{"provenance": [{"file": "Commissioners Court minutes", "note": "each timeline row cites the meeting that states it"}, {"file": "county-cfr-*.txt", "note": "county campaign-finance reports as filed; some rows lost their amount to OCR"}], "note": "Every row below was read out of the Commissioners Court minutes for the date shown. Nothing here alleges wrongdoing: industry advisory boards are routinely staffed by the industry, Texas caps no contribution to a county commissioner, and a contract can be cancelled for cause, for non-performance or at the vendor's own request.", "context": {"appointees_total": 445, "appointees_who_gave": 24, "appointees_gave_total": 30813, "awards_with_usable_date": 228, "awards_with_a_gift_within_120_days": 7, "within_30_days": 2, "permutation_p": 0.597}, "timeline": [{"date": "2021-04-13", "what": "Towing Advisory Board created on Commissioner Noack's motion, seconded by Commissioner Metts. The minutes record it should “consist of 2 members appointed from each Precinct.”", "kind": "board", "source": "Commissioners Court minutes, 2021-04-13", "key": 0}, {"date": "2021-04-27", "what": "Board seated. Nine members, every one an owner or officer of a towing company.", "kind": "board", "source": "Commissioners Court minutes, 2021-04-27", "key": 0}, {"date": "2023-06-13", "what": "Board disbanded; towing operations move to the Sheriff's Office. Fourth Amendment to the Ordinance Regulating Incident Management Towing Rotation approved the same day.", "kind": "board", "source": "Commissioners Court minutes, 2023-06-13", "key": 0}, {"date": "2024-11-19", "what": "Allpoints Towing, LLC exercises the third of three renewal options on Project 21-37 Towing Services.", "kind": "contract", "source": "Commissioners Court minutes, 2024-11-19", "key": 0}, {"date": "2025-02-13", "what": "Amy Milstead, CEO, gives $500 to County Judge Keough.", "kind": "money", "source": "County campaign-finance report, Keough", "key": 0}, {"date": "2025-02-28", "what": "Amy Milstead, President of Milstead Automotive, gives $2,500 to Commissioner Gray.", "kind": "money", "source": "County campaign-finance report, Gray", "key": 0}, {"date": "2025-03-25", "what": "Court acknowledges the IMMEDIATE CANCELLATION of the 21-37 towing contract with Allpoints Towing, and awards 21-37 “with the only remaining bidder” to Milstead Automotive, LTD. Moved by Commissioner Riley, seconded by Commissioner Wheeler.", "kind": "contract", "source": "Commissioners Court minutes, 2025-03-25", "key": 1}, {"date": "2025-05-15", "what": "Amy Milstead gives $750 to Constable Hayden.", "kind": "money", "source": "County campaign-finance report, Hayden", "key": 0}, {"date": "2025-06-04", "what": "Timothy Knox gives $2,000 to Constable Hayden.", "kind": "money", "source": "County campaign-finance report, Hayden", "key": 0}, {"date": "2025-06-10", "what": "Project #25-24 Additional Towing Services awarded to Milstead Automotive, LTD. Moved by Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Wheeler.", "kind": "contract", "source": "Commissioners Court minutes, 2025-06-10", "key": 0}, {"date": "2025-10-16", "what": "Five Knox-family gifts to Commissioner Gray begin, totalling $4,870 over twelve days.", "kind": "money", "source": "County campaign-finance report, Gray", "key": 0}, {"date": "2026-05-07", "what": "Project 25-24 renewed — the first of three renewal options. The arrangement runs on.", "kind": "contract", "source": "Commissioners Court minutes, 2026-05-07", "key": 1}], "board": [{"member": "Amy Milstead", "seat": "Precinct 3", "company": "Milstead Towing; officer of Milstead Collision and Milstead Management", "note": "President of Milstead Automotive, the company later awarded both county towing contracts"}, {"member": "Joe Kearns", "seat": "Precinct 3", "company": "Quick Tow Wrecker Service", "note": ""}, {"member": "Shae Adamick", "seat": "Precinct 1", "company": "Johnny Adamick Wrecker Service, LLC", "note": ""}, {"member": "Charlie Miller", "seat": "Precinct 1", "company": "Miller Towing & Recovery", "note": ""}, {"member": "Richard Wible", "seat": "Precinct 2", "company": "S & B Towing", "note": ""}, {"member": "Clint Bass", "seat": "Precinct 2", "company": "Bass Towing & Recovery", "note": ""}, {"member": "David Knox", "seat": "Precinct 4", "company": "Saddle Creek Towing (registered agent)", "note": "Seated under Commissioner Metts; Commissioner Gray took office 2023-01-10"}, {"member": "Dalton Knox", "seat": "Precinct 4", "company": "EMC Wrecker / EMC Car Care & Towing LLC", "note": "Seated under Commissioner Metts"}, {"member": "Todd Stowe", "seat": "County Judge's representative", "company": "Stowe's Wrecker Service", "note": ""}], "gifts": [{"to": "Gable", "date": "2026-05-18", "name": "Amy Milstead", "amount": 200.0, "amount_readable": true, "occ_emp": "Owner | Milstead Automotive", "source_file": "county-cfr-Gable_CFR_01.2026_07.2026.txt"}, {"to": "Doolittle", "date": "2026-01-30", "name": "Milstead Technologies LLC", "amount": 1750.0, "amount_readable": true, "occ_emp": "", "source_file": "county-cfr-Doolittle_CFR_01.2026_06.2026.txt"}, {"to": "Doolittle", "date": "2026-01-30", "name": "Milstead Technologies LLC", "amount": 0.0, "amount_readable": false, "occ_emp": "Morris, Jim", "source_file": "county-cfr-Doolittle_CFR_01.2026_06.2026.txt"}, {"to": "Doolittle", "date": "2026-01-23", "name": "Adamick, Stanley Jason", "amount": 1000.0, "amount_readable": true, "occ_emp": "", "source_file": "county-cfr-Doolittle_CFR_01.2026_06.2026.txt"}, {"to": "Gray", "date": "2025-10-28", "name": "Knox, David", "amount": 2800.0, "amount_readable": true, "occ_emp": "", "source_file": "gray-cfr-07.2025_12.2025.txt"}, {"to": "Gray", "date": "2025-10-28", "name": "Knox, David", "amount": 0.0, "amount_readable": false, "occ_emp": "Forms provided by Texas Ethics Commission | --- PAGE 25 ---", "source_file": "Gray_CFR_07.2025_12.2025.txt"}, {"to": "Gray", "date": "2025-10-27", "name": "Knox, Timathy", "amount": 1000.0, "amount_readable": true, "occ_emp": "", "source_file": "gray-cfr-07.2025_12.2025.txt"}, {"to": "Gray", "date": "2025-10-27", "name": "Knox, Timothy", "amount": 30.0, "amount_readable": true, "occ_emp": "", "source_file": "Gray_CFR_07.2025_12.2025.txt"}, {"to": "Gray", "date": "2025-10-23", "name": "Knox, Katie", "amount": 30.0, "amount_readable": true, "occ_emp": "eee eee }", "source_file": "gray-cfr-07.2025_12.2025.txt"}, {"to": "Gray", "date": "2025-10-23", "name": "Knox, Woodroe", "amount": 10.0, "amount_readable": true, "occ_emp": "", "source_file": "gray-cfr-07.2025_12.2025.txt"}, {"to": "Gray", "date": "2025-10-23", "name": "Knox, Katie", "amount": 0.0, "amount_readable": false, "occ_emp": "", "source_file": "Gray_CFR_07.2025_12.2025.txt"}, {"to": "Gray", "date": "2025-10-23", "name": "Knox, Woadroe", "amount": 0.0, "amount_readable": false, "occ_emp": "", "source_file": "Gray_CFR_07.2025_12.2025.txt"}, {"to": "Gray", "date": "2025-10-16", "name": "Knox, Dalton", "amount": 1000.0, "amount_readable": true, "occ_emp": "", "source_file": "gray-cfr-07.2025_12.2025.txt"}, {"to": "Gable", "date": "2025-09-19", "name": "Amy Milstead", "amount": 1000.0, "amount_readable": true, "occ_emp": "", "source_file": "county-cfr-Gable_CFR_07.2025_01.2026.txt"}, {"to": "Riley", "date": "2025-08-22", "name": "Milstead PC Investment LLC", "amount": 0.0, "amount_readable": false, "occ_emp": "", "source_file": "county-cfr-Riley_CFR_07.2025_12.2025.txt"}, {"to": "Riley", "date": "2025-08-13", "name": "Milstead, Ken", "amount": 0.0, "amount_readable": false, "occ_emp": "", "source_file": "county-cfr-Riley_CFR_07.2025_12.2025.txt"}, {"to": "Hayden", "date": "2025-06-04", "name": "Knox, Timothy ‘", "amount": 2000.0, "amount_readable": true, "occ_emp": "Forms provided by Texas Ethics Commission www. ethics.state.tx.us Vers", "source_file": "county-cfr-Hayden_CFR_01.2025_06.2025.txt"}, {"to": "Hayden", "date": "2025-05-15", "name": "Milstead, Amy (Ms.)", "amount": 750.0, "amount_readable": true, "occ_emp": "", "source_file": "county-cfr-Hayden_CFR_01.2025_06.2025.txt"}, {"to": "Gray", "date": "2025-02-28", "name": "Milstead, Amy", "amount": 2500.0, "amount_readable": true, "occ_emp": "President Milstead Automotive", "source_file": "gray-cfr-01.2025_06.2025.txt"}, {"to": "Gray", "date": "2025-02-28", "name": "Milstead, Amy", "amount": 0.0, "amount_readable": false, "occ_emp": "President Milstead Automotive | $150.00", "source_file": "Gray_CFR_01.2025_06.2025.txt"}, {"to": "Gable", "date": "2025-02-18", "name": "Amy J. 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