ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - A $200,000 promise from a solar farm company to Angelina County nearly slipped through the cracks - until a newly appointed commissioner started asking questions.

Precinct 1 Commissioner Tim Sprinkle says when he took office in July 2025, he found unfinished business waiting for him."When I first came into the position, I had some paperwork on my desk that I had to go through, and one of them was the Azalea Springs Solar Farm contract with the county," Sprinkle said.

"After looking at it, I realized they had some obligations that they hadn't fulfilled yet."Azalea Springs Solar Park, developed by EDP Renewables North America, finished construction on its roughly 180-megawatt solar facility in the county in October 2025.