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V.E • Action ItemsGROOM ISD (Carson County)
Deliberation and possible action to order a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election to ratify an adopted tax rate that exceeds the District's Voter-Approval Tax Rate to be conducted on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Presented in: GROOM ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-08-17
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 8.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Deliberation and possible action to order a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election to ratify an adopted tax rate that exceeds the District's Voter-Approval Tax Rate to be conducted on Tuesday, November 3, 2”
JC
John Connelly
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
TL
Tom Lambert
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
GR
Garet Rocha
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
BB
Brittany Babcock
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
BB
Brett Britten
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
AF
Adrianna Fields
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
DA
Deke Alexander
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
V.E. Deliberation and possible action to order a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election to ratify an adopted tax rate that exceeds the District's Voter-Approval Tax Rate to be conducted on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).