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VIII.B • Action ItemsNORTHWEST ISD (Denton County)
Resolution of the Northwest ISD Levying the Tax Rate for the Northwest ISD for the Tax Year 2026 and Providing for an Effective Date. - Action Item Presenter: Jonathan Pastusek Attachments: ( 2 ) Resolution Levying the Tax Rate for 2026 - Cover Sheet 8/18/2026 at 4:48 PM Resolution Levying the Tax Rate for 2026 - Resolution 8/18/2026 at 4:48 PM
Presented in: NORTHWEST ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-08-24
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 9.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Resolution of the Northwest ISD Levying the Tax Rate for the Northwest ISD for the Tax Year 2026 and Providing for an Effective Date. - Action Item Presenter: Jonathan Pastusek Attachments: ( 2 ) Reso”
LR
Lillian Rausch
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
MS
Mark Schluter
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
DA
Dr Anne Simpson
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
SS
Steve Sprowls
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
JM
Jennifer Murphy
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
DH
Deanne Hatfield
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JC
Judy Copp
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
VIII.B. Resolution of the Northwest ISD Levying the Tax Rate for the Northwest ISD for the Tax Year 2026 and Providing for an Effective Date. - Action Item Presenter: Jonathan Pastusek Attachments: ( 2 ) Resolution Levying the Tax Rate for 2026 - Cover Sheet 8/18/2026 at 4:48 PM Resolution Levying the Tax Rate for 2026 - Resolution 8/18/2026 at 4:48 PM
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.1/10). 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).