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7.E • Action ItemsTAFT ISD (San patricio County)
Action Item: Consideration and Approval of the No-New-Revenue (NNR) Tax Rate, Voter-Approval Tax Rate (VATR), and Rate to Maintain Same Level of Maintenance & Operations Revenue & Pay Debt Service and second a Motion to Approve a Proposed Interest & Sinking Rate for Debt Service that Exceeds the Minimum Amount Required.
Presented in: TAFT ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-08-24
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Action Item: Consideration and Approval of the No-New-Revenue (NNR) Tax Rate, Voter-Approval Tax Rate (VATR), and Rate to Maintain Same Level of Maintenance & Operations Revenue & Pay Debt Service and”
GB
Greg Benedict
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
MB
Miranda Benedict
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
PT
Paul Trevino
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
DB
Diana Buendia
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
SM
Sylvia Montemayor
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JC
Johnny Carvajal
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
MB
Manuel Banda
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
7.E. Action Item: Consideration and Approval of the No-New-Revenue (NNR) Tax Rate, Voter-Approval Tax Rate (VATR), and Rate to Maintain Same Level of Maintenance & Operations Revenue & Pay Debt Service and second a Motion to Approve a Proposed Interest & Sinking Rate for Debt Service that Exceeds the Minimum Amount Required.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.