Commissioner, Precinct 4· 2023-2026
Ellie Torres
Hidalgo County
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 3
- Total speaking time
- 0:32
- Avg per meeting
- 0:11
- Segments
- 14
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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)
Sheriff's Deputy Compensation
Potential budget adjustments for deputy salaries and benefits.
General Election Personnel and Preparations
Operational expenses funded through elections department budgets and Chapter 19 funds.
County Health Clinic Construction Projects
Adds $51,509.01 in ARPA-funded construction cost.
November 3, 2026 Election Service Contracts
Establishes administrative cost-sharing and coordination for local elections.
Public safety grants for Sheriff and Constables
Over $1 million in grant funds accepted; no local match stated.
emergency management
Expect to see a massive spike in tax dollars diverted toward emergency repairs and long-term flood mitigation projects.
Law Enforcement Grant Approvals and Vetting Certifications
Allocates hundreds of thousands in state homeland security grant funds for local law enforcement overtime.
October Health and Safety Awareness Proclamations
None directly associated with ceremonial adoptions.
Grant Funding for Juvenile Court Programs
Accepts state grant funding of $145,983.81 for drug court and $128,043.62 for mental health court.
Community Mental Health and Support Proposal
None requested at this stage; conceptual presentation.
Veteran Suicide Prevention Outreach
Minimal direct cost to the county as signage is provided by the VA.
police chief retirement
The city might have to shell out cash for a nationwide executive search firm and potentially a competitive salary package to land a new chief.
VIDA 31st Anniversary Gala Quorum Attendance
None anticipated.
police leadership
Recruiting and vetting a new police chief could pull some funds from the city budget for headhunters and relocation costs.
Sheriff's Office Jail Expansion Project Planning
$585,330.40 for preliminary engineering work authorization.
May 26, 2026 Joint Primary Runoff Election Early Voting Locations
Covered under existing elections operational budget.
Palm Valley Animal Society Campus Consolidation Funding
Provided through county funding allocations to support animal safety net services.
2026 Primary Elections Polling Locations and Overtime
Election administration costs governed by joint primary contracts.
FY26 Auto Theft Task Force Funding
$650,369.00 appropriation including grant funds and local match
May 2026 Local Entities Election Administration
Covered under interlocal election service contracts.
Moved or seconded (40)
Motions Torres personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- movedpassed 3-02026-06-09
approval on agenda item 14.C.5.
- movedpassed 3-02026-06-09
approval on agenda item 14.E.2.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-05-12
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 3, EVERARDO “EVER” VILLARREAL, seconded by COMMISSIONER PCT. 4, ELLIE TORRES, the Court made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 17.C.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-05-12
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 3, EVERARDO “EVER” VILLARREAL, seconded by COMMISSIONER PCT. 4, ELLIE TORRES, the Court made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 19.B.1.C., w…
- secondedpassed 5-02026-05-12
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 3, EVERARDO “EVER” VILLARREAL, seconded by COMMISSIONER PCT. 4, ELLIE TORRES, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda items 8.B.1-6.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-05-12
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 3, EVERARDO “EVER” VILLARREAL, seconded by COMMISSIONER PCT. 4, ELLIE TORRES, the Court made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 11.D.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-05-12
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 3, EVERARDO “EVER” VILLARREAL, seconded by COMMISSIONER PCT. 4, ELLIE TORRES , the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 6.I.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-05-12
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 3, EVERARDO “EVER” VILLARREAL, seconded by COMMISSIONER PCT. 4, ELLIE TORRES, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 10.B., subje…
- secondedpassed 4-02026-05-12
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 3, EVERARDO “EVER” VILLARREAL, seconded by COMMISSIONER PCT. 4, ELLIE TORRES , the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 7.B., s ubj…
- movedpassed 5-02026-05-12
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 4, ELLIE TORRES, seconded by COMMISSIONER PCT. 3, EVERARDO “EVER” VILLARREAL, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 8.B.8.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-05-12
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 1, DAVID FUENTES, seconded by COMMISSIONER PCT. 4, ELLIE TORRES, the Court made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda items 8.A.1&2.
- secondedpassed 3-02026-04-28
Approval and acceptance of Certificate of Substantial Completion and Certificate of Construction Completion from Construx Enterprises pertaining to Construction Contract C-HCDD1-25-013-04-15 Pharr McAllen West. Project Engineer Izaguire Engineering Group PO#650877
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 3-02026-04-28
Ratification of the Hold Harmless, Release, and Indemnity Agreement with the City of McAllen regarding the McAllen Marathon Scott Crane Run and approval for the District General Ma…
- secondedpassed 5-02026-04-28
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 3, EVERARDO “EVER” VILLARREAL, seconded by COMMISSIONER PCT. 4, ELLIE TORRES, the Court made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 27.E.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-04-28
Judge Cortez adjourned the meeting with a vote of approval at 2:00 P.M.
- secondedpassed 3-02026-04-28
Requesting approval of Change Order No. 2, reflecting an increase in the amount of $96,650.00 and 90 additional construction calendar days for the project "La Villa Edcouch Elsa Ph…
- secondedpassed 3-02026-04-28
Approval of Application for Payment No. 3 in the amount of $231,625.35 from Gonzalez Engineering pertaining to Construction Contract C-HCDD1-25-029-06-10 Phase 1 Flood Control Segm…
- secondedpassed 3-02026-04-28
Requesting approval of closing documents for RDF 1 (Gustafson Farms Venture)... Approval of payment and issuance of a manual check to Jones, Galligan, Key and Lozano for $48,302.00
- secondedpassed 5-02026-04-28
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 3, EVERARDO “EVER” VILLARREAL, seconded by COMMISSIONER PCT. 4, ELLIE TORRES, the Court made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 15.E.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-04-28
On motion by COMMISSIONER PCT. 3, EVERARDO “EVER” VILLARREAL, seconded by COMMISSIONER PCT. 4, ELLIE TORRES, the Court made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval on agenda item 14.C.2., as …
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Torres was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Public Safety.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.