August 14, 2026: Public Notices & Classifieds

Budgets, Tax Rates and Budget Hearings
Presidio County
Presidio ISD
Big Bend Regional Hospital District
Presidio Underground Water Conservation District

Hearings
Bids / RFPs
Legal Notices
Classifieds / Help Wanted

Budgets, Tax Rates and Budget Hearings

Presidio County

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED
PRESIDIO COUNTY BUDGET

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing on the proposed Presidio County Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 will be held on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Presidio County Courthouse, County Judge’s Office, 300 N Highland Avenue, Marfa, TX. Individuals may join the hearing via computer or mobile device at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84930777443,
meeting ID: 849 3077 7443 passcode: 999999, or by phone by dialing 1-346-248-7799.

This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by $453,110 (10.28%), and of that amount, $48,004.85 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year.

Presidio ISD

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Big Bend Regional Hospital District

Budget Hearing August 26, 2026

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Big Bend Regional Hospital District has caused to be prepared an annual budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027. Notice is hereby given that a public hearing on said proposed budget and proposed tax rate will be held on August 26, 2026, at 1:15 PM at the Presidio Municipal Development District at 608 W O’Reilly Street, Presidio, TX 79845.

Valynda Henington
President / Board of Directors

Presidio Underground Water Conservation District

Budget Hearing August 20, 2026

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Presidio County Underground Water Conservation District is in the process of preparing an annual budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 and ending September 30, 2027, notice is hereby given that a public hearing on said budget will be held on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. at the Presidio Municipal Development District Office, 608 W. O’Reilly Street, Suite D, Presidio, Texas 79845.

Cam McClintock
Chair / Board of Directors

Hearings

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION 8/6/2026: Public Hearing

The City of Marfa Planning & Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing on 25th day of August at 6:00 PM, 2026, in the Casner Room at City Hall: This is a public hearing for information and comments regarding a series of proposed amendments to the City of Marfa Planning and Zoning Ordinance 02-04 for the purpose of combatting the housing affordability crisis and increasing housing opportunities as follows:

Remove the mixed-use prohibition (Article 1, Section 5)
Introduce elements of form-based area regulations for dwellings in districts other
than the (R-1) Single Family Residential District (Articles 3 and 4)
Relax street frontage requirements for dwellings in Commercial and Industrial
districts (Article 4)
Require all dwelling units to have one or more off-street parking spaces (Article 4).
Residents and property owners are encouraged to participate. Comments may be presented at the
hearing or submitted in writing to Stephen.rabourn@gmail.com.

Bids / RFPs

NOTICE OF REQUESTS FOR SEALED BIDS TO PURCHASE COUNTY PROPERTY – RFP2026-01

Presidio County is accepting sealed bids until 9:30 A.M. on September 9, 2026, for the purchase of a 5.00-acre tract of unimproved property out of Section 271, Block 8, GH & SA RR Co. Survey, Abstract 7354, Presidio County, Texas. A detailed property legal description and a detailed description of the procedure by which sealed bids may be submitted is available in the RFP2026-01 Packet, which can be obtained at the Presidio County Attorney’s office located at 300 N. Highland Avenue – 2^nd Floor, Marfa, TX 79843, or by email at countyattorney@co.presidio.tx.us.

Sealed bids are to be addressed to the Presidio County Attorney, with “RFP2026-01” clearly marked on the outside of the envelope or package, and must be received by the Presidio County Attorney, either in person, by email to countyattorney@co.presidio.tx.us, or by USPS certified mail to P.O BOX M, Marfa, TX 79843, before 9:30 A.M. on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Bids received after that time will not be considered. Presidio County reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Blair Park, County Attorney Presidio County, Texas

JEFF DAVIS COUNTY
INVITATION TO BID

Purchase and Installation of Five Generators

Jeff Davis County is seeking sealed electronic bids for the purchase and installation of five generators. This project is supported with assistance from the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).
Invitation to bid packet can be Picked up at:

100 Court Avenue
Fort Davis, TX. 79734

Or the Invitation to bid packet can be requested by emailing: Sandra Chambers email: jdcjclerk@jeffdaviscounty.texas.gov

Milestone Date / Details
Advertisement Week 1 August 3, 2026
Release Project Date August 3, 2026
Advertisement Week 2 August 10, 2026
Pre-Bid Meeting (Non-Mandatory) August 12, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Jeff Davis County Courthouse
Fort Davis, TX 79734
Question Submission Deadline August 18, 2026, 4:00 p.m.
Bid Submission Deadline August 20, 2026, 4:00 p.m.

Sealed Bids must be submitted electronically or received by the County Judge’s Office no later than: 4:00 pm, Thursday, August 20, 2026.

All sealed bids must be received by the deadline shown. Bids received after the
deadline will not be considered for the award of the contract and shall be considered
void and unacceptable. Jeff Davis County has the right to reject any or all bids.

Jeff Davis County Judge’s Office To Sandra Chambers email: jdcjclerk@jeffdaviscounty.texas.gov
All bids will be opened, and bidder’s names publicly read aloud promptly in the Jeff Davis
County Commissioners’ Court, at 100 Court Ave., Fort Davis, Texas, on Tuesday, August 25,
2026 at 10:00am. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible
bidder.

Legal Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NO. 26-122-CCPR-00006

On the 1st day of July, 2026, Letters Testamentary upon the estate of Michael R. Murphy,
Deceased, were issued to Deborah J. Murphy, Independent Executrix by the County Court of Jeff Davis County, Texas in cause number 26-122-CCPR-00006 pending upon the docket of said court. All persons having claims against said Estate are hereby required to present them within the time prescribed by law at the address shown below. The name where claims may be sent is Peri Mashburn, whose address is 1231 Antoine, Houston, Texas 77055; telephone number 713/681-5288. Email: attymashburn@gmail.com, Texas Bar No. 13148150. Signature /s/ Peri Mashburn.

PROPERTY TRUTH IN TAXATION

NOTICE OF ESTIMATED TAXES AND TAX RATE ADOPTION INFORMATION

Visit Texas.gov/propertytaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information regarding the amount of taxes that each entity that taxes your property will impose if the entity adopts its proposed tax rate. Your local property tax database will be updated regularly during August and September as local elected officials propose and adopt the property tax rates that will determine how much you pay in property taxes.

You may also access the Presidio CAD site directly using the following link: https://presidio.countytaxrates.com/tax

Property owners have the right to request the information from the assessor of each taxing unit for their property. You may request their contact information from your local Tax Assessor-Collector listed below.

Presidio County Tax Assessor Collector

Nancy Arevalo
300 N Highland St
Marfa, Texas 79843

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER

Lead Treatment Technique Requirements Not Met
Our water system recently violated a drinking water requirement. Although this incident was not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we did (are doing) to correct this situation.

Failure to meet minimum treatment requirements for lead has the potential to increase your exposure to lead. We did not complete the following requirement(s)
Requirement(s) not met: Lead Service Line Inventory
Period(s) of Non-Compliance: 10/17/2024
There is no safe level of lead in drinking water. Exposure to lead in drinking water can cause serious health effects in all age groups, especially pregnant people, infants (both formula-fed and breastfed), and young children. Some of the health effects to infants and children include decreases in IQ and attention span. Lead exposure can also result in new or worsened learning and behavior problems. The children of persons who are exposed to lead before or during pregnancy may be at increased risk of these harmful health effects. Adults have increased risks of heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney or nervous
system problems. Contact your health care provider for more information about your risks.

What should I do?
This water system is also currently under a boil water notice due to the lack of current regular testing, as noted in a separate public notice. There are no additional actions required under this public notice.

What is being done?
The Shafter Mine has and continues to seek to retain a licensed water operator to resume the appropriate monitoring and documentation for the Public Water System.
Expected completion date for the corrective action: Upon hiring a licensed water operator

For more information, please contact:
PWS Contact Name: Troy Rinehart
Phone: 907-723-7245 Email: trinehartmining@gmail.com
Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
Date distributed: 7/30/2026

Classifieds / Help Wanted

City of Presidio Utility Worker

THE CITY OF PRESIDIO IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF ONE
UTILITY WORKER WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THIS IS A PART-TIME POSITION. THIS POSITION WORKS UNDER THE GENERAL SUPERVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

A UTILITY WORKER PERFORMS VARIOUS WORK ASSIGNMENTS IN THE
DEPARTMENT. CANDIDATES MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
MUST BE LEGAL TO WORK IN THE US
MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE
VALID COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE WITH A PROVEN GOOD DRIVING RECORD
MUST HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENT
APPLICATION AND COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL.
APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE www.presidiotx.us A CITY OF PRESIDIO
EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION IS REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE
POSITION.

THE CITY OF PRESIDIO IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNTITY
EMPLOYER.
Please submit your application to the address below:
City of Presidio
City Secretary
P.O. Box 1899
Presidio, TX 79845
Physical Address: 507 W. O’Reilly St., Presidio, Texas
THE CITY OF PRESIDIO IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EMPLOYER.
THIS POSITION IS OPEN UNTIL AUGUST 12, 2026

Job Advertisement: City Administrator

Municipality: City of Presidio, Texas
Classification: Full-Time, Exempt
Salary Range: Competitive / Dependent on Qualifications (DOQ)
Closing Date: Open Until October 30, 2026

Position Summary

The City is seeking a visionary, strategic, and highly qualified professional to serve as its next City Administrator. Operating under the statutory guidelines of a Texas General Law Type-A Municipality (Texas Local Government Code Chapter 22), the City Administrator serves as the chief administrative officer of the city. This position is responsible for directing, coordinating, and managing the daily operations of all municipal departments, executing policies established by the Mayor and City Council, and ensuring the sound financial and administrative health of the community.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Administrative Oversight: Direct the daily operations of all city departments, including administration, finance, public works, utilities, public safety, and community services.
Council-Staff Relations: Act as the primary liaison between the Mayor, City Council, and municipal staff; prepare comprehensive agenda materials, policy briefs, and administrative reports.
Fiscal Management: Oversee the development, implementation, and monitoring of the municipal budget; ensure strict compliance with Texas municipal audit and financial disclosure laws.
Grants & Intergovernmental Relations: Supervise the administration of state and federal grants; maintain active partnerships with county, state, and federal agencies.
Personnel Leadership: Appoint, manage, evaluate, and discipline municipal personnel in strict accordance with the City’s Personnel Policies and Procedures.
Public Relations: Represent the municipality professionally in public forums, media inquiries, and community engagement initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Public Administration, Business Administration, Political Science, or a closely related field. A Master’s degree (MPA/MBA) is highly preferred.
Experience: Experience preferred but not required; progressive municipal management experience, ideally as a City Administrator, Assistant City Administrator, or department head.
Statutory Knowledge: Thorough operational knowledge of the Texas Local Government Code, Texas Open Meetings Act, Public Information Act (PIA) requests, and municipal budgeting processes.
Language Skills: Bilingual proficiency (English and Spanish) is highly encouraged and preferred to effectively serve our diverse community.
Licenses: Must possess a valid Texas Driver’s License (or have the ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire) and maintain an acceptable driving record.
Key Core Competencies

Demonstrated expertise in human resource management, staff development, and maintaining high workforce morale.
Strong background in infrastructure management, including public water/sewer utilities and public works projects.
Exceptional written and oral communication skills; capability to draft formal municipal correspondence, grant proposals, and public notices.
Uncompromising ethical standards, emotional intelligence, and professional transparency.

The City offers a competitive benefits package including: