Damon Beierle

Filed written testimony with the Public Utility Commission of Texas on May 13, 2026 against the Bell County East to Big Hill 765-kilovolt power line, as an intervenor for Burnet County. He argued the project was fast tracked and raised harm to wildlife, private property, and residents' health and safety.

May 13, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Read aloud and seconded a resolution opposing the Bell County East to Big Hill 765-kilovolt power line, which crosses Burnet County. The commissioners court passed it 4-0 on October 28, 2025.

October 28, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Moved to create a five-member committee to rewrite the rules for how the commissioners court runs its meetings and handles public comment. He named three residents and put himself and Commissioner Billy Wall on it. The court approved it 5-0 on November 14, 2023.

November 14, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

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Seconded and voted for a 4 percent cost-of-living raise for Burnet County elected officials in the 2027 proposed budget. It passed 3-2 on August 13, 2026, over no votes from Commissioner Jim Luther and County Judge Bryan Wilson.

August 13, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against the 2026 county budget as first presented, killing it 2-3 on September 16, 2025. He then moved $435,000 in spending cuts and moved to add four sheriff's deputies and five corporal promotions, which passed 4-1. The reworked budget passed 4-1, with County Judge Bryan Wilson the only no vote.

September 16, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Cast the only vote against buying the Hart InterCivic ballot-on-demand voting system for Burnet County. The purchase passed 4-1 on March 17, 2025, after more than half a dozen residents spoke on it.

March 17, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Moved to put a burn ban in place for rural Burnet County on December 22, 2020. The motion failed 2-3, with County Judge James Oakley voting no.

December 22, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Moved to raise the county's child care property tax break to a full 100 percent exemption for 2024, after another commissioner proposed 50 percent for 2025. The court passed his version 4-1 on April 9, 2024.

April 9, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Waited more than 10 hours at the Texas Capitol on July 29, 2026 to testify against the 765-kilovolt power line before the Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce. He told the committee most of his constituents saw the project as a trampling of their property rights.

July 29, 2026

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Voted against a county letter of support for Lonestar Faith LLC to work as a new ambulance provider in Burnet County. The request failed 2-3 on May 12, 2026.

May 12, 2026

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Was named by the commissioners court to lead the steering committee for the county Facilities Master Plan on April 1, 2026. The 4-0 vote also hired architects Brinkley, Sargent, Wiginton for up to $75,000 and put the sheriff, the tax assessor-collector, a district judge, a justice of the peace, and the chief public defender on his committee.

April 1, 2026

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Read County Judge James Oakley's resignation letter into the record on January 3, 2025. The other commissioners then voted 4-0 to put him in charge of running the court's public meetings and signing county documents until a new judge was chosen.

January 3, 2025

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Moved to add a deputy county clerk job to the 2022-2023 county budget, paid from unspent funds. The motion failed 2-3. He then cast the only vote against the $31 million budget the court adopted 4-1 on August 23, 2022.

August 23, 2022

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Moved to add a sixth Election Day voting site in Briggs on August 24, 2021, saying the trip to vote ran 73 to 75 miles round trip and the extra site cost about $800 to $1,000. No other commissioner seconded it, so it died. He then cast the only vote against the five-site plan the court adopted 4-1.

August 24, 2021

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Moved to split the county's $104,119 state road grant equally among the four precincts, instead of by need. The Burnet County Commissioners Court approved it 4-1 on July 28, 2020. Commissioner Joe Don Dockery voted no.

July 28, 2020

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