The Lamb County Commissioners Court hosted its regular meeting on Monday, June 22, at the Lamb County Courthouse in Littlefield.
Present members included Lamb County Judge James DeLoach, Commissioner Precinct No. 1 Cory DeBerry, Commissioner Precinct No. 2 Kent Lewis and Commissioner Precinct No. 3 Danny Short. Commissioner Precinct No. 4 Lee Logan was absent.
No comments were made during the public comment portion of the meeting, and previous meeting minutes were not presented.
The court approved all bills, totaling $913,519.10; and payroll items: Lamb County payroll ending June 12, 2026, $178,666.30, and Lamb Healthcare Center payroll ending June 13, 2026, $270,061.50.
Commissioners first discussed a tax deed for a property located on 621 South Sunset Ave. Commissioner Danny Short made a motion to approve the deed, seconded by Commissioner Kent Lewis. The motion carried.
Next, commissioners discussed approval of IGT funding. A motion was made by Lewis and seconded by Commissioner Cory DeBerry. The motion carried, approving the funding.
Agenda item five outlined the renewal of the TAC Health Insurance plan. Amidst the renewal process, the plan’s deductible was raised to $2,500.
A motion was made by Lewis and seconded by DeBerry. The motion carried.
Agenda item six oversaw the names selected for the upcoming salary grievance committee.
A motion to approve the selected names was made by Lewis and seconded by DeBerry. The motion carried.
No action was taken on agenda item seven, a consideration for the 2025 fiscal year audit.
Addressing future agenda items, Lamb County Judge James DeLoach notably mentioned being approached for a potential data center in Lamb County. The center’s potential location would be south of Littlefield.
DeLoach outlined his concerns and questions about the project, including the center’s water source, which power grid it plans to join, and its impact on the grid and on the county.
“Our wells are just dropping; we’ve got wells going dry,” Lewis said, raising concerns about water scarcity in the area. “We can get all this money, but we can’t bring water.”
The concept is merely in its discussion stages, DeLoach said. No official plans are underway.
Despite this, Lewis took an immediate stance against the idea.
“The people doing this, I don’t think they give squat about any of us, or our way of life,” Lewis said.
Another proposed project on the same property – one DeLoach said sounds more promising – is a 300 megawatt solar farm. However, this is another project still within preliminary discussion stages.
With no other items to discuss, commissioners adjourned at 10:42 a.m.