In today’s 45-minute meeting, the court chooses a employee health benefits option.  In short, the deductibles for both plans will now be $2,500, the employee’s share of the cost will increase a little and the county will realize about $200,000 in savings.  In other news, a local disaster was declared over “illegal immigration, human trafficking and drug smuggling” (related to Texas’ Operation Lone Star initiative and grant funding) and the elections administrator gave us a summary of new election laws and how they will affect our elections.  See my full report and hear it all right here.