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February 25, 2021

Commissioners declare all legal county businesses essential

By Jessica Nohealapa’ahi Goode
The Bandera Prophet

County commissioners this morning unanimously approved a resolution declaring all legal businesses in Bandera County as essential services. The resolution, drafted by Pct. 1 Commissioner Bruce Eliker, cites the U.S. and Texas Declarations of Independence that guarantee “the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness in the face of governmental overreach.”
“As public servants, we have an oath we took to defend the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the great state of Texas,” Eliker said.
The resolution is designed to support businesses in the county should the governor issue another executive order forcing closures, as happened last year at the onset of the Covid outbreak. 
“Bandera County recognizes all legal businesses; and considers all such businesses as essential; and that such businesses provide essential services to the overall good of Bandera County at large,” the resolution states. “…this Bandera County Commissioners’ Court supports all legal businesses to fight for their very economic survival and livelihood while being able to put many or most of their employees back to work.”
County Judge Richard Evans said as a sidenote that the Texas Legislature has bills filed this session that propose to curtail the authority of some people in the executive branch without congruence.
“I have a real problem with somebody picking winners and losers by fiat,” Evans said.
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