{"id":213858,"date":"2026-02-15T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T20:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/county-considers-agreement-with-voting-technology-firm-on-tuesday\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T15:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T20:40:13","slug":"county-considers-agreement-with-voting-technology-firm-on-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/county-considers-agreement-with-voting-technology-firm-on-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"County considers agreement with voting technology firm on Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

County considers agreement with voting technology firm on Tuesday<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-02-15 15:05:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Bexar County commissioners on Tuesday will revisit an agreement with Florida-based VR Systems to provide the county with a software package for voter focus and registration efforts and election management.<\/p>\n

The company last month expressed concern over some language within the agreement and balked at signing it.<\/p>\n

At the time, Precinct 4 County Commissioner Tommy Calvert said the district attorney took a “sharp departure” from the direction of commissioners to use the same contract used by other major Texas counties with VR Systems.<\/p>\n

In other action, commissioners may approve a 10-year, 50% tax break with ECOR Texas. The global company plans a $200 million investment in an Elmendorf facility to build eco-friendly construction panels out of ag fiber waste.<\/p>\n

It will take nearly two years to build the facility.<\/p>\n

Around 150 employees would be hired at a base hourly wage of more than $20 to manufacture the panels that can, for example, replace plywood in some construction projects.<\/p>\n

Commissioners will also take up a 10-year, 75% tax break for Sanko Texas Corporation, which broke ground last week on a plant on Watson Road near Toyota, that will also employee hundreds to manufacture plastic pallets and containers for other manufacturers, including Toyota.<\/p>\n

Commissioners will also consider approving plans for the Valero Texas Open Golf Tournament at the J.W. Marriott Hill Country Resort and Spa from Mar. 30 to April 5.<\/p>\n

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