bill on May 14, 2025, but the House never voted on it, so it died.

May 5, 2025

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Moved to refuse a fee waiver for a public records request filed by the Texas Coalition Against Crypto Mining on August 26, 2024. The group had to pay the county's copying charges. The motion passed with no votes against.

August 26, 2024

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Voted to cancel the county tax break for GMO Game Center on May 28, 2024. The motion passed with no votes against.

May 28, 2024

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Voted on April 10, 2024 to shelve a proposed tax collection contract between Milam County and the Milam County Appraisal District for two years. The motion passed 3-2. Commissioners Art Neal and Wesley Payne voted no.

April 10, 2024

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Moved to ban campaign signs and campaigning on property owned or controlled by Milam County on February 26, 2024. The motion passed with no votes against.

February 26, 2024

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Closed a public hearing and then moved to approve the tax break agreement for the business project known as Project Bluebird on October 23, 2023. The motion passed with no votes against.

October 23, 2023

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Moved to approve a property tax break for Butler Weldments Corporation on August 28, 2023, as recommended by the Milam County Industrial Development Corporation. The motion passed with no votes against.

August 28, 2023

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Moved to give the county employee health plan to UnitedHealthcare, with Nonstop for health and Guardian for dental and vision, on July 31, 2023. The motion passed 3-2. Commissioners Art Neal and Wesley Payne voted no.

July 31, 2023

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Moved to start the 30-day notice needed to cancel the county tax break for the Cattlemen I solar project, run by EDP Solar, on July 22, 2024. The motion passed with no votes against.

July 22, 2024

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